Questions tagged [ritual]
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If I'm not Catholic, will a Catholic priest bless my home?
If I'm a Protestant, and ask a Catholic priest to come bless my home, does the Catholic Church allow him to?
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What was the reason for Jesus choosing the purification jars for his miracle at Cana? [closed]
We read in John 2 how Jesus performed his first miracle :
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited ...
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Are there any denominations that do NOT practice "laying on of hands" with the specific goal of having a new believer receive the Holy Ghost?
In my previous question What denominations practice "laying on of hands" so that new converts may receive the Holy Ghost, and what manifestations are usually expected? I asked for examples ...
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What denominations practice "laying on of hands" so that new converts may receive the Holy Ghost, and what manifestations are usually expected?
This question is inspired by examples in the book of Acts:
14 Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent them Peter and John, 15 who came down and ...
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What spiritual principles/laws are at play during a ritual child sacrifice to Molech, Baal or any other pagan deity, as recorded in the Old Testament?
The Old Testament alludes to--and utterly condemns--the sacrifice of children and other condemnable pagan practices that were widespread among the Canaanite nations, for which God decided to punish ...
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According to Catholicism, is it permitted for a priest to employ the Benedictio Deprecatoris prayer to stop the spread of the coronavirus?
In our daily living, the Church has given us a treasury of prayers from everything to blessings of various object such as holy water to exorcisms against the evil spirits that possess people. There is ...
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Can only the priest lead the ritual of washing the feet in Holy Thursday in the Catholic Church?
On Holy Thursday I watched a broadcast from the liturgy in a small religious community in Brasil. The liturgy was led by an elderly priest. Because of the pandemic, there were less than 12 persons to ...
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Did the 19th Century Anglican Church have exorcism rituals or prayers?
Did the 19th Century Anglican Church have exorcism rituals? I can't see any in the Book of Common Prayer. Is there somewhere else they might be?
I heard somewhere that only bishops could perform ...
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Are menstruating women considered ritually impure in Christianity?
In certain religions, women are considered as ritually impure during their menstrual cycles. They are asked not to participate in sacred rituals etc during those times.
Is it the same in Christianity?...
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Are incenses burned inside LDS temples like the ancient Jerusalem Temple? Why or Why not?
I apologize if this question is not appropriate because I understand and I respect that the ordinances performed within the walls of LDS temples are sacred and holy and are not talked about. However, ...
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What is the origin of throwing dust over head (as a sign of mourning) in the Bible?
In Job 2:12, when Job's friends first see Job at a distance, they "did not recognize him, and they raised their voices, and wept aloud; they tore their robes and threw dust in the air upon their heads....
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Origins of Ash Wednesday
There has been a long standing association between ashes and repentance within Christianity stretching all the way back to Tertullian not to mention various grief filled moments of repentance found in ...
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How are Lutheran weekday “prayer services” different from “matins” or “vespers”?
From Wikipedia, matins:
Lutherans preserve recognizably traditional matins distinct from
morning prayer, but "matins" is sometimes used in other Protestant
denominations to describe any morning ...
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Is there a significance of the "Christian name"?
The Unitarian Universalist church is living proof that there is some sort of naming component in the child dedication/baptism ceremony in traditional Christian churches. How is the Christian name ...
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Different types of Cross shapes significance?
What is signified by different kinds of crosses? For example some graves have club(cards game) leaves type edges crosses, some graves have simple crosses?
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What is significant about shaking dust from your feet?
If a house or town does not receive the Gospel, you are to shake dust off of your feet:
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12 As you enter a house, wish it peace.
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Why are Mormon Temples Ceremonies kept secret from non-Mormons?
Even though only priests were allowed into the Temple in the Old Testament, all of the ceremonies and furnishings were described in great detail in the Old Testament for anyone, Jew or Gentile alike, ...
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Why did foot washing become a common practice in Christianity?
I am aware that some, but certainly not all, Protestant denominations employ the practice of foot washing in their services. I understand that this is based on John 13, where Jesus washes the feet of ...
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What place do ritual and ceremony have in the church today? (Liturgical POV)
I've already asked this to get a non-liturgical point of view and now I would like to see an answer from a liturgical Protestant, Catholic, or Orthodox view.
Scripture, especially in the Old ...
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What place do ritual and ceremony have in the church today? (Non-Liturgical POV)
Scripture, especially in the Old Testament, goes into great detail about the specific ways of doing certain worship-related things. For example, The ordination of Aaron is a highly ritualized ...
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Christianity and extreme, seizure-like bodily shaking
I've noticed here and there the odd practice of inducing an extreme, seizure-like bodily shaking in oneself, which seems quite strange to me; it's not at all clear what the purpose is. Some people ...
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