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Canon: Section of the Eucharist following the Offertory and Sanctus. Canticle: A hymn, usually taken from Scripture, sung or said after the lessons at Morning or Evening Prayer, or as the Song of Praise at the Eucharist (BCP pp. 144-145). Carol: A hymn or sacred song, simple in tune, sung during the Christmas Season. Episcopalians do not sing carols before sundown on December 24th, and will sing carols right up until Epiphany, at least two weeks after the rest of America has abandoned them. The reason is that Episcopalians orient their church life by church seasons and Advent is prior to Christmas Eve and it has its own hymnody and spiritual focus. Likewise, Episcopalians see Christmas as not one day, but an entire season of twelve days, lasting until January 6th, which begins the next season called The Epiphany Season. Christmas is correctly called the Feast of the Nativity and it celebrates Christ's revelation to the Jewish world, as prophesied. The Epiphany celebrates Christ's revelation to the non-Jewish world, the Gentiles (Three Wise Men, etc.). Ceremonial: This refers to actions or things done in worship (motions, gestures, implements, and symbols). The BCP has very few ceremonial directions except to tell us when to stand, sit, or kneel. The BCP says nothing about the colors of the seasons, the vestments of the clergy, and processionals. Most of these things are done because "they've always been done that way." Some parishes and missions have elaborate ceremonials, others extremely simple ceremonial practices. Chant: A recitation midway between singing and reading. In some churches, the Psalm is chanted. Chanting originated in the monastic orders in the early centuries of the Church. They were invented to encourage congregational singing, requiring less musical skill than songs. The advantage of chanting is that most any text can be chanted to any tune without modifying either the tune or the text. Choir: A special group of singers who sing or chant during a worship service. Also, the part of the church interior where the choir sits. The chancel of the church interior is sometimes called the choir. Choir Office: A service which is said or sung as supplementary to Eucharistic worship, as Morning or Evening prayer. Christen: An infrequent term that means to 'name and receive' into the church at baptism. It is a term traditionally used in association with infants. In some denominations "to christen" means only to bless, not baptize. In the Episcopal Church, this term is not normally used, as infants and adults are "baptized", thereby avoiding the confusion about what exactly is being done for the child. Chrismation: The anointing of a person with chrism at Baptism (BCP, p. 308). Collect: From the Latin collecta ("assembly"). The prayer near the beginning of the Eucharist that precedes the Lessons, summarizing the message of the lessons. Also any short prayer, usually one sentence, that contains an invocation, a petition, and a pleading in Christ's Name (in that order). Pronounced "CALL-ect". Communion/Holy Eucharist: The Christian sacramental meal, the Lord's Supper, commanded by our Lord ("Do this in remembrance of me."). In the Holy Eucharist, Episcopalians make a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, so as to make present the sacrifice of Christ, which unites us into his one offering of himself. In this sacrament, we are fed spiritually with the Body and Blood of Christ. For centuries the service used to celebrate the meal was called Holy Communion, but is now more commonly called the Holy Eucharist in Episcopal churches. Also known as 'Mass' in Roman Catholic churches and more ceremonial Episcopal churches. Holy Eucharist has two parts. The first is The Word of God. In the old tradition, this part was the Ante-Communion. The second part is The Holy Communion. Compline: A monastic evening service used to end the day. Though a very old tradition, it was included for the first time in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer. It is pronounced "comp-lyn," not "comp-line." Confession of Sin: A public prayer of penitence at the Eucharist (BCP, pp. 330, 360, & 393), the Daily Offices and other times. Also, the Reconciliation of a Penitent (BCP, pp. 447ff.). Confirmation: From the Latin firmare ("to strengthen") and com, which adds force to the word, thus "to strengthen greatly." At Confirmation a person makes a mature, public confession to their baptismal vows. The bishop then lays his or her hands on the confirmand (the person undergoing confirmation), and prays for the Holy Spirit to "strengthen greatly" the person in the rest of his or her life. Confirmation is considered to be one of the five sacramental acts, or minor sacraments, of the Episcopal Church (BCP pp. 412ff.). Consecration: The word literally means "to set aside." At the Eucharist, the elements are consecrated to invoke God's Presence on them whereby they become the body and blood of Christ. Other consecration services include dedications and ordinations. Creed(s) - Apostle's and Nicene: The affirmation of the faith of the Church. The Apostles Creed was originally used for baptismal instruction, outlining the faith of the Apostles; it is currently used in the Daily Office. The Nicene Creed is a statement of Christian faith dating from the 4th Century; it was composed to fight heresy, and is used regularly at the Eucharist. (see BCP p. 53 for the Apostles' Creed, pp. 326-327 for the Nicene Creed, p. 864 for Athanasian Creed). |
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