 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
Episcopal Language | |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sacraments: From the Latin sacrare ("consecrate"). According to the Prayer Book, sacraments are "outward and visible signs of inward and spiritual grace." Sacraments are physical actions that point us to deeper realities than we are able to experience with our five senses. They sustain our present hope and anticipate its future fulfillment. The Episcopal Church recognizes two major sacraments (or gospel sacraments because Jesus told us in the gospels to do them until He comes again). They are: Baptism Communion The Church also recognizes five minor sacraments, or sacramental acts. The five sacramental acts (or minor sacraments) are not all necessarily required of all Christians. They are: Confirmation Matrimony Ordination Reconciliation Unction God does not limit Himself to acting through these rites; "they are patterns of countless ways by which God uses material things to reach out to us" (BCP p. 861). Salutation: The antiphon at the beginning of the Eucharistic Prayer. Sanctus: The Latin for "holy." The part of the Holy Communion service that beings with the words, "Holy, Holy, Holy." It occurs at the conclusion of the Preface of the Great Thanksgiving (BCP pp. 334, 341, 362ff.). Sequence Hymn: A hymn sung between the Epistle and Gospel which normally relates to the Lessons appointed for the day. Sermon: A verbal address given after the Lessons, and given to further explain the readings and to put them in a modern context, so as to provide teaching and encouragement. In the Anglican Church the sermon is seen as a bridge between the Biblical world and the modern world. A shorter sermon is called a homily. Sign of the Cross: If a person's piety leads them to do this, they make the sign of the Cross with their right hand, touching first their forehead, then their heart, then the left shoulder, then the right shoulder. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, this is reversed from the right to the left shoulders. Roman Catholics (Latin Christians) make a cross of their thumb and index finger at the end of that process and kiss it. People sometimes say as they make the sign of the Cross, "I believe in Jesus with my mind, I love Jesus with my heart, and I serve Jesus with both arms." Many Christians make the sign of the Cross to sanctify many actions and events in their life. In worship, it is traditional to make the sign of the Cross 1) when entering a pew and saying one's prayers; 2) at the words "resurrection of the dead" in the Creed; 3) when the bishop or priest pronounces the absolution of sins; 4) at the "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord" just after the Sanctus (Holy, Holy, Holy); 5) before receiving communion at the altar rail; 6) and when the blessing is given at the end of a service. People also do this before grace at a meal. Silence, Liturgical: Silence, as an option, is used in the rubrics of the Book of Common Prayer to provide a time of quiet spiritual reflection and to better pace the worship. Song of Praise: The hymn or canticle at the beginning of the Eucharist following the Acclamation (BCP pp. 324 or 356). Station: In a solemn procession, a place where a pause is made for a versicle, response, and collect, such as at the creche at Christmas, at the entrance to the church on Palm Sunday (BCP pp. 271-72), or at the Baptismal Font on the Day of Pentecost. Sursum Corda: Latin for "Lift up your hearts." The Sursum Corda is part of an antiphon that has been in the Holy Eucharist since the third century. |
|
|||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contact Us | |
Phone: |
|
863.688.4502 | |
|
||||||
| Fax: | 863.603.4659 | |||||
|
||||||
| Email: | communications@ teamallsaints.org | |||||
|
||||||
| Mail: | 209 South Iowa
Avenue Lakeland, Florida 33801 |
|||||
|
||||||
| Address: | 202 South Massachusetts
Avenue Lakeland, Florida 33801 |
|||||