Sentence examples for for the consecration from inspiring English sources

In the midst of it, Father Moynihan called everyone to the altar for the consecration.

He accompanied her to Reims for the consecration of Charles VII, who made him marshal of France.

Some Orthodox scholars consider this invocation or epiclesis essential for the consecration; other Orthodox and Eastern rite authorities do not.

From the earliest history of the Christian church, doctrine ordered that there be at least three bishops present for the consecration of a new bishop.

He wrote the manuscript in purple ink and termed the work a Bühnenweihspiel, a festival for the consecration of the stage.

He has also offered wholehearted support for the consecration of women bishops, describing the rejection in 2012 as a "grim day".

For some authors, the beliefs about May derived from the consecration of the month to the Virgin Mary (Bourgeois-Pichat 1946).

For example, the consecration of a king or emperor in traditional agricultural societies was the establishment of a system of allegiance and order for society.

But for many others, the consecration will be remembered as a painful moment in which their church decided to endorse sin.

The Windsor report called for an apology for the divisions that the consecration caused, but did not ask Mr Robinson to step down.See articleEnd of term limitsA referendum and parliamentary elections in Belarus were widely condemned as fraudulent.

And earlier this year, in a terminal moment for the church, the evangelical lobby was astounded to find it had no editorial support in the secular press for its opposition to the consecration of gay bishops.