Sentence examples for liturgical customs from inspiring English sources
Both sides also agree that Father Sogliuzzo, who had previously run a Jesuit retreat program in Morristown, N.J., but never a parish, arrived at a church whose liturgical customs diverged from the norm.
Some Roman Catholic liturgical customs aestheticize human relations to the divine with exquisite sensibility: the pope's slippers, for example, were made in a shell-like shade of pink, and his pallium, a long white band worn over the pope's shoulders, is woven from the first shearings of lambs that have been blessed on Jan.
In liturgical tradition Luke's feast day is October 18.
The liturgical tradition in St. Peter's Basilica fossilized.
In North America, the centrality of the morning of the 25th of December as the time for the family to open presents has led, with the exception of Catholic and some Lutheran and Episcopal churches, to the virtual end of holding church services on that day, a striking illustration of the way societal customs influence liturgical practices.
In North America the centrality of the morning of the 25th of December as the time for the family to open presents has led, with the exception of Catholic and some Lutheran and Episcopal churches, to the virtual end of holding church services on that day, a striking illustration of the way societal customs influence liturgical practices.
None of the contemporary Christmas customs have their origin in theological or liturgical affirmations, and most are of fairly recent date.
Shielded from Europe, Copts developed distinctive customs such as fasting, monasticism and the usage of liturgical Coptic, derived from the Pharaonic language of ancient Egypt.
However, in 1549 and following the English Reformation, King Edward VI of England commanded that the Book of Common Prayer, an Anglican liturgical text in the English language, should be introduced to all churches in his kingdom, meaning that Latin and Celtic customs and services should be discontinued.
Monsignor Alesandro also noted that following the Vatican Council of 1965 many parishes renovated their churches to conform to new liturgical practices that require the priest to face worshipers instead of turning his back to them as was the custom formerly.
