An altar is said to be privileged when, in addition to the ordinary fruits of the Eucharistic Sacrifice, a plenary indulgence is also granted whenever Mass is celebrated thereon; the indulgence …

Here is an image to consider: there are four altars for liturgy—the wood altar of Calvary, the stone altar of the Church, the spiritual altar of our hearts, and the celestial altar in heaven.

Altar (in Liturgy) In the New Law the altar is the table on which the Eucharistic Sacrifice is offered. Mass may sometimes be celebrated outside a sacred place, but never without an altar, or at …

Latin Church liturgy, before the reforms of the second half of the twentieth century, had complex rules about a distinction between a "fixed altar" and a "portable altar". The former term then …

Rooted in both Jewish tradition and Christ’s Last Supper, the altar carries deep historical meaning. Catholic teaching views the altar as a symbol of Christ himself, the true High Priest. …

The Liturgy of the Eucharist begins with the preparation of the gifts and the altar. As the ministers prepare the altar, representatives of the people bring forward the bread and wine that will …

2011年3月1日 · The altar should be covered by at least one white altar cloth (see the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, No. 304). It should at the very least cover the entire top of the …

According to the reformed Roman Rite of the Mass, only the liturgy of the Eucharist takes place at the altar, while the introductory and concluding rites are led from the presidential chair, and the …

2000年5月15日 · The altar and the direction of liturgical prayer is explained by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, in the following excerpt …

2022年8月24日 · Most religions have “altars,” but the word is often used loosely to describe what are really shrines or places for sacred images. Strictly speaking the word “altar” refers to a …