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This Rite is formally known as The (Combined) Celebration at the Easter Vigil of the Sacraments of Initiation and of the Rite of Reception into the Full Communion of the Catholic Church. The outline of this rite is as follows [566 - 594]: Service of Light. Liturgy of the Word. Celebration of Baptism. Presentation of the Elect; Invitation to Prayer
Open communion is the practice of some Protestant Churches of allowing members and non-members to receive the Eucharist (also called Holy Communion or the Lord's Supper). Many but not all churches that practice open communion require that the person receiving communion be a baptized Christian, and other requirements may apply as well.
The Ecumenical Catholic Communion ( ECC) is an Independent Catholic church based within the United States. Its members understand themselves as following the Catholic tradition without being in communion with the Bishop of Rome. The ECC is a confederation of independent communities based in the United States and Europe. [1]
Closed communion is the practice of restricting the serving of the elements of Holy Communion (also called Eucharist, The Lord's Supper) to those who are members in good standing of a particular church, denomination, sect, or congregation. Though the meaning of the term varies slightly in different Christian theological traditions, it generally ...
First Communion is a ceremony in some Christian traditions during which a person of the church first receives the Eucharist. It is most common in many parts of the Latin tradition of the Catholic Church , Lutheran Church and Anglican Communion (other ecclesiastical provinces of these denominations administer a congregant's First Communion after ...
The Sursum corda ( Latin for "Lift up your hearts" or literally, "Upwards hearts") is the opening dialogue to the Preface of the Eucharistic Prayer or Anaphora in Christian liturgies, dating back at least to the third century and the Anaphora of the Apostolic Tradition. The dialogue is recorded in the earliest liturgies of the Catholic Church ...
In most parishes of the Anglican Communion, the Eucharist is celebrated every Sunday, having replaced Morning Prayer as the principal service. Broad-church Anglicans typically celebrate the Eucharist every Sunday, or at least most Sundays. The rite may also be celebrated once or twice at other times during the week.
An agape feast or lovefeast (also spelled love feast or love-feast, sometimes capitalized) is a term used for various communal meals shared among Christians. [2] The name comes from the Greek word ἀγάπη (agape), which implies love in the sense of brotherly or familial affection.
The Eucharist, the Church's sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, is the way by which the sacrifice of Christ is made present, and in which he unites us to his one offering of himself. The Holy Eucharist is called the Lord's Supper, and Holy Communion; it is also known as the Divine Liturgy, the Mass, and the Great Offering.
The Macedonian Orthodox Church – Archdiocese of Ohrid ( MOC-AO; Macedonian: Македонска православна црква – Охридска архиепископија ), or simply the Macedonian Orthodox Church ( MOC) or the Archdiocese of Ohrid ( AO ), is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in North Macedonia. The ...