Category: Religion
Created by: Silentchapel
Number of Blossarys: 95
Prayer rule is a set of prayers that ought to be said by Eastern Christians on specific occasions. Most of these prayers are attributed to various saints. There are prayer rules for morning, evening, ...
Prayer ropes are tools used mostly by Eastern Christians to pray the Jesus prayer ("Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me"). They are generally made of wool and have 33, 50, 100 or more ...
Myrrh is an perfumed oily substance used for Christian sacraments. It is generally blessed only by bishops (or patriarchs) and then given to lesser-ranking clergymen. Myrrh is generally used in ...
In Christianity, incense is used during services in order to bless objects or to express worship. It is generally burned in a vessel called thurible or censer, suspended on chains, which can direct ...
An icon is a two dimensional representation of Jesus Christ, saints or biblical events. As opposed to religious imagery, icons have very strict rules on how to paint them and who who can paint them. ...
Icon corner is a place in the homes of Eastern Christians where icons are kept. It is usually on the eastern corner of the main room, but it can be found on plain walls as well. Icon corners are used ...
A host is type of sacramental bread generally used by Latin rite Churches. Hosts are used during the celebration of the mass, when they become, according to Christian teaching, the body of Jesus ...