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A passage in the New Testament which is seen by some to be a prayer for the dead is found in 2 Timothy 1:16–18, which reads as follows: . May the Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain, but when he was in Rome, he sought me diligently, and found me (the Lord grant to him to find the Lord's mercy on that day); and in how many ...
Farewell Discourse. Jesus saying farewell to his eleven remaining disciples, from the Maesta by Duccio, 1308–1311. In the New Testament, chapters 14–17 of the Gospel of John are known as the Farewell Discourse given by Jesus to eleven of his disciples immediately after the conclusion of the Last Supper in Jerusalem, the night before his ...
The steps for making the sign of the cross in Catholic and Protestant rites. Making the sign of the cross ( Latin: signum crucis ), also known as blessing oneself or crossing oneself, is a ritual blessing made by members of some branches of Christianity. This blessing is made by the tracing of an upright cross or Greek cross across the body ...
Absolution of the dead is a prayer for or a declaration of absolution of a dead person's sins that takes place at the person's religious funeral . Such prayers are found in the funeral rites of the Catholic Church, [1] Anglicanism, [2] and the Eastern Orthodox Church . Liturgists analysing the Roman Rite funeral texts have applied the term ...
Apostolic Pardon. In the Catholic Church, the Apostolic Pardon is an indulgence given for the remission of temporal punishment due to sin. The Apostolic Pardon is given by a priest, usually along with Viaticum (i.e. reception of Communion by a dying person, see Pastoral Care of the Sick, USA numbers 184, 187, 195, 201).
Jesus Prayer. The Jesus Prayer, [ a] also known as The Prayer, [ b] is a short formulaic prayer, esteemed and advocated especially in Eastern Christianity and Catholicism : Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. It is often repeated continually as a part of personal ascetic practice, its use being an integral part of the ...
Saint Joseph is well known as the patron saint of fathers, both families and virgins, workers, especially carpenters, expecting mothers and unborn children. Among many others, he is the patron saint of attorneys and barristers, emigrants, travelers and house hunters. He is invoked against hesitation and for the grace of a holy death. [112]
For other uses, see Lord's Prayer (disambiguation) , Our Father (disambiguation) , Pater Noster (disambiguation) , and Hallowed Be Thy Name (disambiguation). The Lord's Prayer ( Le Pater Noster ), by James Tissot. The Lord's Prayer, also known by its incipit Our Father ( Greek: Πάτερ ἡμῶν, Latin: Pater Noster ), is a central ...