Tag: Ray Dexter

Mass

The Mass is an ancient Christian rite of worship memorializing the Last Supper. It’s a ritual meal during which the congregation is offered the body and blood of Christ in the form of bread and wine. But the Mass has even older, pagan roots in which gods or figures of divine worship were ritually ‘consumed’ by their followers, sometimes in […]

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Holy Orders

The sacrament of Holy Orders is the church’s response to the Biblical command, “Come, follow me”. It sets aside certain men for a special vocation, creating a community or brotherhood of men dedicated to ministry who will serve the members of the church as priests. It’s a ritual that involves the ancient practice of “laying on of hands” and anointing […]

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