Œuf de Pâquesvignette|Œufs de Pâques en Ukraine L'œuf de Pâques est une tradition chrétienne, qui consiste à décorer un œuf pour la fête de Pâques, ce dernier restant le plus souvent comestible. Faisant suite au Carême, la consommation d'œufs est privilégiée pour consommer l'importante production pondue durant celui-ci. Traditionnellement, il s'agit d'un œuf de poule cuit dur coloré. De nos jours, il s'agit aussi d'un œuf en sucre ou en chocolat. En Belgique, comme en France, c'est un cadeau traditionnel offert le matin du dimanche de Pâques.
Reserved sacramentDuring the Mass of the Faithful, the second part of the Mass, the elements of bread and wine are considered to have been changed into the veritable Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. The manner in which this occurs is referred to by the term transubstantiation, a theory of St. Thomas Aquinas, in the Roman Catholic Church. Members of the Orthodox, Anglican, and Lutheran communions also believe that Jesus Christ is really and truly present in the bread and wine, but they believe that the way in which this occurs must forever remain a sacred mystery.
Rite gallicanThe Gallican Rite is a historical version of Christian liturgy and other ritual practices in Western Christianity. It is not a single rite but a family of rites within the Latin Church, which comprised the majority use of most of Western Christianity for the greater part of the 1st millennium AD. The rites first developed in the early centuries as the Syriac-Greek rites of Jerusalem and Antioch and were first translated into Latin in various parts of the Western Roman Empire Praetorian prefecture of Gaul.
Christian worshipIn Christianity, worship is the act of attributing reverent honour and homage to God. In the New Testament, various words are used to refer to the term worship. One is proskuneo ("to worship") which means to bow down to God or kings. Throughout most of Christianity's history, corporate Christian worship has been liturgical, characterized by prayers and hymns, with texts rooted in, or closely related to, the Bible (Scripture), particularly the Psalter, and centered on the altar (or table) and the Eucharist; this form of sacramental and ceremonial worship is still practiced by the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran and Anglican churches, and Methodism to a lesser extent.
PassiontidePassiontide (in the Christian liturgical year) is a name for the last two weeks of Lent, beginning on the Fifth Sunday of Lent, long celebrated as Passion Sunday, and continuing through Lazarus Saturday. It commemorates the suffering of Christ (Latin passio = “suffering”). The second week of Passiontide is Holy Week, ending on Holy Saturday. "Passiontide" refers to the last two weeks of Lent. According to Cyril of Scythopolis, during this time the monks of the East, who had chosen the desert for a severer mode of life, returned to their monasteries.
Conversion au christianismeLa conversion au christianisme est le processus par lequel une personne devient chrétienne. Elle implique un repentir des péchés, une acceptation de Jésus comme sauveur et un engagement à suivre ses enseignements inspirés du Nouveau Testament. Certaines branches du christianisme associent le rituel du baptême à la conversion, mais il peut aussi suffire d’une profession de foi publique. Une période d’étude et d'instruction religieuse précède généralement la reconnaissance publique de la conversion.
Liturgie catholiquevignette|redresse=1.1|Saint Marc écrivant, enluminure de Gerard Horenbout, Livre d'heures Sforza, f.10v (v. 1519), British Library, Londres. La liturgie catholique est l'ensemble des rites développés au cours de l'histoire par l'Église catholique. Ces rites trouvent leurs origines pour une part dans l'Ancien Testament et dans la liturgie juive au Temple de Jérusalem. Le mot liturgie vient du grec λειτουργία / leitourgía, de l'adjectif *λειτος / leïtos, « public », dérivé de λεώς = λαός / laos, « peuple » et du nom commun ἐργον / ergon, « action, œuvre, service ».
AlleluiaAlleluia () is a phrase in Christianity used to give praise to God. In Christian worship, Alleluia is used as a liturgical chant in which that word is combined with verses of scripture, usually from the Psalms. This chant is commonly used before the proclamation of the Gospel. In Western Christianity, congregations commonly cease using the word Alleluia during the period of Lent but restore it into their services at Easter.
Little HoursIn Christianity, the Little Hours or minor hours are the canonical hours other than the three major hours. In the Syriac Orthodox Church and the Indian Orthodox Church, two denominations in Oriental Orthodox Christianity, these fixed prayer times are known as 3rd hour prayer (Tloth shoin [9 am]), 6th hour prayer (Sheth shoin [12 pm]), and 9th hour prayer (Tsha' sho`in [3 pm]). In the Catholic Church, since the reform of the Liturgy of the Hours mandated by the Second Vatican Council, they are called the office of readings, morning prayer and evening prayer.
