Alms and Almsgiving
Any material favour done to assist the needy, and prompted by charity.
Aloysius Gonzaga, Saint
Short biography of this Jesuit student, who died in 1591 at the age of 23.
Alpha and Omega (in Scripture)
Employed from the fourth century as a symbol expressing the confidence of orthodox Christians in the scriptural proofs of Our Lord's divinity.
Alphabet, Christian Use of the
The Hebrew, Greek and Latin alphabets have been variously made use of in Christian liturgy.
Alphonsus Liguori, Saint
Long biographical article on the founder of the Redemptorists and devotional writer.
Alphonsus Rodriguez, Saint
Spanish-born widower, Jesuit lay brother, served as porter at Majorca for 46 years, d. 1617. Also known as Alonso.
Alsace-Lorraine
The German Imperial Territory so known, and divided for State purposes into three civil districts.
Altamura and Acquaviva
An exempt archipresbyterate in the province of Bari, in southern Italy.
Altar (in Liturgy)
In the New Law the altar is the table on which the Eucharistic Sacrifice is offered.
Altar Bell
A small bell placed on the credence or in some other convenient place on the epistle side of the altar.
Altar Breadboxes
Made of wood, tin, britannia, silver, or other metal. A round flat weight, covered if necessary with silk or linen, and having a knob on top, so as to be easily taken hold of, is p…
Altar Breads
Bread is one of the two elements absolutely necessary for the sacrifice of the Eucharist.
Altar Candles
For mystical reasons the Church prescribes that the candles used at Mass and at other liturgical functions be made of beeswax.
Altar Candlesticks
Consists of five parts: the foot, the stem, the knob about the middle of the stem, the bowl to receive the drippings of wax, and the pricket, i.e. the sharp point that terminates t…
Altar Canopy
The "Caeremoniale Episcoporum (I, xii, 13), treating of the ornaments of the altar, says that a canopy (baldachinum) should be suspended over the altar.
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