Lectionary Calendar
Saturday, November 2nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
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Altar, Stripping of the
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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A ceremony which takes place on Holy Thursday symbolizing the moment in the Passion of Christ when He was stripped of His garments by the Jews. The celebrant assisted by deacon and subdeacon removes from the altars of the church the altar-cloths and all ornamentation, leaving but the crucifix and candlesticks.
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Entry for 'Altar, Stripping of the'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/a/altar-stripping-of-the.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Altar, Stripping of the'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/a/altar-stripping-of-the.html. 1910.
