Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
the Second Week after Epiphany
the Second Week after Epiphany
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Stripping of the Altar
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 'Stripping of the Altar'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/s/stripping-of-the-altar.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Stripping of the Altar'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/s/stripping-of-the-altar.html. 1910.
