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COMMUNION SERVICE [1 record]

Record 1 2018-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Christian Liturgy
  • Chaplain Service (Military)
DEF

A liturgical service within which eucharistic bread reserved from a previous celebration is shared by a congregation when the Eucharist cannot be celebrated.

OBS

The Catholic Church has nothing corresponding to the communion service of Protestant bodies. The mass is a sacrifice of which the communion of the celebrant is only a part, though essential ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Liturgies chrétiennes
  • Service d'aumônerie (Militaire)
CONT

Le premier gouvernement de régence fut renversé. Au lieu de revenir à une attitude plus conservatrice, celui qui lui succéda opta pour une réforme encore plus radicale de l'Église et on envisagea de remplacer la messe par un service de communion.

PHR

service de communion à domicile, service de communion aux malades

Spanish

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