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71Kingly office of Christ — One of the three special relations in which Christ stands to his people. Christ s office as mediator comprehends three different functions, viz., those of a prophet, priest, and king. These are not three distinct offices, but three functions… …
72The Divine Ryans — is a 1999 film and novel, directed by Stephen Reynolds, written by Wayne Johnston, starring Robert Joy and Pete Postlethwaite. The film is based around the Ryan family who run a funeral parlour in St John s, Newfoundland.PlotThe Ryans of St John… …
73David Martin (French divine) — David Martin (September 7, 1639 – September 9, 1721), a learned French Protestant theologian, was born at Revel, in the diocese of Lavaur. He was educated at Montauban, and at the academy of the reformed at Nîmes. He afterwards studied divinity… …
74Breviary — ; Divine Office This word (from the Latin breviarium, meaning a summary ), which refers to a collection of the official daily prayers of the Church, includes hymns, psalms, readings, and prayers that are to be recited at various hours of the… …
75DivineOffice — Divine Office n. The office of the breviary. * * * …
76Canonical Hours — See Divine Office …
77Liturgy of the Hours — See Divine Office …
78Canonical hours — Benedictine monks singing Vespers on Holy Saturday. Canonical hours are divisions of time which serve as increments between the prescribed prayers of the daily round. A Book of Hours contains such a set of prayers. In western Catholicism,… …
79Roman Catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church. [1815 25] * * * Largest single Christian denomination in the world, with some one billion members, or about 18% of the world s population. The Roman Catholic church has… …
80Liturgy of the Hours — in a monastery of Carthusian nuns. This article refers to the Liturgy of the Hours as a specific manifestation of the public prayer of the Catholic Church. For its application in other communions, see canonical hours. The Liturgy of the Hours… …
