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Add your E-mail to our Mailing List to receive a notice when we update our web site. | | | | | selected terms: 6 | | page 1 of 1 | | 1. | Apatheia | The state of being unmoved by passion; this involves control of the passions rather than their destruction. | | 2. | Apocalapsis Ceremony | It means the Book of Revelation, written by St. John. This book tells us about heaven and the Lord's last advent. The nightly vigil of Bright Saturday is called Apocalapsis. Special ritua… 0.3 KB | | 3. | Apophthegm | The memorable saying of an 'old man'. 'Give me a word' is a key phrase in the desert tradition. The 'word' is not an explanation or a consoling suggestion; it is a word given in order to create l… 0.6 KB | | 4. | Apostles' Creed | The earliest statement of the Christian faith. | | 5. | Apostles' Feast | We celebrate this feast on the 5th of Abib (12th of July), the day when SS. Peter and Paul were martyred. The Apostles' fasting extends from Monday that follows Pentecost till the day before t… 0.3 KB | | 6. | Apostolic Succession | The spiritual authority conferred by the laying on of hands in ordination of the church clergy through a lineal succession of bishops down from the apostles. | | | |
