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    The priesthood of Melchizedek is a role in Abrahamic religions, modelled on Melchizedek, combining the dual position of king and priest. Melchizedek is...
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  • Melchizedek priesthood ( /mɛlˈkɪzɪdɛk/), also referred to as the high priesthood of the holy order of God or the Holy Priesthood, after the Order of the...
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    the story of Melchizedek is an informal insertion into the Genesis narration, possibly inserted in order to give validity to the priesthood and titles...
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    movement. The higher being the Melchizedek priesthood. Unlike the Melchizedek priesthood, which is modeled after the authority of Jesus and the Twelve Apostles...
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  • of the Son of God", but to avoid the too frequent use of the name of deity, the priesthood is referred to as the Melchizedek priesthood (Melchizedek being...
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  • Restoration of the Melchizedek priesthood may refer to: Restoration of the Melchizedek priesthood, an 1829 event in which Joseph Smith claimed to receive...
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  • all priesthood authority; the Aaronic priesthood is therefore an appendage or subdivision of the Melchizedek priesthood. The Aaronic priesthood is conferred...
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  • church are appendages to [the Melchizedek] priesthood." (D&C 107:5.) The patriarchal order is a part of the Melchizedek Priesthood which enables endowed and...
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    of the Melchizedek Priesthood is a 1960s bronze sculpture by Avard Fairbanks. The artwork was commissioned by the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus...
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    (LDS) states that Adam ordained Enoch to the higher priesthood (now called the priesthood of Melchizedek, after the great king and high priest) at age 25...
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  • Melchizedek may also refer to: Priesthood of Melchizedek, the continuum of Malkizedek's priesthood in various religions Exaltation of Melchizedek, for...
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    contains the exposition about the superiority of Christ's Priesthood through Melchizedek to the Levitical Priesthood. The original text was written in Koine...
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  • prayer of confession of sinfulness, known as the Confiteor, used in the Roman Rite at the beginning of Mass or when receiving the sacrament of Penance...
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    of Tridentum" (modern-day Trent, Italy), where the Council of Trent was held at the height of the Counter-Reformation. In response to a decision of that...
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  • Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, and Methodist denominations, to wish the soul of a decedent eternal rest and peace. It became ubiquitous on headstones in the...
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    liturgy, the credo (Latin: [ˈkɾeːdoː]; Latin for "I believe") is the portion of the Mass where a creed is recited or sung. The Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed...
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    with or without Anointing of the Sick (also called Extreme Unction), to a person who is dying; viaticum is thus a part of the Last Rites. The word viaticum...
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    An altar server is a lay assistant to a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy. An altar server attends to supporting tasks at the altar such...
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    Mass in the Catholic Church (category Sacraments of the Catholic Church)
    liturgical service of the Eucharist in the Catholic Church, in which bread and wine are consecrated and become the body and blood of Christ. As defined...
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    seeds, and stems of the fruit. The solid portion of the must is called pomace and typically makes up 7–23% of the total weight of the must. Making must...
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  • Elder (Latter Day Saints) (category Priesthood offices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
    is a priesthood office in the Melchizedek priesthood of denominations within the Latter Day Saint movement, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
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    Kyrie (category Order of Mass)
    Kyrie, a transliteration of Greek Κύριε, vocative case of Κύριος (Kyrios), is a common name of an important prayer of Christian liturgy, also called the...
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    the bread used in the Christian ritual of the Eucharist. Along with sacramental wine, it is one of two elements of the Eucharist. The bread may be either...
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    First Communion (category Rites of passage)
    traditions during which a person of the church first receives the Eucharist. It is most common in many parts of the Latin tradition of the Catholic Church, Lutheran...
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    which the "Lamb of God" is honoured within Christian liturgies descending from the historic Latin liturgical tradition, including those of Roman Catholicism...
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    speculate that the early use of cruets was ecclesiastical [citation needed]—there is for example Biblical use of a "cruse of oil", a jug or jar to hold...
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    ritual family for performing the ecclesiastical services of the Latin Church, the largest of the sui iuris particular churches that comprise the Catholic...
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    Requiem (redirect from Mass of Requiem)
    defunctis) or Mass of the dead (Latin: Missa defunctorum), is a Mass of the Catholic Church offered for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased...
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  • of Aaron are available, Melchizedek priesthood holders preside instead. The orders of the priesthood are the Aaronic, modeled after the priesthood of...
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    sign of the cross (Latin: signum crucis), also known as blessing oneself or crossing oneself, is a ritual blessing made by members of some branches of Christianity...
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