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The Dismissal (Greek: απόλυσις; Slavonic: otpust) is the final blessing said by a Christian priest or minister at the end of a religious service. In liturgical churches the dismissal will often take the form of ritualized words and gestures, such as raising the minister's hands over the congregation, or blessing with the sign of the cross.
"Grace be with you all": is a benediction to end the letter, with the difference to other benedictions in 1 Timothy 6:21 and 2 Timothy 4:22 (cf. Colossians 4:18) only in the addition of "all" (cf. Hebrews 13:25) which extends the blessing to the churches that Titus was caring at the time.
John's Gospel does not include an account of the blessing of the bread during the Last Supper as in the synoptic gospels e.g. Luke 22:19. Nonetheless, this discourse has often been interpreted as communicating teachings regarding the Eucharist which have been very influential in the Christian tradition. [3]
John 6 is the sixth chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records Jesus' miracles of feeding the five thousand and walking on water , the Bread of Life Discourse , popular rejection of his teaching, and Peter 's confession of faith.
Another part of the oldest ritual, as is recorded in the Mishnah, is the conclusion of the "Hallel" (up to Psalms 118), and the closing benediction of the hymn "Birkat ha-Shir", which latter the Amoraim explain differently, [8] but which evidently was similar to the benediction thanking God, "who loves the songs of praise," used in the present ...
John 16:33 In the final part of the discourse (John 17:1-26) Jesus prays for his followers. This is the longest prayer of Jesus in any of the gospels, and is known as the Farewell Prayer or the High Priestly Prayer. [6] [7] The key themes of the prayer are the glorification of the Father and petitions for the unity of the disciples through love ...
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The closing prayer is used after the Holy God to end the chaplet: Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion – inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is ...