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Laying on of hands Finnish Lutheran ordination in Oulu. In Christianity, the laying on of hands (Greek: cheirotonia – χειροτονία, literally, "laying-on of hands") is both a symbolic and formal method of invoking the Holy Spirit primarily during baptisms and confirmations, healing services, blessings, and ordination of priests, ministers, elders, deacons, and other church officers ...
Cheirotonia or Chirotonia (Greek: χειροτονία) etymologically means "hand-stretching." It acquired a few different meanings, which survive as technical terms: It acquired a few different meanings, which survive as technical terms:
At his Ordination, a bishop receives grace to perform all the Sacred Mysteries, including Ordination of others. The Scriptural foundation for electing and consecration by laying on of hands is found in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 1:15–26; Acts 6:2–6) and the Epistles to Timothy (1 Timothy 4:14; 2 Timothy 1:6).
Laying on of hands during a Finnish Lutheran ordination in Oulu, Finland Laying on of hands during a Catholic priestly ordination in Germany. In the New Testament the laying on of hands was associated with the receiving of the Holy Spirit (see Acts 8:14–19). Initially the Apostles laid hands on new believers as well as believers (see Acts 6:5 ...
Ordination of a Catholic deacon, 1520 AD: the bishop bestows vestments.. Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform various religious rites and ceremonies. [1]
Ordination May 26, 1991 John Anthony Corapi (born May 20, 1947), formerly known as Fr. John Corapi , is an inactive Catholic priest of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (S.O.L.T.) in the United States.
A Syriac Orthodox ordination ceremony. "Axios!" (Greek ἄξιος, "worthy of", "deserving of", "suitable") is an acclamation adopted by the early Oriental Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox church and Byzantine Eastern Catholic churches and made by the faithful at the ordination of bishops, priests and deacons.
Augustine says, "The name of the Artotyrites is derived from their sacrificial offering, for they offer bread and cheese. They claim that the first humans made offerings from the products of the earth and of sheep". [3] Thomas Aquinas refers to them (citing Augustine's comments) in his Summa Theologica, Part three, Question 74. [4]