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A memorial service (service of remembrance or celebration of life) is a funerary ceremony that is performed without the remains of the deceased person. [3] In both a closed casket funeral [4] and a memorial service, photos of the deceased representing stages of life would be displayed on an altar. Relatives or friends would give out eulogies in ...
The triumphal entry and the use of palm branches resemble the celebration of Jewish liberation in 1 Maccabees 13:51, which states: "And entered into it … with thanksgiving, and branches of palm trees, and with harps, and cymbals, and with viols, and hymns, and songs."
Anthony "Tony" Byatt (23 February 1928 – 17 September 2014) [1] was an English postcard publisher, photographer and writer. Byatt's works cover a broad range of subjects: reproduction of historical photographs and picture postcards, [2] [3] [4] Bible translation, [5] New Testament metaphors, [6] water systems and population of Jerusalem, [7] [8] [9] human body and clothing.
When faced with physical or emotional pain, Bible verses about healing provide strength, comfort, and encouragement. Read and share these 50 healing scriptures.
18. “From beginning to end, the Holy Scriptures testify that the predicament of fallen humanity is so serious, so grave, so irremediable from within, that nothing short of divine intervention ...
Meeting of the Lord, Russian Orthodox icon, 15th century. The event is described in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 2:22–40).According to the gospel, Mary and Joseph took the Infant Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem forty days (inclusive) after his birth to complete Mary's ritual purification after childbirth, and to perform the redemption of the firstborn son, in obedience to the Torah (Leviticus ...
Although the Gospel of John does not include a description of the bread and wine ritual during the Last Supper, most scholars agree that John 6:58–59 [45] (the Bread of Life Discourse) has a Eucharistic nature and resonates with the "words of institution" used in the Synoptic Gospels and the Pauline writings on the Last Supper.
Hymns for the Celebration of Life, The Unitarian Universalist Association (1964) Liberal Religious Youth Ohio Valley Federation Songs for Triangle Club of All Souls Unitarian Church, Assembled by Mike Selmmanoff (1964–65), Reprinted by E.O. Davisson (1966) [644] Hymns for Living, General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches (1985)