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[17] [18] Likewise, in the Lutheran Churches, people are "to bow when the name of Jesus is mentioned", [19] and in the Roman Catholic Church "at the mention of the name of Jesus, there is a slight bow of the head". [20]
In the Baháʼí Faith, prostrations are performed as a part of one of the alternatives of obligatory prayer (the "Long" one) [2] and in the case of traveling, a prostration is performed in place of each missed obligatory prayer in addition to saying "Glorified be God, the Lord of Might and Majesty, of Grace and Bounty".
The Magi are described as "falling down", "kneeling", or "bowing" in the worship of Jesus. [61] This gesture, together with Luke's birth narrative, had an important effect on Christian religious practices. [citation needed] They were indicative of great respect, and typically used when venerating a king.
Christ Crucified by Giotto, c. 1310. According to Christian tradition, the True Cross is the cross on which Jesus of Nazareth was crucified.. It is related by numerous historical accounts and legends that Helena, the mother of Roman emperor Constantine the Great, recovered the True Cross at the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, when she travelled to the Holy Land in the years 326–328.
Worship (variously known as the Mass, Divine Liturgy, Divine Service, Eucharist, or Communion) is formal and centres on the offering of thanks and praise for the death and resurrection of Christ over the people's offerings of bread and wine, breaking the bread, and the receiving of the Eucharist, seen as the body and blood of Jesus Christ ...
People also should keep standing in this position during reading of Gospels and some other important periods of the service. 'Belt-low bow' (поясной поклон) can also be called an 'ordinary bow', since it is the most widespread type of bow. Most bows during the Eastern Orthodox service are of this kind.
Sometime shortly after his Ascension, the Book of Mormon records that Jesus miraculously descends from heaven and greets a large group of people who immediately bow down to him. Jesus offers this invitation: "Arise and come forth unto me, that ye may thrust your hands into my side, and also that ye may feel the prints of the nails in my hands ...
The word proskuneo - "to worship" - means to bow down (to Gods or to kings). [2] Mass is the central act of divine worship in the Catholic Church. [4] The Congregation for Divine Worship at the Vatican publishes a Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy. [5]