Mar 25, 2017 · From the earliest days of Christianity, believers began their ceremonial gatherings with processions. Like many traditions in Church, they were adopted from Roman civic and military custom and “sanctified” to the glory of God and the use in Church worship.

The most important and characteristic of these still have a place in the ritual of the Catholic Church, as well as those of the Church of England and the Orthodox Church. The Procession Path (Lat. ambitus templi) is the route taken by processions on solemn days in large churches—up the north aisle, round behind the high altar, down the south ...

Dec 27, 2018 · The entrance procession at Mass is described in three locations in the General Instruction on the Roman Missal (GIRM): 120–123 for Mass celebrated without a deacon; 171–174 for Mass celebrated with the ministry of one or more deacons; and 210–211 in the case where Mass is concelebrated by a number of priests.

Procession (Liturgical) A movement of participants in a liturgy from one place to another. The use of processions at the eucharist followed the legalization od Christianity by Constantine in the fourth century. Church services became more formalized with increased participation in Christian liturgies and larger buildings for Christian worship.

Jan 9, 2025 · procession, in Christianity, organized body of people advancing in formal or ceremonial manner as an element of Christian ritual or as a less official expression of popular piety. Public processions seem to have come into vogue soon after the recognition of Christianity as the religion of the Roman Empire by Constantine in the 4th century.

“The procession with the Blessed Sacrament...reminds us that we are called to go out and bring Jesus to others. To go out with enthusiasm, bringing Christ to those we meet in our daily lives.” A Eucharistic Procession, just like Eucharistic Adoration, is an extension of the worship of Jesus Christ, truly present in the Blessed Sacrament.

Processions, an element in all ceremonial, are to be found, as we should expect, in almost every form of religious worship.

Jun 16, 2023 · The procession is a liturgical act that has deep roots in Christianity. Besides Corpus Christi, processions have traditionally been part of Candlemas and Palm Sunday. St. Mark’s Day (April 25) was also the occasion of solemn processions in olden times.

Jul 7, 2016 · In many Anglican churches, as the worship is starting, the ministers process to the front of the church, following the cross. After worship, they “recess” out. And there are other, special processions through the church year.

The following notes refer to most occasions for which a Solemn Procession is fitting, e.g., Feast Days. Special days which include Processions, such as the Litany in Procession, Palm Sunday, or Corpus Christi, are not covered here.