Rites and rituals
Central to Christian worship are special ceremonies called sacraments. Christian worship includes praising God in music and speech, prayer and scripture readings.
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- Christian worship
- Christian worship involves praising God in music and speech, reading scripture, prayer and several special ceremonies called sacraments.
- Eucharist
- The Eucharist is a re-enactment of the Last Supper, the final meal that Jesus Christ shared with his disciples before his death. To Christians, it symbolises freedom from the slavery of sin and the promise of eternal life.
- Confirmation
- Confirmation is a popular practice in those churches that perform infant baptism. It enables a baptised person to confirm the promises made on their behalf at baptism.
- Christian marriage and weddings
- Christians believe that marriage is a gift from God. The Church of England and Catholic Church have slightly different wedding ceremonies and teachings about marriage.
- Divorce in Christianity
- Different churches have a variety of teachings about divorce. Often the difficulties do not arise when a couple splits, but later when one of them wants to remarry.
- Christian funerals
- When a Christian dies, a funeral is held to grieve for the person and give thanks for their life.
- Tridentine Mass
- The Tridentine Mass is the old form of Mass, in Latin, that was replaced following the second Vatican Council in the 1960s. Pope Benedict XVI has relaxed those restrictions so that it can be used again.
