Breviary |
Manuscript containing texts for use in the Divine Office |
Divine Office |
Eight liturgical sequences observed daily by monks, nuns, and some lay individuals, consisting primarily of the recitation of Psalms, supplemented with hymns and prayers |
Just war theory |
Any attempt to define the circumstances under which one may justifiably engage in war |
Pharisaism |
Social, political, and religious movement in ancient Judea; its influence on 2 Maccabees is visible in its mention of a resurrection of the dead at the end of time, which helps this text’s compatibility with Christian doctrine |
Pericope |
Gospel reading in Mass on which the sermon is based |
Lectionary |
Manuscript containing texts used in Mass or Office |
Missal |
Manuscript containing texts used in Mass |
Monstrance |
Reliquary designed to display the contained relic; also, vessel for the display of the consecrated host |
Pericope |
Gospel reading in Mass on which the sermon is based |
Primary relic |
Part of a saint’s bodily remains |
Reliquary |
Relic holder |
Sanctorale |
That part of the liturgical calendar containing saints’ days, but not the moveable feasts |
Secondary relic |
Anything that belonged to, or came into contact with, a saint during their lifetime, e.g. textile from their clothing |
Temporale |
That part of the liturgical calendar containing the movable feasts, running at least from Lent until Pentecost |
Tertiary relic |
An object that has touched a primary or secondary relic |
Three estates |
The notion that society is (divinely) divided into three occupational classes: those who pray (oratores), those who fight (bellatores), and those who labour (laboratores) |
Translation |
The transfer of a saint’s remains to a prominent location following their canonization |