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What is a Friar and what do they do? - Christianity Stack Exchange What is a Friar and what do they do? Friars and monks are very similar yet quite different While in the seminary, there was a popular joke that at one time made the rounds Who is the best cook in a monastery? That would be the chip monk! Who is the best cook in a friary? That would be the deep friar! Let us start with a basic definition shall we Friar A brother Originally a form of address
liturgy - The difference (s) between “The Way of the Cross” by St . . . In fact up until Vatican II, the erection of the Fourteen (14) Stations of the Cross was reserved to be erected by Franciscan Friars only: Ritus Erigendi Stationes Viæ Crucis Proprius Ordinis Minorum Pages 242-246 The Way of the Cross of St Francis flows out from a Franciscan spirituality
reference request - Christianity Stack Exchange Recently, while on holiday in Scotland, I visited the ruins of the Augustinian Priory of Inchmahome on the Lake of Mentieth, near to Aberfoyle and Loch Lomond The priory was founded in 1238 by th
Did St. Francis pray the Rosary? - Christianity Stack Exchange Vision of St Dominic and Meeting of St Francis and St Dominic In the summer of 1215, St Francis and a small group of friars were in Rome seeking approbation for his Rule One night while Francis was praying, he saw Our Lord prepared to unleash the most terrible chastisements upon the world
catholicism - Christianity Stack Exchange "Hugh is celebrated for his prodigious theological and exegetical works, particularly the monumental commentary on the entire Bible (Postillæ in totam Bibliam) that he composed with a team of friars " (ibid p 62n39) Does an English translation of Hugh of Saint-Cher's Postillæ in totam Bibliam exist?
catholicism - What other customary Catholic fasting periods are there . . . What other customary Catholic fasting periods are there aside from Lent? There are several historical fasts that have now disappeared, just like the dodo bird But every once in awhile they seems to make somewhat modified appearances here and there St Francis of Assisi was very fond of fasting and some of the fasting that was somewhat popular in his day have now almost totally disappeared
catholicism - Can a priest validly celebrate a mass without anybody . . . May a priest validly celebrate a mass without anybody else present? The short answer is: Yes The General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM) says, “Mass should not be celebrated without a minister or at least one of the faithful, except for a just and reasonable cause In this case, the greetings, the introductory or explanatory remarks, and the blessing at the end of the Mass are
catholicism - What is the biblical basis for the hierarchical system of . . . The hierarchy of the Catholic Church strictly speaking refers to Deacons, Priests and Bishops This is the holy ordering of the church and the Scriptural basis for it can be found at 1 Corinthians 12 and Timothy 3 The phrase "hierarchy" is non-biblical and purely descriptive being made popular in the sixth century as a means of articulating the ordering Archbishops, Cardinals and Popes are