Quiz 9 | rite - superfrontal

Question 1

rite

Answer 1

Latin: riius, “usage, ceremony.” Generally, any liturgical service, especially used for occasional services (e.g., the rite of Holy Baptism). Properly refers to the text thereof, distinct from its ceremonial. See rubric.

Question 2

Romanesque

Answer 2

French. Architectural style in use from the eighth to the twelfth centuries, characterized by semicircular archways, thick walls, and large towers. Gave way to the Gothic style in the twelfth century.

Question 3

rood

Answer 3

Middle English: “wood, cross.” Term used for the screen dividing the chancel from the nave. Developed in the thirteenth century and often elaborately carved. Properly refers to the large cross hung above or fixed to the top of the screen.

Question 4

rubric

Answer 4

(RO0-brick). From Latin: rubrica, “red earth, writen in red.” Directions for the conduct or ceremonies of the service. So-named because they are often printed in red to distinguish them from the text of the rite.

Question 5

Sabaoth

Answer 5

(SAH-bay-oath). Hebrew: צכאות,  hosts, armies.” The Hebrew word (left untranslated) referring to the heavenly armies of angels that surround the throne of God. Used of God as in the Sanctus: “Holy, holy, holy Lord God of Sabaoth” (cf. Isaiah 6:3).

Question 6

Sabbath

Answer 6

Hebrew: שבת, from שבת, “to rest.” This day was set aside as the day of rest for God’s Old Testament people to commemorate the seventh day of creation, on which God rested from His creative activity.

Question 7

sacrarium

Answer 7

(suh-KRAR-ee-oom). See piscina.

(pih-SEE-nuh). Also sacrarium.” Latin: *pool, basin.” A separate sink in the sacristy that drains directly into the ground instead of the sewer system. Used for reverent disposition of water from the baptismal font. Where consecrated wine (Christ’s blood) is not consumed, the piscina is used.

Question 8

sacristy

Answer 8

(SACK-riss-tee). Latin: sacristia, “holy things.” The room where the communion vessels are stored. It may also house paraments and vestments, doubling as a vestry.

Question 9

Salutation

Answer 9

Latin: greeting.” Liturgical versicle by which the pastor blesses the people: The Lord be with you.” The traditional response,  And with your spirit,” acknowledges that this blessing is spoken by the Lord’s servant. The Salutation occurs before the Collect of the Day and at the beginning of the Preface (and also near the end of the service in Setting Three). Also said when an ordained minister conducts the Daily Office.

Question 10

sanctoral calendar

Answer 10

List of feasts and festivals marking the traditional death dates of
the apostles and others as a celebration of the birth to eternal life. Catalogs of their observances were contained in martyrologies.

Question 11

sanctuary

Answer 11

Latin: sanctuarium, “holy place.” Properly, the area surrounding the altar. Often enclosed by a rail. Often used interchangeably with chancel, both being distinct from the nave. Sometimes used to refer to an entire church worship space to distinguish it from the remaining campus used for other purposes.

Question 12

Sanctus

Answer 12

(SAHNK-toosc). Latin: “holy.” Ordinary in the Divine Service, the canticle sung in the Service of the Sacrament. Drawn from the song of the angels in Isaiah 6:3. Sce Benedictus qui venit; Trisagion.

Question 13

scrutinies

Answer 13

Latin: scrutinium, “examine.” The public questioning of catechumens in the Early Church that examined both the content of their faith and also their way of life. The questions and answers in the rites of Holy Baptism and Confirmation are vestiges of the Early Church scrutinics.

Question 14

sedilia

Answer 14

(sih-DIH-lee-uh)., Latin: sedile, “seat.” The chairs in the chancel for the officiants and others who are serving. In the Daily Office, the officiant may conduct the entire service from this location.

Question 15

sequence

Answer 15

Also “prose” or “prosody” From Latin: sequentia, “following” Latin metrical hymns sung after the Alleluia before the Gospel. Early sequences were a variation on classical metrical prose; later sequences were tropes arising out of extended melismas in the Alleluia Verse. Suppressed by Rome in Tridentine reforms, Lutherans made selective use of sequences, particularly “Christians,
to the Paschal Victim” (LSB 460), which persists with its medieval vernacular derivative, “Christ Is Arisen” (LSB 459).

Question 16

server

Answer 16

See acolyte.

Greek: ακολουθος; Latin: acoluthus, “follower, attendant.” Formerly highest order of minor clergy in the Roman Church. In Missouri Synod practice, denotes a lay assistant and is synonymous with altar server. Typically a young person, but may be of any age. Duties include bearing, lighting, and extinguishing candles, receiving the offering, etc. May also serve as crucifer.

Question 17

Sext

Answer 17

Latin: sexta, “sixth.” The fifth service of the Daily Office: midday, the sixth hour” (noon). Associated with Christ’s suffering on the cross.

Question 18

sign of the cross

Answer 18

Ceremony marking a cross on the body or, by a minister, over people
or objects in blessing. In the Small Catechism, Luther encouraged that the sign of the cross be made each morning and evening as a reminder of one’s Baptism. The cross is signed by touching the four points of a cross. On oneself, by touching the fingers first to the forehead, then to the heart, then to one shoulder, and finally to the other. Appropriate in the Divine Service at the Invocation, Absolution, conclusion of the Creed, at the elevation, upon reception of Holy Communion, and at the Benediction. See sphragis.

Question 19

sphragis

Answer 19

Also “signation.” Greek:σφραγις, “seal, mark.” A signing with the cross on the forehead and breast at Baptism to indicate that one belongs to Christ. By extension, the sign of the cross at any time.

Question 20

stanza

Answer 20

Italian: “room.” A grouped set of lines within a poem, often metered. In hymnody. the proper designation for the major divisions of a hymn.

Question 21

stations of the cross

Answer 21

A medieval devotional practice, usually observed during Lent.
Comprised of a series of stops or stations, each is marked by a cross, often with an accompanying picture or statue devoted to a specific incident on Jesus’ way to the site of His crucifixion. Based on medieval pilgrim practice in Jerusalem. Of the traditional fourteen stations, several are based on legends rather than the biblical account.

Question 22

stole

Answer 22

Greek: στολη, “clothing, garment.” A scarf-like fabric usually crafted in the color of the day or season, often bearing symbols appropriate to the day or season. It is worn over the shoulders of those ordained to the pastoral office. A deacon’s stole is designed to be worn over the left shoulder. Worn under a chasuble at the Divine Service. Recently worn over cassock and surplice as the Daily Office.

Question 23

Stripping of the Altar

Answer 23

ceremony for Maundy Thursday where the altar is “stripped” of all its appointments (candles, vessels, linens, etc.). Other ornaments may also be removed from the chancel. The ceremony symbolizes the stripping of Jesus by His captors (both of His clothing and His honor) as well as the abandonment by His disciples. Psalm 22 is traditionally prayed while the altar is stripped, with the antiphon from verse 18. In LSB, the conclusion of the Maundy Thursday Divine Service.

Question 24

strepitus

Answer 24

Latin: “noise, crash.” A ceremony from the Good Friday Tenebrae service in which a loud noise is sounded after the extinguished candles have brought the church into total darkness. The symbolism is given various explanations: the tearing of the temple curtain, the closing of Christ’s tomb, or the fulfillment of the Scriptures by Christ’s death.

Question 25

suffrages

Answer 25

Late Latin: suffragium, via Middle English: “pleas in support of another.” A series of short petitions in a service of prayer, especially during penitential seasons. An example of traditional suffrages is found in Responsive Prayer 1 (LSB 282–284).

Question 26

Sunday of the Passion.

Answer 26

In the three-year lectionary, the designation for the Sunday before the Resurrection of Our Lord (also called “Palm Sunday”). The observance of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem occurs in the opening Procession of Palms, after which the emphasis quickly shifts to Christ’s suffering through the reading of one of the Synoptic Passion accounts. See Passion Sunday.

Question 27

superfrontal

Answer 27

A parament covering the top portion of the front of the altar, hanging about eight to twelve inches down from the mensa. Usually richly ornamented and in the liturgical color of the season or day. Can be hung above (“super”) the frontal.