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The Catholic Encyclopedia lists 18 small scapulars approved by the Roman Catholic church: [16] The White Scapular of the Most Blessed Trinity (1193) The White Scapular of Our Lady of Ransom (1218) The Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (1250) The Black Scapular of the Seven Sorrows of Mary (1255) The Blue Scapular of the Immaculate ...
Customs of the Christmas season include carol singing, gift giving, attending Nativity plays, church services, [8] and eating special food, such as Christmas cake. [9] Traditional examples of Christmas greetings include the Western Christian phrase "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!"
A number of local devotions and customs to Saint Joseph exist around the world, e.g. Alpine regions, Josephstragen (German for carrying Saint Joseph) takes place on the 9 days before Christmas. A statue of Saint Joseph is carried between 9 homes, and on the first day one boy prays to him, on the second day two boys pray, until 9 boys pray the ...
Neapolitan presepio at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh Detail of an elaborate Neapolitan presepio in Rome. In the Christian tradition, a nativity scene (also known as a manger scene, crib, crèche (/ k r ɛ ʃ / or / k r eɪ ʃ /), or in Italian presepio or presepe, or Bethlehem) is the special exhibition, particularly during the Christmas season, of art objects representing the birth ...
Within the Catholic Church there are local particular churches, of which dioceses are the most familiar form. Other forms include territorial abbacies, apostolic vicariates and apostolic prefectures. The 1983 Code of Canon Law states: "Particular Churches, in which and from which the one and only Catholic Church exists, are principally dioceses ...
The Catechism of the Catholic Church lists three types of sacramentals: blessings, [12] consecrations and dedications, [13] and exorcisms. [ 14 ] Rosary beads, scapulars, medals and religious images are more accurately termed devotional articles ; prayers such as the rosary, the stations of the cross, litanies, and novenas are called popular ...
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Catholic art has played a leading role in the history and development of Western art since at least the 4th century. The principal subject matter of Catholic art has been the life and times of Jesus Christ, along with people associated with him, including his disciples, the saints, and motifs from the Catholic Bible.