receiving the sacrament, liturgic books

receiving the sacrament

The name of the process when the altar sacrament is received in the Catholic church. The altar sacrament represents Christ's saving sacrifice, the bread represents Christ's body, while the wine represents Christ's blood. From the 13th century the original two-fold process (both bread and wine were received) was replaced by a simple process, when only bread was received, but in certain church districts both forms were used at ceremonies. In the territory of the bishopric of Veszprém people received bread and wine at the beginning of the 16th century.

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liturgic books

The main type of liturgic books are the following: Missale (service book), Evangeliarium (the four complete gospels), Evangelistarium (the evangelic part of the mass on Sundays and at feasts), Epistolarium (containing letters from the New Testament), Sacramentarium ( used in the early Middle Ages, it was a liturgic book with a mixed content), Antifonarium (starting and returning parts in singing the liturgy), Graduale (usually the songs of the mass), Psalterium (psalm book), Brevarium (a prayer book, which contains the Biblical texts, prayers, hymns and parts from the life of saints which were compiled for monks for their everyday prayer hours), Pontificale (the description of the bishop's liturgic deeds, confirmation and consecration of priests), Rituale (texts needed for receiving the sacrament, compiled for lower priests).

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