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Today there is a rising tide of interest in worship and a renewed study of the church’s heritage of liturgy. But as students quickly learn, there are numerous terms, texts, and traditions for which regular dictionaries and even theological dictionaries are no help. The Pocket Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship is a quick-reference guide for students engaged in readings and lectures as well as for...

the Gospel *reading in the RC *Liturgy of the Word. . A person who assists with the liturgy (Gk. akolouthos, “follower”). The position is sometimes filled by a youth, in which case it is synonymous with altar boy, though it is now common for girls to serve as acolytes as well. . The calendrical period in the WC incorporating the four *Sundays preceding *Christmas Day, anticipating the coming (Lat. adventus) of Jesus Christ. The first week of Advent begins with the Sunday nearest the
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