Obligatory. The celebration of the Eucharist in a sacred place such as a church is to take place on an altar; however, outside a sacred place, it may take place on a suitable table, always with the use of a cloth, a corporal, a cross, and candles.
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The word "altar", in Greek θυσιαστήριον (see:θυσία), appears twenty-four times in the New Testament.In Catholic and Orthodox Christian theology, the Eucharist is a re-presentation, in the literal sense of the one sacrifice being made "present again".
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The altar or communion table forms the focal point in many churches. An altar can be any type of structure or table where divine offices are recited and where the Eucharist is celebrated. Altars furnish churches, chapels, shrines and other places of worship.
The Christian altar consists of an elevated surface, tabular in form, on which the Sacrifice of the Mass is offered. The earliest Scripture reference to the altar is in St. Paul (1 Corinthians 10:21); the Apostle contrasts the "table of the Lord" (trapeza Kyriou) on which the Eucharist is offered, with the "table of devils", or pagan altars.
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This style of altar sits on a series of pillars with arches that support a beautiful altar surface. This altar is available in different sizes and different wood stain finishes. This is perfect for services or as a beautiful piece of religious furniture.
A beautiful medium oak finish cross with a well it has a picture of jesus with the lambs behind glass. symbolism represented by the eagle. Up for sale is a 20" Antique Altar Wall Hanging.
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Altar (in LITURGY). —In the New Law the altar is the table on which the Eucharistic Sacrifice is offered. Mass may sometimes be celebrated outside a sacred place, but never without an altar, or at least an altar-stone.
Today, any becoming table may be used as an altar by any priest in case of necessity and altar stones are no longer manufactured. Altars in the Catholic Church find many forms. The main altar in many churches was a fixed table, often not more than a shelf built into reredos just beneath the tabernacle.
The Catholic Altar Significance of the Altar The Catholic altar is both a sacrificial altar, and a table for a communal meal. In Jesus’s time, altars where animal sacrifices took place as atonement for sin were common under Jewish norms and traditions.
—The Christian altar consists of an elevated surface, tabular in form, on which the sacrifice of the Mass is offered. The earliest Scripture reference to the altar is in St. Paul (I Cor. x, 21); the Apostle contrasts the "table of the Lord" ( trapeza kurion ) on which the Eucharist is offered, with the "table of devils", or pagan altars.
Position for the Hand carved Religious Church Catholic Marble Altar Table Early Christians faced east at prayer, a practice witnessed to by Clement of Alexandria built with an east-west axis.