Holy Mysteries
Americanplural noun
Example Sentences
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He celebrated, so people said, or pretended to celebrate, the Holy Mysteries in a little cottage in the village where he lived, in the presence of his own relations and a few ignorant peasants.
From Saint Athanasius The Father of Orthodoxy by F. A. (Frances Alice) Forbes
So from that day forward the Holy Mysteries of our Redemption were celebrated there by Priests and Clerks, and on festivals, hymns to the praise of God were sung to stir up devotion of heart.
From The Chronicle of the Canons Regular of Mount St. Agnes by J. P. Arthur
They were laid in a sarcophagus in an arcossolium, and on the covering slab the Holy Mysteries were celebrated on the anniversary of their martyrdom.
From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould
By partaking of Thy Holy Mysteries, O Christ, may I be estranged from passions, joined to Thy Grace, and confirmed in life.
From Orthodox Daily Prayers by Anonymous
In Odessa Cathedral, when the Archbishop of Kherson was celebrating the Holy Mysteries, an uproar occurred with cries of "Down with the priests!"
From The Red Conspiracy by Joseph J. Mereto
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