|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries: |
Research categories | Follow us on Twitter |
Research categories
View all topics in the newsView all reference sources at Encyclopedia.com |
|||
Rogation Days
Rogation Days. In W. Christendom certain prescribed days of prayer and fasting in early summer, associated with prayer for the harvest. The ‘Major Rogation’ on 25 Apr. was a Christianized version of the pagan Robigalia, which involved a procession through the fields to pray for the preservation of the crops from mildew. The ‘Minor Rogations’, on the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before Ascension Day, derived from the processional litanies ordered by St *Mamertus of Vienne (c.470), when his diocese was troubled by volcanic eruptions. In the C of E the BCP of 1662 ordered the observance of the three (minor) Rogations as ‘Days of Fasting and Abstinence’. In the RC Church the Rogation Days were replaced in 1969 by periods of prayer for the needs of mankind, the fruits of the earth, and the works of men's hands; these may be arranged at any time of year.
|
|
|
Cite this article
E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Rogation Days." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Rogation Days." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-RogationDays.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Rogation Days." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-RogationDays.html |
|
Rogation Days
Rogation Days in the calendar of the Western Church, four days traditionally set apart for solemn processions to invoke God's mercy. They are Apr. 25, the Major Rogation, coinciding with St. Mark's Day; and the three days preceding Ascension Day, the Minor Rogations. The processions are Christian adaptations of Roman pagan ones; in rural districts they are regarded as blessing the fields. The prayers include the Litany of the Saints (see litany ). Such liturgical usages are no longer prescribed in the universal Roman Catholic liturgical calendar; observance is left to the discretion of the national councils of bishops. |
|
|
Cite this article
"Rogation Days." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Rogation Days." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Rogation.html "Rogation Days." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Rogation.html |
|
Rogation days
Rogation days. In W. churches, days of prayer and fasting in the early summer, associated with intercession (Lat., rogare, ‘ask’), especially for the harvest.
|
|
|
Cite this article
JOHN BOWKER. "Rogation days." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Rogation days." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Rogationdays.html JOHN BOWKER. "Rogation days." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Rogationdays.html |
|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries:
HighBeam™ Research, Inc. © Copyright 2012. All rights reserved.
The Encyclopedia.com advertising network includes:
