Glosario

A container for religious relics.

A bishop of the fifth and sixth centuries known as the Apostle of the Franks, who baptized King Clovis of the Franks and 3,000 of his followers on Christmas Day, 496. Feast day: Oct. 2.

Forgiveness and absolution.

If not subject to disciplinary proceedings, a member of the clergy may renounce his or her orders and be removed from the active exercise of the ordained ministry.

Mass or Eucharist offered on behalf of the dead.

Decorations behind or above the altar, typically a wooden screen.

A raised shelf or ledge behind the altar, which may hold a cross, candles and flowers.

A 13th-century British scholar, bishop and clerical reformer known for his piety, humility, and serving the poor. Feast day: April 3.

A 16th-century British bishop and Protestant martyr, burned at the stake by order of Queen Mary I. Feast day: Oct. 16, along with Thomas Cranmer and Hugh Latimer.

Originating in medieval English ecclesiastical usage, an honorific for a bishop, commonly abbreviated as the Rt. Rev. From the Latin reverendus meaning «worthy of respect» with the addition of right as an intensifier meaning «very» or «properly.»