Lesser Feasts and Fasts (LFF)

A collection of proper collects, lessons, and psalms for the Eucharist on each of the weekdays of Lent, weekdays of Easter season, and each of the lesser feasts of the church year. LFF 2024 is currently in use by the church.


Letters Dimissory

Documents transferring the canonical residency of a member of the clergy from one diocese to another.


LGBTQ+

This acronym is acceptable in all references for “lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer and/or questioning,” plus other sexual and gender minorities. It is best used as a collective adjective: The webinar focused on the experiences of LGBTQ+ people in the church. Some groups include additional letters, such as I (intersex) and A (typically, asexual)....


Liturgical Colors

Liturgical colors for vestments and altar dressings change with the seasons of the church year.


Liturgy

Refers to the rites or texts that provide order for worship services.




login / logon / logoff

One word, no hyphen. Use two words in verb form. The login information was emailed. I log on to my laptop.


Louis, King

A 13th-century French king who sought to live a Franciscan life of poverty and self-denial in the midst of royal splendor. Feast day: Aug. 25.


Low Church

An ecclesial philosophy that emphasizes personal faith, Scripture, preaching, and favors a simpler, less ceremonial style of worship than that of high-church tradition.


Low Sunday

A Sunday when churches typically experience low attendance, such as the Sunday after Easter or Christmas.