Absolution of the dead is a prayer for or a declaration of absolution of a dead person's sins that takes place at the person's religious funeral. Such...

It is a universal feature of the historic churches of Christendom, although the theology and the practice of absolution vary between Christian denominations...

stand in place of the body at the absolution of the dead or used during Masses of the Dead and All Souls' Day. According to Peter Stanford, the term originates...

(confession). Absolution may also refer to: Absolution (album), a 2003 album by the English band Muse Absolution of the dead, part of the traditional Roman...

following the Second Vatican Council. However, the absolution of the dead remains part of the funeral service of the Tridentine Mass. The absolution of the dead...

supervision of id Software, the main developer of the Doom franchise, and was tentatively titled Doom: The Absolution. It uses a customized version of the Doom...

sung in the Office of the Dead in the Catholic Church, and at the absolution of the dead, a service of prayers for the dead said beside the coffin immediately...

Hitman: Absolution is a 2012 stealth video game developed by IO Interactive and published by Square Enix's European branch. It is the fifth installment...

The Lacrimosa (Latin for "weeping/tearful"), is part of the Dies Irae sequence in the Catholic Requiem Mass. Its text comes from the Latin 18th and 19th...

In the present form of the Confiteor as used in the celebration of Mass, mea culpa is said three times, the third time with the addition of the adjective...

"Commendation of the dead person" (referred to also as the Absolution of the dead), which in the case of a funeral, follows the conclusion of the Mass. For many...

the formal ceremony of the placing of the papal tiara on a newly elected pope. The first recorded papal coronation was of Pope Nicholas I in 858. The...

Remembrance of the Dead The priest now prays for the dead ("those who have gone before us with the sign of faith and rest in the sleep of peace") and...

the dead (Latin: Missa pro defunctis) or Mass of the dead (Latin: Missa defunctorum), is a Mass of the Catholic Church offered for the repose of the souls...

before the Pauline Epistle (Galatians 1:8–9) The Epistle of Saint Paul The Third Service The Husoyo (Liturgy of Absolution) The Proemion The Sedro (Main...

eternal flames. It is best known from its use in the Roman Rite Catholic Requiem Mass (Mass for the Dead or Funeral Mass). An English version is found in...

water. The absolution of the dead is only performed in context of the Tridentine Mass. Following the Second Vatican Council, the absolution of the dead was...

Absolution Gap is a 2003 science fiction novel written by Welsh author Alastair Reynolds. It takes place in the Revelation Space universe and is a direct...

Blood of Jesus Christ the Lord'), also known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, is a liturgical solemnity celebrating the real...

present" in the consecrated forms. The sacrifice of the Mass was to be offered for dead and living alike and in giving to the apostles the command "do...

deeds on the parishioners' behalf, and the priest has some freedom in formulating these. This is concluded with the priest's prayer of absolution, "which...

Dragon Age: Absolution is a Canadian-South Korean adult animated fantasy television series created by Mairghread Scott for Netflix. Produced by Red Dog...

The Canon of the Mass (Latin: Canon Missæ), also known as the Canon of the Roman Mass and in the Mass of Paul VI as the Roman Canon or Eucharistic Prayer...

The Roman Rite (Latin: Rītus Rōmānus) is the most common ritual family for performing the ecclesiastical services of the Latin Church, the largest of...

the West his feet are turned to the East..." Next comes a cycle of prayers, the funeral Mass, and absolution of the dead. Candles are lit around the coffin...

assistant priest; this honor fell on the most solemn occasions to the Cardinal-bishop of Ostia, the Dean of the College of Cardinals. Cardinal-deacons acted...

such as those of Ukraine and Slovenia, that use a form of the Byzantine Rite as their liturgy. It is unique in that it is based on the Eastern Christian...

is not one of you that cannot win the kingdom, / The slow, the suffering, the quick, the dead." The crowd's Hosannas become progressively tinged with...

confessed, the priest lays his hands on the penitent's head while reciting the prayer of absolution.[citation needed] Sin is a mistake made by the individual...

priest without the assistance of sacred ministers (deacon and subdeacon). Before 1969 reforms, a sub-distinction was also made between the sung Mass (Missa...