By Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malty
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By Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malty
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KISS OF PEACE (Greek, aspasmos)
* A greeting exchanged among the clergy
and the congregation during the divine Liturgy
A of the Eucharist, as a token of pure love and the one spirit.
* The aspasmos dates back to the apostolic
age. In his epistles St. Paul repeatedly referred
to the "holy kiss," as in Rom. 16:16; 1 Cor. 16:20;
2 Cor. 13: 12; and 1 Thessalonians 5 :26. Besides
, St. Peter described it as a "kiss of charity" in 1
Peter 5:14.
* The kiss of peace is omitted in the Liturgy
of MaundyThursday, before Good Friday, and in the liturgy of the Bright (Holy) Saturday to
remember that our reconciliation with God and with each other has been realized by the crucifixion and the resurrection of our Lord.
KNEELING DOWN
* See "Bowing."
KYRIE ELEISON
* We say it repeatedly in prayer, meaning "Lord have mercy on us."
* An ancient petition, which is said or sung in worship in both Eastern and Western churches.
