March 20, 2009 – 11:04 am
The gremiale, also called gremial, is an apron-like vestment worn by the bishop as part of the Catholic Mass or other sacred orders. The Catholic Encyclopedia describes the current understanding of this vestment in this way: A square or oblong cloth which the bishop, according to the “Cæremoniale” and “Pontificale”, should wear over his lap, [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Artifacts
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Also tagged ancients, anointing, apron, catholic, ceremony, clothing, consecration, freemasons, hands, latin, liturgy, markings, marks, ordination, priesthood, rome, sacrifice, symbolism, vestments, washing
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December 24, 2008 – 5:54 pm
Recently I’ve been pondering the place of the temple in the Christmas story. Last week my wife and I attended the Conference Center performance of Savior of the World which was very well done and depicted the birth and resurrection of Christ. One of the first scenes involved the temple at Jerusalem. As I have [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Scholarship, Texts
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Also tagged books, christmas, dwell, elijah, gate, markings, mary, offerings, presence, priest, revelation, rituals, scriptures
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October 13, 2008 – 3:15 pm
One of our readers, Walt, emailed me a link to a fable that is intriguing. It is entitled “The Wolf, The Goat, And The Kid,” and was originally penned by the popular 17th century French poet and fabulist Jean de la Fontaine. THE WOLF, THE GOAT, AND THE KID by Jean de la Fontaine As [...]
September 25, 2008 – 10:32 am
The title is a bit of a mouthful, but let me explain. I have been a ballroom dancer since I was about 12 years old, or about 15 years. It has been quite an experience being involved with this subculture of ballroom dance, which has made up a large portion of my life. During the [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Practices
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Also tagged ancestors, blessing, book of mormon, breath of life, BYU, ceremony, cleansing, embrace, experience, family, genealogy, israelites, maori, prayer, rituals, sacred, symbols, traditions, video
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September 17, 2008 – 10:41 am
Hugh Nibley gave a lecture in 1975 on “Sacred Vestments” which was later transcribed and included in the collected works volume Temple and Cosmos (pgs. 91-132). The entire paper is fascinating, and highly recommended reading. One of the things he wrote about were certain Chinese artifacts which had been found depicting two mythological gods, Nüwa [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Posted in Artifacts, Scholarship
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Also tagged ancients, celestial, chinese, civilization, compass, construction, cosmology, creation, earth, heaven, hugh nibley, marks, marriage, noah, philosophy, rituals, scholar, square, symbols, universe, yin yang
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