stripping of the altar

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A ceremony which takes place on Holy Thursday symbolizing the moment in the Passion of Christ when He was stripped of His garments. The celebrant assisted by deacon and sub-deacon removes from the altars of the church the altar-cloths and all ornamentation, leaving but the crucifix and candlesticks.

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• “stripping of the altar”. New Catholic Dictionary. Saints.SQPN.com. 22 August 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/stripping-of-the-altar/>