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Of hands observed on this occasion is variously understood. The design of the ceremony of fasting, prayer, and imposition /aquinas/summa theologica/whether the character is imprinted.htm Of order is given at the moment of the imposition of hands. Now the Holy Ghost is given by the imposition of hands. Whether the Character is Imprinted on a Priest when the Chalice is. /the ecclesiastical history of sozomenus/chapter xvi in what manner and.htm Chapter XVI."In What Manner, and from What Cause, the Functions of the Presbyter,Īppointed to Preside over the Imposition of Penance, were abolished. In what Manner, and from what Cause, the Functions of the. /tertullian/on baptism/chapter viii of the imposition of.htm In the next place the hand is laid on us, invoking. Chapter VIII."Of the Imposition of Hands. /unknown/the decretals/vii of the imposition of.htm For all the faithful ought to receive the Holy Spirit. /aquinas/summa theologica/whether the imposition of the.htm Priest's hands is necessary for this sacrament? Objection. OF THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE (TEN ARTICLES) Whether the imposition of the Whether the Imposition of the Priest's Hands is Necessary for this. No ground is afforded by this symbolical action for a sacrament of "Orders." The act of laying on of hands was accompanied by prayer ( Acts 6:6 Acts 8:15 Acts 13:3), and the blessing sought was imparted by God Himself. Here again the fundamental idea is communication. The presbyters could hardly convey what they had not themselves received ( 1 Timothy 1:14). This is noticed as taking place in the appointment of the Seven ( Acts 6:6), in the sending out of Barnabas and Saul ( Acts 13:3), at the ordination of Timothy ( 1 Timothy 4:14 2 Timothy 1:6), but though not directly mentioned, it seems likely that it accompanied all acts of ordination of presbyters and deacons (compare 1 Timothy 5:22 Hebrews 6:2). Specially the imposition of hands was used in the setting apart of persons to a particular office or work in the church. In the New Testament Jesus laid hands on the little children ( Matthew 19:13, 15 parallel Mark 10:16) and on the sick ( Matthew 9:18 Mark 6:5, etc.), and the apostles laid hands on those whom they baptized that they might receive the Holy Spirit ( Acts 8:17, 19 Acts 19:6), and in healing ( Acts 12:17). The primary idea seems to be that of conveyance or transference (compare Leviticus 16:21), but, conjoined with this, in certain instances, are the ideas of identification and of devotion to God. The idea in these cases varies with the purpose of the act. The tribe of Levi was set apart by solemn imposition of hands ( Numbers 8:10) Moses appointed Joshua to be his successor by a similar act ( Numbers 27:18, 23 Deuteronomy 34:9). Im-po-zish'-un (epithesis cheiron, Acts 8:18 1 Timothy 4:14 2 Timothy 1:6 Hebrews 6:2): The act or ceremony of the imposition of hands appears in the Old Testament in various connections: in the act of blessing ( Genesis 48:14) in the ritual of sacrifice (hands of the offerer laid on head of victim, Exodus 29:10, 15, 19 Leviticus 1:4 Leviticus 3:2, 8, 13 Leviticus 4:4, 24, 29 8:14 16:21) in witness-bearing in capital offenses ( Leviticus 24:14).
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