The Syrian ChristHoughton Mifflin, 1916 - 425 pages |
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Page 18
... Door at the altar . While repeat- ing a prayer , the priest cut the hair on the crown of the boy's head with the scissors , in the shape of a cross . The simple act released the child and his parents of their solemn vow . " Twentieth ...
... Door at the altar . While repeat- ing a prayer , the priest cut the hair on the crown of the boy's head with the scissors , in the shape of a cross . The simple act released the child and his parents of their solemn vow . " Twentieth ...
Page 23
... door , lifting her open palms and turning her face toward heaven , and making her affectionate petition in the hearing of a multitude of guests , who must have echoed her words in chorus . In the congratulations of guests at a mar- 1 ...
... door , lifting her open palms and turning her face toward heaven , and making her affectionate petition in the hearing of a multitude of guests , who must have echoed her words in chorus . In the congratulations of guests at a mar- 1 ...
Page 38
... door of the church during mass , where the robed priest , who has been previously applied to for the sacred rite , meets the mother and receives the child in his arms . After making the sign of the cross with the child at the door , the ...
... door of the church during mass , where the robed priest , who has been previously applied to for the sacred rite , meets the mother and receives the child in his arms . After making the sign of the cross with the child at the door , the ...
Page 39
... door in the anas- tasis , or partition which screens the altar from the congregation ) the priest says for the third time , " Now enters the servant of God , " etc. After this the priest carries the infant through the north door , which ...
... door in the anas- tasis , or partition which screens the altar from the congregation ) the priest says for the third time , " Now enters the servant of God , " etc. After this the priest carries the infant through the north door , which ...
Page 110
... door . " The swiftness with which the poor people in East- ern communities bring their sick to a healer , be he a prophet or only a physician , is proverbial . Because of the scarcity of physicians , as well as of money with which to ...
... door . " The swiftness with which the poor people in East- ern communities bring their sick to a healer , be he a prophet or only a physician , is proverbial . Because of the scarcity of physicians , as well as of money with which to ...
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Abraham American ancient Anglo-Saxon Arabic behold Bible blessed Book Book of Acts Book of Judges Book of Kings Book of Proverbs bread and salt camel chapter of St child Christ Christians church clan command disciples divine door drink East enemies faith father fear feast feet flock friends give guest hand hated hath hatred heart heaven holy host housetop husband Israel Israelites Jerusalem Jesus journey Last Supper living loaves Lord Luke Master Matt means Midianites mother Mount Lebanon ness never night occasions Occidental Oriental speech Oriental's parable parents passage prayer prophet Psalm rendering Revised Version sacred salutation say unto Scriptural servant sheep shepherd simple social soul speak spiritual star swear Syrian tares Testament thee things thou shalt thought threshing threshing-board tion twenty-third Psalm verse West Western wheat wife wine woman women word writer Yusuf zeara