CHRISTIANITY

The Concept Of Christianity 

There is one God revealed through the Scriptures as a Trinity of three distinct persons; the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit

Jesus was the Messiah promised in the Old Testament and is the Son of God

Jesus died for our sins and in so doing suffered the judgement of God on our behalf that we might be forgiven, be reconciled to God and brought close to Him

Prayers

There are many daily Christian and Catholic prayers:

The Lord’s Prayer (also known as the Our Father)

The Hail Mary

The Glory Be

Christian Holy Days

Christian Holy Day as, such as Easter and Christmas are important milestones in the Western secular calendar. Other festivals are as follows:

Advent (December 1st - December 25th)

All Saints Day (Day after Halloween)

All Souls Day

Ash Wednesday - first day of Lent 40 days before Easter

Easter - determined by the Gregorian calendar

Epiphany

Good Friday

Maundy Sunday

Palm Sunday

Christian Scriptures

The Christian Holy Book is called the Bible, and consists of the Old and New Testaments. The Bible has many rituals of purification in a wider context of ‘Religious Living’. For the purposes of Custody, general rituals of handwashing occur before worship for some Christians. For Roman Catholics, Holy Water may be required as a ritual symbolism of cleansing themselves, usually by dipping the fingertips in the Holy Water and then making the sign of the cross.