Definitions

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  • Of or pertaining to a station.

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  • adjective rare Of or pertaining to a station.

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  • adjective Of or relating to a station.

Etymologies

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Latin stationalis: compare French stationnale.

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Examples

  • 1 After the recitation of a prayer there, the assembly proceeded to another church referred to as the stational church.

    Latest Articles ACatholicLife.blogspot.com 2010

  • 1 After the recitation of a prayer there, the assembly proceeded to another church referred to as the stational church.

    Latest Articles ACatholicLife.blogspot.com 2010

  • 1 After the recitation of a prayer there, the assembly proceeded to another church referred to as the stational church.

    Latest Articles ACatholicLife.blogspot.com 2010

  • 1 After the recitation of a prayer there, the assembly proceeded to another church referred to as the stational church.

    Latest Articles ACatholicLife.blogspot.com 2010

  • Under John Paul II, the Congregation for Divine Worship in 1988 stated that "the Roman tradition of the 'stational' churches can be recommended as a model for gathering the faithful in one place … at the tombs of the saints, or in the principle churches of the city or sanctuaries, or some place of pilgrimage which has a special significance for the diocese".

    Latest Articles ACatholicLife.blogspot.com 2010

  • Under John Paul II, the Congregation for Divine Worship in 1988 stated that "the Roman tradition of the 'stational' churches can be recommended as a model for gathering the faithful in one place … at the tombs of the saints, or in the principle churches of the city or sanctuaries, or some place of pilgrimage which has a special significance for the diocese".

    Latest Articles ACatholicLife.blogspot.com 2010

  • Under John Paul II, the Congregation for Divine Worship in 1988 stated that "the Roman tradition of the 'stational' churches can be recommended as a model for gathering the faithful in one place … at the tombs of the saints, or in the principle churches of the city or sanctuaries, or some place of pilgrimage which has a special significance for the diocese".

    Latest Articles ACatholicLife.blogspot.com 2010

  • Under John Paul II, the Congregation for Divine Worship in 1988 stated that "the Roman tradition of the 'stational' churches can be recommended as a model for gathering the faithful in one place … at the tombs of the saints, or in the principle churches of the city or sanctuaries, or some place of pilgrimage which has a special significance for the diocese".

    Latest Articles ACatholicLife.blogspot.com 2010

  • Their origin is ascribed by De Vert to the stational processions in Rome, when the deacons wore chasubles or 'mantles', in place of the customary dalmatics. (p. 129)

    Use, History and Development of the "Planeta Plicata" or Folded Chasuble 2009

  • In the sixth or seventh century, perhaps a little earlier, the chief acolyte of the stational church, carrying the sacred chrism covered with a veil, and, directing the procession, preceded on foot the horse on which the Pope rode.

    The Seven Acolytes at Papal Mass 2009

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