Oscar's Church is a Church of Sweden church in Stockholm. The three-aisled hall church, which holds 1,200 people, has an 80-metre-high tower in the south-western part of the building. Oscar's Church i
The Oscar's Church in January 2016
An priest elevates the host before the congregation during a Confirmation Mass at Oscar's Church.
In Eastern and Western Christian liturgical practice, the elevation is a ritual raising of the consecrated Sacred Body and Blood of Christ during the celebration of the Eucharist. The term is applied
Oscar's Church
…times because of problems with the foundation, non-deliveries and labour strikes, which is why the church was not consecrated until 1903. An priest elevates the host before the congregation during a Confirmation Mass at Oscar's Church. Interior Stained glass windows The church underwent several renovations…
Elevation of the Host, with vision of St John of Matha, painting by Juan Carreño de Miranda, 1666
The Elevation of the Host by French painter Jean Béraud (1849–1936)
A Legionary priest during the elevation at an ECyD camp in Ohio.
A priest raises the chalice during the elevation in a celebration Ad orientem