Sentences with phrase «most sacred rites»

The Maya also used the caves in Belize to perform some of their most sacred rites, including offering up human sacrifices.
A black mass is a grotesque, sacrilegious ceremony in which the most sacred rite of the Catholic Church is deliberately mocked.

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The words of institution of the Lord's Supper, still heard around the world in the most sacred of Christian rites, bear witness to this conviction, «This cup is the new covenant in my blood» (I Cor.
A Hindu wedding, one of the most sacred of rites, incorporates many of these timeless rituals and customs.
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