An acolyte is an assistant or follower assisting the celebrant in a religious service or procession. In many Christian denominations, an acolyte is anyone performing ceremonial duties such as lighting altar candles. In others, the term is used for one who has been inducted into a particular liturgical ministry, even when not performing those duties.
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An acolyte lighting a candle on the altar of Calvary Episcopal Church in Rochester, Minnesota, Unite...
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Evangelieläsning med rökelse Sankt Matteus kyrka, Stockholm under julnattsmässan
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The Acolyte
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Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Connell consecrates St Mary's new altar 'coram Populum'.
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