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prepare the Christian result, find the right to
person for honor and to participate in the “Eucharist”.
move in the kingdom of (Challaye, 1967: 452)
God presence. - Confession of Sin,
- Eucharist: The most important Expression of Repentance
rites and rituals of the and Forgiveness of Sins:
religion of Christ are It is obligatory for every
considered to be eating Christian to confess his
bread and drinking wine, sin to a priest; of course,
which is done in remembrance this religion is not common
of the revival of the among Protestants. (Molland,
covenant with Christ, 1989: 70)
and its root is eating the - Anointing: It is a ritual
bread and wine that that the priest prepares
Christians believe Jesus the person of the last
did on the last night of moment of his life for
his life with the the afterlife with special
“Apostles”. This custom prayers and holy olive oil.
is performed every Sunday In addition to these rites and
among Christians; but ceremonies, it is necessary to
later it was stopped state that belief in the
every week and now it is hierarchy and ranks of
done once a year. Christian clergy and respect
- The Rite of Adolescents for clerical officials from the
Entering into Christianity pope to local priests are
and Membership in the essential to the religion of
Church: According to Christ. (Nozari, 1996: 52-53)
this rite, the adolescents
go to the priest and ask The Concept of “Trinity”
for forgiveness, and In explaining the monotheistic
strengthen their faith and approach and expression the
covenant with Christ and People of the Book, the Holy
his teachings, and as a Quran says: