We have seen that the first and principal destination was the catacombs, in the pursuit of slain martyrs and separated Christians include in its lap . - The size of the same words had to be a great. Even the pagan historian Tacitus speaks a tremendous amount of Christians (ingens multitudo) at the time of the Emperor Nero, and from day to day, the number of them, despite ever-new persecution, because "the blood of the martyrs" was always the seed of new Christians. It therefore had to such increase of the Christians and the cemeteries grow more, expand and grow, and, and thus arose during three centuries, the underground mining town around Rome in an area of more than 150 miles, with more than 6 million dead and more than 40 cemeteries.
now arises the question of how all of these cemeteries built, like the Christians to bury their many dead there, the anniversaries of the holy martyrs and celebrate their deceased loved ones, their could hold love feasts, without attracting the attention of the nations up and disturbed by them to be. Then answer the latest and most thorough investigations, first, that the catacombs, and that is the oldest in the major freight complexes richer Christian families were located. The burial site (area) in these goods was inalienable family property (a type Fideikommiss). It is therefore sufficient for a rich new converts, to determine an area to surround it with landmarks, by means of a judicial agreement or a will to stand up for it, and the Christian Cömeterium was assured. Apart from the apostolic times can be perhaps six to back seven resulting cemeteries. Second, said a Roman burial site for any law sacred and inviolable. This law was, therefore, the good Christians. Third, allowed at the end of the third century, a distant law the poor people, Tenuiores to secure their mutual burial grounds, and to form for this purpose colleges. They had to make a monthly contribution and could have a common grave. Apart from their graves had they known colleges and for their meetings at the graves of certain building Schola also Triclinium , where she Todesmahl on the anniversary of its highest Benefactors were. A special calendar was the date of the anniversary.
This law was for the Christians of great advantages. Because of that they made among themselves associations, brotherhoods, the one with the name of Ecclesia Fratrum, Concti fratres, (...) "Church of the Brethren," "Meeting of the brothers," or "brothers" referred to. They paid a contribution that had buildings and cemeteries, and Areae Cella and had assets. Under the protection of this law could thus operate freely fossores, you could bury the dead in their tombs, their Jahresgedächtnisse celebrate the agape or love feast hold, even lead a calendar in which the anniversary of the holy martyrs were recorded. The entrance to the Cömeterium was at the time of peace, open and next to it was the Triclinium and the cella of the tomb guards, as the Cömeterium S. Domitilla is still evident today.
This was not the case with all cemeteries. In most of the Gentiles knew the deeply hidden inputs are not, nor were they able, their extent, their location, nor its internal arrangements, to name their grave chambers and galleries. Therefore, when the persecution broke out when the blood of the imperial edict was published, when the cry Areae non sint (it closes the cemeteries) was heard, and to enter the catacombs was prohibited then subjected to the Pope and the priests, and those Christians who were most of the crackdown, in these cemeteries back, the stairs were buried, and new secret created, the air and light holes were plugged and all was buried in night and darkness. - Therefore, in the name of the Christian nations Latebrosa et lucifuganatio "a den-seeking light-shy people." - The priests, even the supreme pastor of the church called, in the days of fierce persecution their herds into the catacombs to the holy church, and took shelter there. So writes the Saint. Pope Clement about the year 91 AD, "Come, get together in the cemeteries! We want there to read the scriptures, sing hymns in honor of the martyrs and all the saints who have left the world to pray for our brothers who died in the Lord, in our chapels and chambers of the grave hl. Sacrifices that are pleasing to give to God, and singing of psalms which the escort, who died for the faith "-..
In this time of trouble were the gravediggers in her place They made secret entrances, investigated the executed murdered brothers their executioners to snatch and they wore down in the quiet night in the tombs, which they had been carved into the walls of the cemeteries. To the Gentiles also the secret entrances deny, were set up guards, who had a specific password that only the Christians was known. Several holy popes considered themselves in times of persecution in the catacombs. For them especially the hatred of the heathen was addressed, in the persecution edicts they were identified as particularly high priest. Not the fear drove them to flee, but a sacred duty to preserve their herds and to assist in the danger of the moment to comfort and counsel, and the ecclesiastical means of grace. Even St. Peter retired to the Cömetrium Ostrianum; St. Alexander Pope (109), St.. Callistus (219), hid themselves in the cemeteries long time, but Pope Caius (284-196) brought up to his martyrdom full 8 years in the catacombs to. From here, issued the Pastor of the church their first pastoral letter, here it held councils, consecrated bishops and priests who gave rules of discipline, taught the catechumens and new converts baptized, given the confirmation, where they celebrated the Holy Sacrifice, and strengthened their lambs with the body of the Lord, here they preached the word of eternal life, and from here they guided with a steady hand, the bark of the Church in the storms and raging waves. Here was Pope Stephen I (253-257) seized and dragged into the temple of Mars, so he sacrificed there under pain of death to the idol. Since a lightning came down from heaven in the idol temples, and destroyed under terrible Crashing the image of the idol. - In the general confusion made the hangman on the holy pope, and this came back to the catacombs. Here, he encouraged the faithful to his patience and took the most sacred sacrifice dar. 
But not all believers took the time pursuing their refuge in the catacombs, for the same had the crowd did not pose the same, nor would we can ensure the maintenance of so many thousands. A very large number remained in the city, partly because it's held them back, such as soldiers and partly because they could easily escape the danger itself, partly because they visit the prisoners and comfort, partly because the food hidden in the catacombs and bring news, partly because they accompany the condemned to death, had to care for her funeral. But from time to time they went down secretly in the catacombs, to attend the holy sacrifice and participate in the holy feast. - We support you want:
It is night, deep in the city of peace. Opens out into a remote road, the door of a house. Two men, one young, deeply wrapped in their Penula (coats) run to the shade of the building to the gates of the Via Appia. Now they are outdoors. The great Appian Way to take it. On both sides of the same project grave monuments of the nations up. The men, they recognize not look they rush past. Now they turn into a side street of country houses, at the grave by the path takes you. An hour has passed and now they have reached a hill, and stand still, because they are located at the entrance to a catacomb, which is below a vineyard. Awe they look again at whether any spies they listened, they get on a hidden staircase down into the depths. Darkness surrounds them, but they border on hue to light. There are lamps, which spread standing in small niches their gloomy light. You progress, now right, now left, pulls out the gallery on the walls of her eye looks nothing but graves. Finally heard from her ear psalm singing. A few more steps and they stand at the entrance to a brightly lit rock band. After she gave the doorman (Ostiarius) the password, they dip their fingers into a wall located in the shell with holy water, sprinkled to draw the cross on the mouth, forehead and chest and stand up. - A band of devout believer has already arrived. Opposite the entrance stands under an arch, the grave of a holy martyr. It is the altar. At the same the Bishop sits in his chair, priests and deacons around him. Hanging from the ceiling and standing in niches lamps illuminate the small church, the altar and the congregation of brothers, who attend absorbed in prayer of religious acts. The service has already started and just closes the subdeacon the role from which he read the epistle, and hear the delightful sounds wonderful, it is the gradual (step vocals). A deacon, the scroll in hand, kneels before the bishop who blesses him. He rose, blessed by the bishop and then reads from the Gospel. With the cry "Deo Gratias" he extends the role of the bishop to kiss and shoots them.
The bishop, a venerable old man, has settled in his chair again and starts preaching. He opens his mouth and words of instruction, edification, encouragement and comfort to escape his lips. The same strength of faith that lives within him, the same love for Jesus, which flares up within him, the same enthusiasm to fight for Jesus to death, which flows through his soul, he knows the hearts of his audience to consolidate and to inflame.
The sermon is over and it follows the dismissal of the catechumens (the catechumens were new converts, which were prepared for baptism through instruction;. Nante one they "hear" catechumens and penitents were allowed to attend religious services only until the Offertory.) , and all those persons who the actual celebration of the Divine Secrets could not attend. - The deacon calls out: "None of that hearing, no one is present, the infidels," and invite the prayers for the catechumens and penitents, who, blessed by the bishop to remove.
Now begins the Mass of the faithful. The bishop carries the general prayer for the church, pray the Creed and now proceeds to the offering of sacrifices, which on the sideboard, a simple, out of the wall protruding stones are ready. He takes the paten with the bread and the cup filled with water and wine from the hand of the deacon, sacrifice to both God the Lord in prayer and blessing and then sings the preface to the thrice Holy at the end.
The Still Fair (Canon, "the ordinance, or the epitome of metamorphosis words" [Basil de spirit. Sc 27] takes its beginning. After the bishop spoke with outstretched hands the sacred prayers and the Memento for the living, he takes the consecration of bread and wine with the most holy words: "this is my body", "this is my blood" and lifts the body of the Lord and his sacred blood up to worship. Deep silence reigns in the holy space, and all those present are absorbed in prayer and bowed deeply to his knees. You are indeed on the altar of "the Lamb who takes away the sins of the world" (John 1, 29), and indeed in the cups, "the blood that cleanses us from all sin." (I Jn. 1, 7) The Holy
conversion is over, the prayers, and the Memento for the dead are speaking, singing the Pater Noster and now begins the holy communion. Before the bishop breaks the consecrated Bread, the deacon calls: answer "the sacred to the saints", and the faithful: "A saint, A Lord Jesus Christ to the glory of God the Father, to whom be glory forever and ever "Now pray the bishop." O Lord our God! I have sinned in heaven and before thee, and I'm not worthy of your holy and unspotted mystery to partake, but as a merciful God make me worthy of your grace, that I will partake without condemnation of a holy body and blood for the forgiveness of sins. "
After the bishop received Holy Communion and laid the body of Christ on the paten to the deacon, has the sacred will be served and the creditors before calling the deacon to them." Come caused by fear of the Lord, with faith and love . Now near the first the men, then the women. The men put the hollow right hand in the left and to receive the heavenly bread, the deacon says, replied "the body of the Lord" and the believer: "Amen." Then the cup is handed to them by a deacon with the words "the blood of the Lord," and they reply, "Amen." The women received a linen spread over the hand the Lord's body and then the sacred blood with the same words of the deacon, "the body of the Lord, the blood of the Lord." While St. Communion is of the clergy and the audience sang Psalm 33 or Psalm 132: "Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in harmony" or Psalm 144: "All eyes are on you, O Lord!" -
Now that the faithful receive the most sacred, now lives as Jesus in their hearts, they do not fear the sword, nor fire, nor the wild animals, because the Lord is with them! - -
The two men, of whom we have spoken with great reverence near the table of the Lord, especially the younger, Tarcisius with names, Acolyte (clergy, exchange the minor orders were received, and the lights and wine and water to hl. victims worried.) receives with heavenly love 'the most sacred because it was an important and dangerous job given. He is the faithful in the city who could not attend the holy sacrifice, and the prisoner of the Lord's body bring. A deacon shall, on a snow-white linen, the consecrated bread. Carefully wrapped Tarcisius you to conceal it on his chest, leaving the catacomb joyful courage, and rushed to the city. Heading to meet him soldiers, as they keep to the hurry and ask him what he so carefully concealed? Since he does not respond to expose the desecration of his good reverend, they fall upon him and killed him! - He was found later.
is now finished in the catacombs of the church. Men and women away still. The bishop, however, goes with the deacons of the catechumens, who had gathered in a long, hewn from the tufa room. On the wall next to the entrance, the stone chairs are for the bishop, on the lower side walls of stone seats. The bishop sits down on a chair and begins teaching. As with the holy sacrifice men and women are strictly separated and carefully note deacons and deaconesses, that the order is complied with. The room is lit by lamps. Peculiar is that these bands are for the catechumens without embellishment and without any paintings. The reason for this phenomenon was the confidentiality of those doctrines and mysteries of faith, which could not know those who had not yet received by baptism into the church. - However, most Grakammern with different pictures and other decorations decorated. (58)
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