The Main Features of Churches and Their Functions in Worship

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The Main Features of Churches and Their Functions in Worship

Prayer is the raising of ones mind and heart to God or the requesting

of good things from God. From the beginning of life, humanity has been

praying and worshipping in some form or way. However, different

denominations have different traditions of prayer and worship. This

diversity of traditions is due to the 'Reformation' in the 16th

century, when different believes and traditions started to emerge from

the Roman Catholic traditions, causing the Catholic church to split

into different churches. These daughter churches have different

traditions from the Roman Catholic Church. In this essay, the

traditions that will be mainly referred to are the Roman Catholic

Church and the Quaker Meeting House as they have features that could

be easily distinguished from each other and very different styles of

worship.

The Roman Catholic Church has a couple of very significant features.

The most significant of them all is the High Altar. This is the most

important feature in the Roman Catholic Church and can be found in the

eastern end of the nave, raised up in the sanctuary. The High Altar is

made of marble and stone. It is very important as in it is placed the

body and blood of Christ used during the Eucharist.

On the other hand, the Quaker Meeting House also known as the Society

of Friends, do not believe in sacrament hence they do not practice the

Eucharist. They have no use, therefore of an altar. However, in the

place of an altar is a table at the centre of the room and on the

table are some flowers and a few books one of which is usually the

bible. The table is the focal point of the otherwise plain room of the

Quaker Meeting House.

One of the features in the Catholic Church is the crucifix. The

crucifix has a figure of Jesus on it. It represents the suffering of

Jesus, by which all Christians believe they are saved.

The Quaker meeting House, similar to the Roman Catholic Church, has a

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