A “panel with a central oval” was inserted in the 16th century in the frontal lower part of the high altar of the S. Maria della Passione church in Milano, Italy. The altar cavity in oval shape located in the central panel contains relics and is adorned with gold gilded symbols of the passion. Inside this cavity are relics of the saints presented in small glass containers and identified with written documents. Question: Did this individual central panel with cavity for the relics require 5 crosses for the high altar to be consecrated in the 16th century? Did the imagery of this panel require sacred imagery? Is the cavity a sepulcrum?? ![The high alter with panel of Santa Maria Della Passione ][1] Please view the image of the high altar and panel on the YouTube video "[MILANO, la meravigliosa chiesa di SANTA MARIA DELLA PASSIONE](https://youtu.be/PVhw393Bdno?t=541) " at minute 9:04.

I recently moved and have been Church hunting (but this it not a question about Church advice) and attended a "Local Church." In this particular Church, service goes as follows: * first part: * everyone opens hymn book * people shout out numbers (corresponding to hymn #) * everyone sings the hymn together * second part: * church splits up into small groups * everyone opens up a booklet of Nee/Lee * people stand up and talk about how this week's readings effected them / their insights on the week's reading Now, this is different to me (since I used to attend churches where a single person would preach) -- but I don't see anything _unbiblical_ about their approach. So what I'm curious now are: * are there any _theological_ differences between Nee/Lee/Local church and reformed theology? Thanks!

When Witness Lee was terminally ill, all the members of the Local Churches (also known as Recovery) around the globe were asked to pray for him, yet without mentioning his name in their prayers. Why was it so? Is there any specific reason in Christianity as to why names of those who Christians pray for must not be mentioned in prayers?

Many Catholic churches in the U.S. consider **Trunk-or-Treat** as a "Christ-centered, safe, family celebration". With expectations that volunteer workers' costumes & stations allude to biblical stories or saints, **Are Catholic Trunk-or-Treat parties considered Halloween or All-Saint's-Day parties?**

Is there any particular local traditions amongst any Christian denominations in the city of Damascus for celebrating the Conversion of St. Paul? The Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul on January 25th each year. > The conversion of Paul the Apostle (also Pauline conversion, Damascene conversion, Damascus Christophany and The Road to Damascus event), was, according to the New Testament, an event in the life of Paul the Apostle that led him to cease persecuting early Christians and to become a follower of Jesus. It is normally dated to AD 33–36. Since his birth is estimated at 5 AD, he would have been somewhere around the age of 28–31 at his conversion. > > The Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle is a feast celebrated during the liturgical year on January 25, recounting the conversion. This feast is celebrated in the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Lutheran churches. This feast is at the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, an international Christian ecumenical observance that began in 1908, which is an octave (an eight-day observance) spanning from January 18 (observed in Anglican and Lutheran tradition as the Confession of Peter, and in the pre-1961 Roman Catholic Church as the feast of the Chair of Saint Peter at Rome) to January 25. In rural England, the day functioned much like groundhog day does in the modern-day United States. Supposed prophecies ranged from fine days predicting good harvests, to clouds and mists signifying pestilence and war in the coming months. - Conversion of Paul the Apostle **Outside any liturgical celebrations, are there any local traditional ways for commemorating this event by the Christians of Damascus or it’s surrounding areas?**

Are the [Local Churches](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_churches_(affiliation)) , based on the teachings of [Watchman Nee](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchman_Nee) and [Witness Lee](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witness_Lee) , Calvinist (Reformed Theology)?