kisses the
stole each time he puts it on to show his willingness to submit to
that yoke.

Kneeling.--The most fitting posture in which prayer is to be offered
to God. Our blessed Lord Himself by His own example has taught us
this. In regard to kneeling in Public Worship, the Annotated Prayer
Book has this note: "The gesture of kneeling is not only a mark of
personal humility and reverence, but also one of those acts required
of every one as an individual component part of the body which forms
the congregation. To neglect it, is to neglect a duty which is owing
to God and man in this respect as well as the other. We have no
right to conspicuous private gestures in a public devotional
assembly; nor are the gestures which we use (in conformity to the
rules of the Church) to be necessarily interpreted as hypocritical
because our personal habits or feelings may not be entirely
consistent with them. As the Clergy have an official duty in Church,
irrespective of their personal characters, so also have the Laity.
It may be added that a respectful conformity to rules enjoining such
official duties, may often lead onward to true personal reverence
and holiness."

Kyrie.--The Greek title of the responses after the Ten Commandments
in the Communion Office. _Kyrie_ means "Lord," and taken with the
Greek word _eleison_, they form the first words of the response
"Lord, have mercy." {163}

L

Lady Day.--The English popular name for the FEAST OF THE
ANNUNCIATION (which see).

Laity.--Derived from the Latin _Laicus_, Greek _Laikos_, from _Laos_,
meaning "people." The word means of, or pertaining to the People as
distinguished from the Clergy. The term was first used in the second
century. It ought to be noticed that the term Laity, or Layman does
not mean the mere absence of rank, but denotes a positive order in
the Church. The word is the equivalent of "brethren," as we read in
the Acts of the Apostles, of the first Church Council which issued
the first pastoral letter, which begins "The Apostles and Elders
and _brethren_ send greeting" (Acts 15:23). When in our Conventions
or Councils the vote by orders is called for, the Clergy vote by
themselves and the Laity by themselves; in this we have an
illustration of the Laity as an order in the Church.

Lamb and Flag.--A symbolical representation of our Blessed Lord,
used in Church decorations. The lamb is the chief emblem of our
Saviour who was called by St. John Baptist,