Cessation is an act of discipline in the Church of Rome, technically styled cessatio a divinis, by which, for any notorious injury or disobedience to the Church, a stop is put to all divine offices and the administration of the sacraments, and the dead are deprived of Christian burial. The only privilege allowed is to repeat every week a private mass in the parish churches, the doors being, shut, taking care also not to ring the bell, or to admit more than two persons to the service; to administer baptism, confirmation, and penance to such persons as desire it, provided they are not under sentence of excommunication or an interdict; and to administer extreme unction, provided the prayers which are said before and after that sacrament are not repeated. Cessation may be incurred by a whole diocese, a city, a village, or one or more churches.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More