Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series II/Volume XIV/Additional Canons 1/Synod of Laodicea/Canons/Canon LVIII

Canon LVIII.

Oblation must not be made by bishops or presbyters in any private houses.

Notes.

Neither a bishop nor a presbyter shall make the offering in private houses.

By &#8220;the oblation&#8221; here is intended the oblation of the unbloody sacrifice according to the mind of the Greek interpreters.&#160; Zonaras says:&#160; &#8220;The faithful can pray to God and be intent upon their prayers everywhere, whether in the house, in the field, or in any place they possess:&#160; but to offer or perform the oblation must by no means be done except in a church and at an altar.&#8221;