table of the Lord

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"What we are seeking to restore." says San Francisco's Episcopal Bishop James Pike, "is the family around the table of the Lord."

From Time Magazine Archive

Francis in his poetic language gave the name of mensa Domini, the table of the Lord, to this table of love around which gathered the little poor ones.

From Life of St. Francis of Assisi by Houghton, Louise Seymour

A few days later Shrewsbury laid on the table of the Lord a bill for limiting the duration of Parliaments.

From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

Real, live champagne, like that which fizzes and sparkles on the table of the Lord Mayor.

From Ghetto Tragedies by Zangwill, Israel

We do not believe but that we have as good a right to the table of the Lord as others.

From Indian Nullification of the Unconstitutional Laws of Massachusetts Relative to the Marshpee Tribe Or, the Pretended Riot Explained by Apess, William