Background
Tau Apiryon, current Primate of EGC within the U.S.A., states that:
"The Fifth Collect in Part V of Liber XV, the Gnostic Mass, defines the Saints as those who have adored the "Lord of Life and Joy," which is "the might of man" and "the essence of every true god that is upon the surface of the Earth," and who have manifested the glory of this Lord/might/essence unto men."
In the Catholic and Orthodox churches, a saint is a person who has been canonized (officially recognized) after his or her death. In Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica, death is also usually, though not necessarily, a prerequisite for sainthood, since Aleister Crowley was certainly alive when he wrote Liber XV and included himself in the list.
All of the Saints listed in the Gnostic Mass are male, and during the Collect they are invoked by the words:
"May their Essence be here present, potent, puissant and paternal to perfect this feast!"
This has been interpreted by contemporary commentators to mean that "the invocation of the Saints of Liber XV was intended to inform the office of the Priest in his role as a male adorant of the Priestess in her role as Goddess incarnate."
Read more about this topic: Saints Of Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica
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