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Sacred Vessels

The document describes various sacred vessels and objects used in Catholic Mass and worship services. It discusses items such as the chalice and paten used for communion, as well as the ciborium, cruets, monstrance, aspersory, thurible, pyx and processional cross. It also mentions furniture like the altar, ambo, pulpit, holy water font and baptismal font. The document provides details on the materials, purposes and proper uses of these important religious items.

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Sacred Vessels

The document describes various sacred vessels and objects used in Catholic Mass and worship services. It discusses items such as the chalice and paten used for communion, as well as the ciborium, cruets, monstrance, aspersory, thurible, pyx and processional cross. It also mentions furniture like the altar, ambo, pulpit, holy water font and baptismal font. The document provides details on the materials, purposes and proper uses of these important religious items.

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SACRED VESSELS

Chalice
The consecrated gold or gilded silver cup used to hold the Precious
Blood. Only priests or deacons are allowed to touch the Chalice
(though sacristans may in the course of their duties). When Mass
begins, the Chalice is covered by the folded purificator and the pall.
Paten
The consecrated gold or gilded silver plate on which the Sacred
Host is laid. Only priests or deacons are allowed to touch the Paten
(though sacristans may in the course of their duties). A Communion
Paten has a handle and is held under the chin of one receiving the
Eucharist so that in case the Host is dropped, it won't fall to the
floor.
Ciborium (-a)
A chalice-shaped vessel with a lid used to hold consecrated Hosts
for distribution during the Communion of the faithful. It can be
made of any material as long as the inside is gilded. It is kept in the
Tabernacle between Masses, covered with a white veil (which can
be decorated with precious metals).
Cruets
These vessels hold the water and wine before Consecration.

Monstrance (or "Ostensorium" or "Ostensory")


A gold or silver vessel, often in a sunburst shape, with a clear glass
area, called a "luna," for viewing the Sacrament. The Host is kept in
place inside the crystal or glass frame by a crescent shaped gold or
silver gilded clip called a "lunette." The monstrance is used during
Benedictions and processions, etc., for adoration by the faithful. It
doesn't require a blessing, but it should be blessed.
Aspersory and Aspergillum (or "Aspergill")
The Aspersory is a container for holding Holy Water. The
Aspergillum is a stick-shaped implement with holes in it to dip into
the Aspersory and catch the Holy Water for sprinkling the people
and things.
Thurible (or "Censer") and Boat
A thurible is the incense burner used at Mass. It hangs from chains
so it can be swung to incense people and things. The boat is where
the incense is stored until it is placed in the thurbible.
Thurifer- the server responsible for the thurible.
Pyx
A small container, also called a custodia, used to carry the Sacred
Host when taking it to the sick and homebound. It is made of the
same material as the Ciborium -- gilt on the inside.

Ceriales and Processional Cross

Bells
*Sanctus Bell
 Entrance Bell * Church Bell

Sanctuary Lamp

Tabernacle and Veil

Sacrarium

Credence Table
Burse and Pall

CHURCH FURNITURE
DOOR
It is not only a physical passage, but most of all spiritual. Those who
enter the church door do so to leave the outside world behind their
backs, even for a short time, with all its real, practical, external
contingencies, in order to try to connect with their own inner
reality, their soul, and through it, to God.
The mere fact of passing a church door implies the will to shake off
your sins and place yourself in a state of grace.
Altar
The altar is surely the main element in any church. It is the
cornerstone of the liturgic celebration, the symbol of the presence
of God, since it’s on it that Christ’s sacrifice is repeatedly proposed.

Ambo
An ambo is an elevated desk or pulpit from which in the early
churches and basilicas the Gospel and Epistle were chanted or read,
and all kinds of communications were made to the congregation.

The Pulpit
a kind of mezzanine placed in the main nave of the church from
which the priest spoke to be heard by everyone. Today, with
modern amplification systems in churches, its use is mostly
decayed.
The Holy Water Font
a container filled with holy water. It is usually a tub placed on top of
a column, a pedestal or even a sculpture (pile holy water font) or
fixed to the wall (sealed holy water font) close to the entrance of
the church.

The Baptismal Font


a tub, usually placed on one side of the nave, in a side chapel
or a building next to the church, the Baptistery.

Even the Via Crucis can be


considered as a real sacred
decor. All churches and places
of worship have one, inside or
outside.

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