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Mass_Objects_Terms
Celebrating the Mass - Objects - Catholic Toolbox.com
Term | Definition |
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Alb | white robe down over street clothes, priests, deacons |
Altar | the table of the Lord in the sanctuary |
Chalice | cup used by the priest/Eucharistic ministers for the Blood of Christ |
Chasuble | colored vestment worn only by the priest |
Ciborium | gold cup with a lid for the Body of Christ in the Tabernacle |
Corporal | small white cloth placed in the center of the altar |
Cruets | small pitchers of water and wine for the mass |
Lectern | the podium where the lector reads the Lectionary at Mass |
Sacramentary | the book the priest prays from during the Mass at the altar |
Pall | stiff, white board placed over the chalice |
Paten | small dish usually used with the chalice |
Peplum | (Chalice Veil) a cloth covering used to hide the chalice and paten up to the offertory and after Communion. It is selected by the liturgical color for the service. |
Presider’s Chair | The priests who presides at Mass stands at the chair for opening rites, sits in the chair for Scripture Readings, and stands at the chair again for the communion prayer and concluding rites. |
Lectionary | the book of scriptures read at the Liturgy of the Word |
Sacristy | the room where priests vest before Mass |
Stole | long scarf worn by the priest around his neck and down the front of him |
Tabernacle | the ornate receptacle used to place the Body of Christ |