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The Catholic Church holds to the doctrine of transubstantiation, which is the belief that the body and blood of Christ continue to be present in the bread and wine even after Mass is concluded. Therefore, a tabernacle serves as a secure and sacred place in which to store the Blessed Sacrament for carrying to the sick and others who cannot ...
Two episodes from the Passion-cycle murals of Öja Church, Gotland. The iconic significance of the Chalice grew during the Early Middle Ages. Depictions of Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane, such as that in the fourteenth-century frescoes of the church at Öja, Gotland (illustration, right), show a prefigured apparition of the Holy Chalice that stands at the top of the mountain ...
Objects used in the Eucharist. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. C. Chalices (2 C, 20 P) M. Monstrances (4 P) V. Veils ...
In Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, Lutheranism and some other Christian denominations, a chalice is a standing cup used to hold sacramental wine during the Eucharist (also called the Lord's Supper or Holy Communion).
Paten, 13th century, now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Ensemble for the celebration of the Eucharist Derrynaflan Paten, part of an 8th- or 9th-century communion set found in County Tipperary, Ireland. A paten or diskos is a small plate, used during the Mass.
The Peace: The people stand and greet one another and exchange signs of God's peace in the name of the Lord. It functions as a bridge between the prayers, lessons, sermon and creeds to the Communion part of the Eucharist.
In Catholicism, the Eucharist is a liturgical rite that is performed as a holy sacrament. In the course of the ceremony, bread and wine are consecrated and considered changed in substance into the body and blood of Christ and are then consumed by the participants. The ceremony is considered of great importance, and thus special items are made ...
Pyx with Arabesques in Quatrofoil Frames, c. 13th century. A pyx or pix (Latin: pyxis, transliteration of Greek: πυξίς, boxwood receptacle, from πύξος, box tree) is a small round container used in the Catholic, Old Catholic, Lutheran and Anglican Churches to carry the Eucharist, to the sick or those who are otherwise unable to come to a church in order to receive Holy Communion. [1]