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Elevation (liturgy) In Eastern and Western Christian liturgical practice, the elevation is a ritual raising of the consecrated Sacred Body and Blood of Christ during the celebration of the Eucharist. The term is applied especially to that by which, in the Catholic Roman Rite of Mass, the Sacred Body of Christ (Host) and the chalice containing ...
An asterisk is a small, folding metal covering which keeps the veil and Aër (larger veil) from disturbing the particles of bread on the diskos (paten). [1] The asterisk is made of two strips of metal laid one on top of the other and joined in the center by a brad or screw. When the two pieces are turned perpendicular to each other it forms a ...
The Holy Chalice, also known as the Holy Grail, is in Christian tradition the vessel that Jesus used at the Last Supper to share his blood. The Synoptic Gospels refer to Jesus sharing a cup of wine with the Apostles, saying it was the covenant in his blood. The use of wine and chalice in the Eucharist in Christian churches is based on the Last ...
The chasuble ( / ˈtʃæzjʊbəl /) is the outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for the celebration of the Eucharist in Western-tradition Christian churches that use full vestments, primarily in Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran churches. [ a] In the Eastern Orthodox Churches and in the Eastern Catholic Churches, the equivalent ...
Chalice. A chalice (from Latin calix 'mug', borrowed from Ancient Greek κύλιξ ( kylix) 'cup') or goblet is a footed cup intended to hold a drink. In religious practice, a chalice is often used for drinking during a ceremony or may carry a certain symbolic meaning. Chalice in the vestry of the Ipatevskii Monastery in Kostroma.
The Antioch chalice is a silver-gilt eucharistic chalice created around AD 500–550. Currently it is on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Fifth Avenue in Gallery 300. [1] When it was discovered, the interior cup of the chalice was initially considered by some to be the Holy Chalice , the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper .
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. It is generally used during the liturgy itself, while the reserved sacrament ...
Mixed chalice. In the Christian sacrament of the Eucharist, the mixed chalice is the admixture of emblessed water and emblessed wine. [1] In preparing the sacrament, the priest blesses the water to represent the divine grace of God bestowed during baptism with water. The holy water is then mixed with red wine, which symbolises the blood of ...