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Altar (Catholic Church) The altar of the parish church of Gampern, Upper Austria. The altar in the Catholic Church is used for celebrating the Sacrifice of the Mass. [1] The altar, typically centrally located in the sanctuary, is to be the focus of attention in the church. [2] At the beginning of the Roman Rite of Mass, the priest first of all ...
Altar candles are tall, thin candles made of beeswax and stearine. They are topped with a brass or glass candle follower, which helps keep wax from spilling on the altar linens. Altar candles are lit using a taper, which is a lit wick attached to a long handle. They are lit and extinguished in a particular order so that the Gospel side candle ...
A triple candlestick, also known as reed, tricereo, arundo, triangulum, or lumen Christi, was a liturgical object prescribed until 1955 in the Roman Rite Easter Vigil service, held on Holy Saturday morning. [1][2] In the Easter Vigil service, the deacon or priest lights each of its three candles in succession, chanting each time in ascending ...
Mass in the Catholic Church. The Mass is the central liturgical service of the Eucharist in the Catholic Church, in which bread and wine are consecrated and become the body and blood of Christ. [1][2] As defined by the Church at the Council of Trent, in the Mass "the same Christ who offered himself once in a bloody manner on the altar of the ...
A candlestick is a device used to hold a candle in place. Candlesticks have a cup or a spike ("pricket") or both to keep the candle in place. Candlesticks are sometimes called "candleholders". Before the proliferation of electricity, candles were carried between rooms using a chamberstick, a short candlestick with a pan to catch dripping wax.
The three altar cards arranged on an altar for use. The altar cards may only stand on the altar during Mass. The center one stands against the Tabernacle , altar cross or other support, and the left and right ones stand against either the candlesticks or the superstructural steps (each called a " gradine ") of the altar.
A monstrance, also known as an ostensorium (or an ostensory), [1] is a vessel used in Roman Catholic, Old Catholic, High Church Lutheran and Anglican churches for the display on an altar of some object of piety, such as the consecrated Eucharistic Sacramental bread (host) during Eucharistic adoration or during the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
Triple candlestick. Triple candlestick may refer to: A general form of candlestick. Triple candlestick (Catholic Church), a triple candlestick used in Catholic liturgy. Trikirion, a triple candlestick used in Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic liturgy. Paschal trikirion, a trikirion only used for Easter. A candelabra with three branches.