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Religion V
Stuff You Ought To Know
Mass
• Word & Eucharist• Eucharist is “source and summit” of the
Catholic Life.• “Eucharist” means thanksgiving• It if primarily a “Sacrifice”• Also, a meal and a commemoration of Our
Lord’s Resurrection• The Eucharist is also called the “Blessed
Sacrament.”• Catholics must go to Mass on Sat evening
or on Sunday.
Vestments for Mass
• Amice: a small linen cloth, which covers the priest’s shoulders
• Alb: a white linen tunic of full-body length• Cincture: a cord used to fasten the alb at
the waist• Maniple: a strip of cloth worn about the
neck and crossed on the chest• Chasuble: the outer garment, which hangs
from the shoulders• Dalmatic: the outer garment worn by
deacons in place of a chasuble
Liturgical Colors
• Green: Ordinary time• Purple, or violet: Advent and Lent• Red: Feasts of the Apostles and martyrs• Rose: Gaudete Sunday (3rd Sunday of
Advent) & Laetare Sunday (4th Sunday of Lend)
• White: Christmas and Easter• Black: mourning
Liturgical Vessels
• Chalice: the cup used for Consecration• Paten: plate used for holding the bread of
Consecration• Ciborium: shaped like a chalice, but it is
used to hold the hosts distributed at Communion
• Cruets: containers for the water and wine at Mass
• Monstrance: a portable container used to display the Blessed Sacrament at Benediction
Liturgical Linens
• Corporal: a square linen cloth, placed on the Altar, & used as a resting place for the sacred species during the Mass
• Altar cloth: a white cloth, often linen, used to cover the altar table.
• Pall: a square piece of starched material, usually linen, used to cover the chalice
• Purificator: an oblong piece of cloth, usually linen, used for cleaning vessels after Communion