Catechesis on the Holy Mass - Part XXIII: Preparation of the Gifts
LITURGICAL CATECHESIS 23 –
PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS
We now move on to the Celebration of the
Eucharist, and the centre of our attention
move from the ambo/lectern to the altar.
The Liturgy of the Eucharist begins with the
Preparation of the Gifts, which comprises of
(1) Preparation of the Altar, (2) Collection, (3)
Presentation of the Gifts.
Preparation of the Altar - The altar, comes
from the Latin word, alere, meaning ‘to
burn’, because incense and sacrifices (such
as lamb) used to be burnt on the altar. After
Jesus has become the perfect lamb of
sacrifice on the cross, we now offer Him
instead (His Body & Blood) as a bloodless
and smokeless sacrifice. The altar is to be
fixed and immovable, to represent the
perpetual and unchanging sacrifice of Christ,
and covered with a linen cloth which recalls
the burial linen of Christ. The altar is
prepared with:
1. Corporal - a stiff square white cloth
placed at the centre of the altar. It comes
from Latin Corpus, meaning ‘body’ since it
is meant to catch any particles of the
Sacred Host or drops of Precious Blood
that might fall,
2. Purificator - a small white cloth used to
clean or purify the sacred vessels – chalice,
paten and ciborium – after the
communion,
3. Chalice – a sacred cup that contains the
wine which will be transformed into the
Blood of Christ,
4. Pall – a square piece of stiffened linen to
cover the chalice so as to prevent dust
and insect from entering the chalice,
5. Paten – a sacred plate that holds the big
altar bread used by the celebrant,
6. Ciborium(a) – sacred container(s) that
holds the small altar bread,
7. Missal – the authoritative book that
contains all the liturgical celebrations,
prayers and instructions for the Mass.
Katekisis Liturgi 23 – Nengkira
Diatu kitai datai ngagai maya ngintu Liturgi
Ukaristia, lalu batang pengawa kitai pindah
ari miji endur macha Bup Kudus ngagai
alta. Liturgy Ukaristia belabuh enggau
pengawa Nengkira, ti ngundan tusun
pengawa baka tu:
1) Nyendiaka Alta
2) Ngumpul Seddekah
3) Nyuaka Pemeri
Nyendiaka Alta: Alta, datai ari jaku Latin,
alere, reti iya ‘nunu’ laban menyan enggau
korban (baka anak domba) endang ditunu di
atas alta. Udah Jesus nyadi anak domba ti
bendar ti dikorbanka di atas regang, lalu
diatu kitai nyerahka Iya ke ganti (Tubuh &
Darah Iya) nyadika korban ke enda
bedarah serta enda berasap. Alta ditangam
mendam, nunjukka korban Kristus nadai
pengujung serta enda berubah, iya dibap
enggau kain linen ti ngingatka kain linen ti
dikena ngubur Kristus. Alta desediaka
enggau:
1) Corporal (Kain Korporal): Kain keras
burak besegi empat diengkah ba tengah
alta, jaku Corporal datai ari jaku Latin
‘Corpus’, reti nya ‘tubuh’. Laban iya
diguna dikena nyambut sebarang keping
Roti Kudus tauka titik Darah ti Pemadu
Berega engkaka bisi labuh / siuh.
2) Purificator (Kain Penuchi): Kain burak
mit dikena nunchi perengka kudus –
Chalice, Paten enggau Ciborium –
sepenembu nerima Roti Kudus.
3) Chalice (Mangkuk Missa): Mangkuk
kudus endur nyimpan wine
ti deka berubah nyadi
Darah Kristus.
4) Pall (Tudung Mangkuk
Missa): Kain linen ti keras
besegi empat dikena nutup
Chalice ngambika nagang
debu enggau indu utai tama
iya.
5) Paten (Pirin Roti Kudus):
Pirin kudus endur engkah
roti besai ti dikena /
dipandangka paderi ti ngulu
sembiang.
6) Ciborium (Sarang
Ukaristia): Mangkuk mit
endur engkah roti kudus ti
mit ti disadung ngagai
orang mayuh.
7) Missal (Bup Sembiang
Missa): Bup Missa ti
ngundan semua gawai
liturgy, sembiang enggau
semua penerang pasal
Missa.
弥撒礼规讲解 (二十三) 预备礼品
我们开始进入圣祭礼仪,并把焦点从读
经台转移到祭台上。圣祭礼仪是从‘预
备礼品’开始,整个礼仪包括(1)准备
祭台,(2)收捐,(3)奉献礼。
准备祭台:祭台 (altar)这个词源于拉丁字
“alere”,意思是“焚烧”,因为在古时
候,香和祭品(如羔羊)是放在祭台上焚烧
的。自那完美羔羊 - 耶稣基督 - 在十字架上
成了牺牲奉献后,我们就将祂(祂的圣体和
圣血)献上作不流血和无烟的祭品。祭台必
须是固定不动的,代表基督永恒不变的祭
献;台面覆盖着麻布,让我们记起包裹基督
的殓布。在祭台上被准备
的物品有:
1. 圣 体 布 ( 又 叫 九 摺
布):是放在祭台中央
的一块方形白布。白布
的 名 字 源 于 拉 丁 字
“corpus”,意即“身
体”,因为它是用来接
盛可能掉下的圣体碎屑
或溅出的圣血。
2. 圣血布:是在领圣体
后,用来擦拭或洁净圣
器(圣爵,圣盘,圣体
盒)的一块小白布。
3. 圣爵:用来装酒的圣
杯,那酒将在杯里被转
变为基督的宝血。
4. 圣盖:是用来盖圣爵的
一块硬布,以防止灰尘
或昆虫进入圣爵。
5. 圣盘:一个神圣盘子,
用来装主祭用的大块祭
饼/圣体。
6. 圣体盒:用来盛装小块祭饼/圣体的神圣
盒子。
7. 弥撒经书:一本具权威性的经书,内容
包括一切礼仪庆典,祈祷文和弥撒指
示。