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What is the name of the vessel stored in the tabernacle that holds the consecrated host?
The Sacrament is kept in a Ciborium. For adoration, the Holy Eucharist is displayed in a monstrance.
Use consecrate in a sentence?
He consecrated the host for communion.
What is the flat round piece of unleavened bread that is consecrated at Mass called?
It is called a host
What is a holy monstrance?
A monstrace is a vessel used to display a consecrated host. Typically, it is a starburst design with the host in the center clear window.
What is the plate called used in a church?
The paten is the saucerlike disk that it used to hold the Host when it is being consecrated.
Where is the host stored prior to the Mass in the Catholic Church?
Roman Catholic AnswerStrictly speaking, they should only be called "Hosts" when they are consecrated and are now physically and really the Body of Christ, at which point they would be on the altar, or stored in the Tabernacle. The small rounds wafers used for Hosts are just bread and usually stored in the sacristy or a convenient freezer before use, they are not technically "hosts" before they are used, just wafers.
Where on the altar does the priest store the consecrated Body of Jesus?
Consecrated Hosts are stored in a locked Tabernacle, not on the altar. The Tabernacle may be located immediately behind the main altar or on its own pedestal in the Church, non on the altar.
What is the name of the thing that holds the Host?
I am tempted to say the priest, but you are asking about a thing. The thing that the Host rests on when it is consecrated is a paten. The thing that the Host rests in when it is in the tabernacle is a ciborium. The thing that the Host is displayed in is an ostensorium or monstrance. You didn't specify which "thing".
Should host be capitalized in a sentence?
No, "host" should not be capitalized in a sentence unless it is at the beginning of the sentence or part of a proper noun.
Is the wafer at communion called a host?
Yes it is. Preferably, after it has been consecrated, it would be better to use the term Body of Christ.
What is a Catholic monstrance?
A monstrance is a receptacle used for holding a Consecrated Host (as Catholics be believe that when the bread [hosts] and wine are Consecrated during Mass they truly become the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ) for Adoration by the faithful.
What is kept in the tabernacle?
In Catholic churches the tabernacle contains the excess hosts consecrated at earlier Masses. Also, a 'luna' (large consecrated host) is held there so that Christ is always present, even if there are no excess hosts. The 'luna' is the host that is used for adoration and benediction.
