Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-11
cense, lighted candles and the tabernacle

incense, lighted candles and the tabernacle
veil
1.-The corporal is a square piece of linen
upon which the host. the bread and wine
under the appearance in which 1t Is con-
ceived to be the body and blood Of Christ
are present upon the altar.
The chalica Is the cup used at the altar.
The pail is square piece Of linen by
which the chalice Is covered.
The corporal, pail and altar cloths, OF
which there are three, are to represent the
linen In which the body Of Jesus was
shrouded and buried
The paten Is q golden plate upon which
the priest puts the host. which he offers
and consecrates in the mass.
The ciborium Is a vessel closing with q
Id In this Is kept the holy eucharist for
the use OF the communicates
Ine monstrance Is a portable tabernacle
faithful.
Ringing Of the Bell.
"A small bell is occasionally rung during
the mass to give notice to such as cannot
see the altar Of the more solemn parts of
the sacrifice. Incense Is symbolical Of pray
er. The tabernacle veil Is to remind one of
the presence of the Lord in the sacrament
OF the altar Lighted candles are always
upon the altar mass. The missal is the
mass ass book containing the service"
:, The use by the priesthood" of a dis
a part not only Of the Jewish, but Of al
most all ancient religions Generally
speaking. In those Christian churches that
1etain them. the vestments represent the
original costume Of Rome and the ca at in
the first centuries
Authorities who have made a study of
the subject say that there appears very
little reason to doubt that from an early
cate Christian ministers employed some
distinctive dress in public Worshfp and
roman Catholic writer's claim to find
no rrfv a4x
fury or the practice of blessing the vest
ments which were destined for use in the
public church services.
Robes Of the Bishops.
The vestments spoken of above are those
used by priests of the churches. The
bishops. In celebrating. wear besides the
Vestments Of the priests two inner vest
ments, the dolmatic and the tunic, as we'll
as embroidered gloves and shoes, together
with the distinctive episcopal ornaments,
the pectoral cross, ring, inter and pas
toral stan, or, in the case of the arch
bishop, the crozier. When celebrating
mass, the archbishop wears the palltum.
In the Greek church a square piece of
cloth, stiffened, is worn pendant from
the glrdle. This was, it is said, perhaps a
napkin originally. Greek bishops wear
the omophorion, which corresponds with
the pallium. and also a pectoral cross, and
tney carry short pastoral staff. They
wear no ring, and except by the patriarch
OF Alexandria, the inter is not worn in
the sanctuary.
In the sixteenth century, when there
were many. religious changes, the effect
was to make corresponding change in
the use of vestments. In several cases
the Vestments were cast aside with the
ritual for the services The Calyanistic
worship may be said to have entirely cast
ASIDE both vestments and form. The
Lutherans generally retained the alb with
the cassock. In the Swedish church all
and Protestant Episcopal churches there
are several varieties. The high church"
retains all the vestments and ritual, while
the low church" only uses a small part of
each.