It is called a monstrance. Monstrance comes from the Latin word for "to show." The word "to show" in Italian is "mostrare," so you can see the reason they call it a monstrance.
Roman Catholic AnswerThere are many vessels used to hold the Blessed Sacrament: the Paten holds the Host, the Chalice contains the Precious Blood. The tabernacle contains the Hosts that are needed for the sick. The Monstrance contains a Host during Adoration or Benediction. A Ciborium holds a number of Hosts in the Tabernacle or during Holy Communion.
The Sacrament is kept in a Ciborium. For adoration, the Holy Eucharist is displayed in a monstrance.
(the "monstrance" is a standing vessel holding the Eucharist in a Mass)"There is some debate in the Catholic Church over the use of a very ornate monstrance for the Host.""The monstrance normally holds an oversized bread disc, which is not always consumed."
The container that is used to carry the host to the sick or shut-ins is called a pyx.Roman Catholic AnswerThat depends on which "container" you are talking about. The pyx is used for a few Hosts to be brought to the sick, a luna holds a single large Host to be put in a monstrance or ostensorium for adoration and/or benediction; a tabernacle is used to respose a number of Hosts between Masses for Communion for the Sick, or Communion outside of Mass, etc. A ciborium holds a number of Hosts to be distributed for Holy Communion, a paten is a saucerlike dish, usually of gold, to hold a Host during Mass. Those are the usual containers that would normally be used for a Host.
A Monstrance is the vessel used in the Roman Catholic, Old Catholic, and Anglican Churches to display the consecrated Eucharistic Host, during Eucharistic adoration or Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. The word monstrance comes from the Latin word monstrare, meaning "to show". It is closely related to the English word demonstrate, meaning "to show clearly". Both words share a common root.[1] In Latin, the monstrance is known as an Ostensorium (from ostendere "to show") and monstre/monstral (England). A monstrance is a container used by Catholics during adoration or benediction. The Host is put in a luna, then the luna is slid into the monstrance or ostensorium.A monstrance also known as ostensorium is the vessel used in the Roman Catholic, Old Catholic, and Anglican churches to display the consecrated Host, during Eucharistic adoration or Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.Originally created in the medieval period for the public display of relics, the monstrance today is usually restricted for vessels used for Hosts. The word monstrance comes from the Latin word monstrare, meaning "to show". In Latin, the monstrance is known as an ostensorium (from ostendere, "to show"). Due to its religious value serving as sacred vessel containing the Blessed Sacrament, which is the actual Body and Blood of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Catholic priests or deacons behold it using a humeral veil at times of procession or liturgy..CATHOLIC ANSWERA Monstrance is the vessel used in the Roman Catholic, Old Catholic, and Anglican Churches to display the consecrated Eucharistic Host, during Eucharistic adoration or Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. The word monstrance comes from the Latin word monstrare, meaning "to show". It is closely related to the English word demonstrate, meaning "to show clearly". Both words share a common root.[1] In Latin, the monstrance is known as an Ostensorium (from ostendere "to show") and monstre/monstral (England).
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.
Your question is strangely phrased, so I'm not sure what you mean by "instrument". A Monstrance or Ostensorium is used to hold the Blessed Eucharist for Adoration, it is placed on the altar. During Mass, a corporal must be placed under the Blessed Sacrament, the Precious Blood is held in the chalice and the Host is held in on a paten or in a ciborium.
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.
The eucharist is normally held in a church building although it can be held anywhere.
The place where the host is kept in church is called the Tabernacle. It is a locked box or cabinet where consecrated hosts (the Eucharist) are stored for adoration, communion, and to be taken to the sick.
In the Catholic Church, a host remains consecrated as the body of Christ as long as its physical form remains intact.
Yes, the noun 'host' is a standard collective noun for a host of sparrows. The noun 'host' is also a collective noun for: a host of angels a host of epidemiologists a host of padres