A monstrance, also called an ostensorium, is a sacred vessel used by Catholics and Orthodox to place the Blessed Sacrament on display for adoration and benediction.
The montrance is used to hold a piece of the blessed sacrament for adoration.
Holds the body of Christ and people can see the body of Christ.
(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."
It is called a monstrance, also knownas an ostensorium
It is a place reserved for the adoration of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. In such a chapel, the Eucharist is placed in a Monstrance so that it can be seen and worshipped.
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.
Saint Clare of Assisi is often depicted with a monstrance, a symbol of the Eucharist, as she thwarted an attack on her convent by holding up the Blessed Sacrament in prayer. She is also often shown with a lily, symbolizing purity and her close relationship with Saint Francis of Assisi.
The Blessed Sacrament is the consecrated host (circular piece of unleavened bread) which is the body, blood, soul, and divinity of Jesus Christ, second person of the Trinity. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament is a ceremony during which the Blessed Sacrament is set by the priest into a monstrance for adoration. The monstrance is a blessed, golden container used to hold the Blessed Sacrament. In its center is a circular space where the Blessed Sacrament, in a glass case, is set. Around this center is gold, usually sculpted into long thin pieces that radiate like light from the center where the Blessed sacrament is. This container for the Blessed Sacrament is held upright on a golden pedestal, which is part of the monstrance. During the ceremony called Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, the priest exposes the host by setting it in the monstrance, and the monstrance is set on the altar in the church. Thus people can come and kneel and adore Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament, which is held exposed in the monstrance.
Which Church?
The eucharist is normally held in a church building although it can be held anywhere.
OSTENSORIUM (MONSTRANCE)
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Once when her convent was about to be attacked, she displayed the Sacrament in a monstrace at the convent gates, and prayed before it. The attackers left, the house was saved, and the image of her holding a monstrance became one of her emblems.
The term is Monstrance. 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. A monstrance looks like a golden sun with 'rays', with a glass center where the Host is placed. It has a column attached so a priest can hold it high, and a base so the priest can set it on the altar. In the picture above, the monstrance is sitting on the altar. "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. In Latin, the monstrance is known as an Ostensorium (from ostendere "to show") and monstre/monstral (England)." (Wikipedia)