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Why is the blessed sacrament covered during a catholic mass?
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It is during the offering up in the Catholic Mass by the priest that the bread and wine are consecrated with the repeated words of Jesus Christ at the Last Supper,"This is My Body;This is My Blood" thereby making Jesus Christ present on the altar Body,Blood Soul and Divinity in the consecrated hosts and the Chalice filled with now consecrated wine which is the Blood of Christ. The "reserved Eucharist" you speak of is the consecrated species from other Masses offered by the priest. The Church always has extra consecrated host (not wine) in the Tabernacle saved for the sick and in the event there are more in attendance at the specific Mass then the priest has consecrated. Because the species in the tabernacle is already the Body and Blood of Christ and in respect to what already" is" and what is "about to be" consecrated, the Eucharist (Blessed Sacrament) is covered and held in a secure place called the Tabernacle.
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What is the Expostion of the Blessed Sacrament?
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.
What is the vessel that is used to hold the Blessed Sacrament?
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.
What do you call the red light near the tabernacle?
The red light near the tabernacle is typically called the sanctuary lamp or the eternal flame. It symbolizes the presence of the Blessed Sacrament reserved in the tabernacle and serves as a sign of Christ's presence in the Eucharist.
What does the Catholic Church teach about the existence of dinosaurs?
The Church is the Mystical Body of Christ, and, as such, teaches His Doctrine. As Our Blessed Lord and Savior did not see fit during His three years of teaching to cover the existence of dinosaurs, it is not covered in the Church's teaching. It may be covered by scientists and historians who happen to be Catholic, but it is not covered in revelation.
What does genuflect mean?
To kneel on one knee and then rise as an act of respect..Catholic AnswerA genuflection is an act of Adoration to the Blessed Sacrament, and an act of respect to a prelate of the Catholic Church. One lowers one knee to the ground, touch the ground with that knee, and then arise. from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980Genuflection. Bending of the knee as an act of reverence. Customary when passing before the Blessed Sacrament in the tabernacle, entering the pew for divine worship, and during certain ceremonies to the Cross. A double genuflection of both knees simultaneously was commonly made before the Blessed Sacrament exposed in a monstrance. The new directive since the Second Vatican Council specifies: "One knee is bent before the Blessed Sacrament, whether reserved in the tabernacle or exposed for public adoration" (Eucharistiae Sacramentum, 1973, number 84). Genuflections are also made to the Pope, to a cardinal, and to a bishop in his own diocese.Note: Genuflection to the Blessed Sacrament is made on the right knee, genuflection to a prelate is made on the left knee.
What does genuflect?
To kneel on one knee and then rise as an act of respect..Catholic AnswerA genuflection is an act of Adoration to the Blessed Sacrament, and an act of respect to a prelate of the Catholic Church. One lowers one knee to the ground, touch the ground with that knee, and then arise. from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980Genuflection. Bending of the knee as an act of reverence. Customary when passing before the Blessed Sacrament in the tabernacle, entering the pew for divine worship, and during certain ceremonies to the Cross. A double genuflection of both knees simultaneously was commonly made before the Blessed Sacrament exposed in a monstrance. The new directive since the Second Vatican Council specifies: "One knee is bent before the Blessed Sacrament, whether reserved in the tabernacle or exposed for public adoration" (Eucharistiae Sacramentum, 1973, number 84). Genuflections are also made to the Pope, to a cardinal, and to a bishop in his own diocese.Note: Genuflection to the Blessed Sacrament is made on the right knee, genuflection to a prelate is made on the left knee.
What are some ways Jesus presence in the Eucharist is honored?
When the Host is consecrated, the priest raises it high so that the people may adore. He does this again at the end of the Canon, and again before the Agnus Dei. Before the Blessed Sacrament reserved, everbody genuflects upon entering and leaving, and anytime that they cross in front of the reserved Blessed Sacrament. During Adoration, the Host is placed in a monstrance, and during Benediction everyone is blessed with the Sacred Host. A light is kept burning by the reserved Sacrament in the tabernacle and many candles are used on the altar when the Sacrament is there.
What are some ways that Jesus' presence in the Eucharist is honored?
When the Host is consecrated, the priest raises it high so that the people may adore. He does this again at the end of the Canon, and again before the Agnus Dei. Before the Blessed Sacrament reserved, everbody genuflects upon entering and leaving, and anytime that they cross in front of the reserved Blessed Sacrament. During Adoration, the Host is placed in a monstrance, and during Benediction everyone is blessed with the Sacred Host. A light is kept burning by the reserved Sacrament in the tabernacle and many candles are used on the altar when the Sacrament is there.
What happens during a Mass entrance?
The priest comes into the Church, genuflects to the Blessed Sacrament, reverences the altar, and goes to his chair.
What is the sacred vessel called that is used to expose the Sacred Host for Adoration?
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).
Why do communion?
At the Last Supper, Christ instructed the disciples, "Do this in memory of Me." He had broken bread, blessed the Bread and Wine, and shared it with his followers. Each time we reenact the Sacrament, we are redoing and participating in a Sacrament that Christ instructed us to do, and during which we draw closer to Christ.
If you're not Catholic can you have a Catholic priest bless you during communion?
Yes, because those who cannot recieve communion because they are not confirmed can get a blessing, and I know many people who are not Catholic that have been blessed by a Catholic priest.
