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A container in which the Eucharist is placed for adoration is the?
It is called a monstrance, also knownas an ostensorium
How do you use the word monstrance in a sentence?
(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."
What is the object that holds the Catholic host for adoration?
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.
What is Saint Clare's symbol?
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.
What is the name for the gound that exposes the Blessed Sacrament?
OSTENSORIUM (MONSTRANCE)
How do you pronounce monstrance in spanish?
Ésa no es palabra española.
What does a monstrance have to do with St. Clare?
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.
What is the vessel called that is used to expose the Blessed Sacrament for Adoration?
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)
Why is a monstrance the symbol of Saint Clare of Assisi?
"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." Source: (see link below)
What is St. Clare always holding in her pictures?
She is frequently depicted holding a ciborium or a monstrance,
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 worn to bless people with the monstrance?
Usually, a long vestment called a COPE; it has a top snap worn over the alb. Also, a HUMERAL VEIL, a long cloth worn over shoulders used to cover the hands and hold the monstrance
