The consecrated cup, usually of precious metal, holding the wine for the Eucharist.
Potirul este unul dintre cele mai importante vase liturgice. În ritul bizantin, credincioșii primesc Împărtășania din potir cu o linguriță; în Biserica Romano-Catolică, potirul îl folosește în principal preotul, iar credincioșii primesc de obicei ostia.
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- Altar (Catholic and Lutheran)The stone or wooden table on which the Eucharist is celebrated, visible to all; Catholic churches often have side altars too.
- AntidoronThe pieces of blessed bread given to the faithful at the end of the Liturgy; it is not Communion.
- AntimensionA cloth consecrated by the bishop, showing the burial of Christ; the Liturgy cannot be celebrated without it.
- Baptismal fontThe large vessel in which children are baptised; in Catholic and Protestant churches often a stone basin near the entrance.
- CandleThe faithful light candles on entering the church: separately for the living and for the departed.
- CenserThe metal vessel on chains in which incense burns; the priest censes the icons and the faithful.