The basin at the entrance of a Catholic church where the faithful dip their fingers and cross themselves.
Gestul amintește de Botez. Apa este sfințită de preot; la marile sărbători, preotul stropește credincioșii cu ea (aspersiune).
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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.
- 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.
- ChaliceThe consecrated cup, usually of precious metal, holding the wine for the Eucharist.
- ConfessionalThe wooden booth in which a Catholic priest hears confession through a grille.