The thin, round unleavened bread used for the Eucharist in the Latin rite.
Spre deosebire de ritul bizantin, care folosește pâine dospită (prescura), ritul latin folosește pâine nedospită, după tradiția Cinei celei de Taină. Ostia mare, ridicată de preot la sfințire, se poate expune spre adorare în ostensoriu.
See also
- Holy CommunionReceiving the Body and Blood of Christ in the form of bread and wine, after fasting and confession.
- MonstranceA gilded, sun-shaped vessel in which the consecrated host is displayed for adoration and carried in processions.
- ProsphoraThe round leavened bread stamped with "IC XC NIKA", brought by the faithful for the Liturgy.
- TabernacleThe locked, often gilded cabinet in which the consecrated hosts are kept; a red lamp always burns beside it.
In the same category
- 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.