Aromatic resin burned in the censer; its smoke symbolises prayer rising to God.
Tămâia se folosește încă din vechime în cult. Mirosul ei e unul dintre semnele după care recunoști imediat o biserică ortodoxă sau catolică. Credincioșii aduc uneori tămâie la biserică ca dar.
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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.
- ChaliceThe consecrated cup, usually of precious metal, holding the wine for the Eucharist.