The locked, often gilded cabinet in which the consecrated hosts are kept; a red lamp always burns beside it.
Tabernacolul se află pe altar sau într-o capelă laterală. Candela roșie aprinsă de lângă el arată că Isus este prezent în Euharistie. De aceea, credincioșii catolici îngenunchează (fac genuflexiune) când trec prin fața lui.
See also
- 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.
- HostThe thin, round unleavened bread used for the Eucharist in the Latin rite.
- Tabernacle (chivot)A metal casket, often shaped like a church, on the Holy Table, in which Communion is kept for the sick.
In the same category
- 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.
- Diskos (paten)The consecrated plate on which the bread for the Eucharist is placed.