A metal casket, often shaped like a church, on the Holy Table, in which Communion is kept for the sick.
Chivotul are rolul pe care îl are tabernacolul în Biserica Catolică. În el se păstrează Sfintele Daruri sfințite, pentru a putea fi duse oricând bolnavilor și muribunzilor.
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- 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.
- ChaliceThe consecrated cup, usually of precious metal, holding the wine for the Eucharist.