A small vessel with oil and a wick that burns before icons in church and at home.
Lumina candelei arată prezența lui Dumnezeu și rugăciunea neîncetată. Candela din fața icoanelor de pe iconostas și cea de pe Sfânta Masă ard, de regulă, fără întrerupere.
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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.
- 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.
- Commemoration listThe list of names of the living and the departed given to the priest to be remembered at the Liturgy.