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English translation: the chalice and other items used by the priest for celebrating communion

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English term or phrase:	silver communion set
English translation:	the chalice and other items used by the priest for celebrating communion
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12:33 Jan 27, 2010

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English term or phrase: silver communion set

In Christ's Church, Woburn Square, you can see memorial tablets to these fine souls, and if you get acquainted with the gentle old rector he will show you a pendant star and crescent, set with diamonds, given by the Sultan during the Crimean war, "To Miss Charlotte Lydia Polidori for distinguished services as Nurse." And he will also show you a silver communion set marked with the names of these three sisters, followed by that of "Christina Georgiana Rossetti."

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the chalice and other items used by the priest for celebrating communion

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You can see examples in:http://www.bryandouglas.co.uk/silverware/communion_sets/comm... I suppose their names were engraved as donors.

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the chalice and other items used by the priest for celebrating communion

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set of silver plates, cups, crosses, spoons etc....

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explanation of the items of the communion set

Stephanie Ezrol

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the chalice and other items used by the priest for celebrating communion

Explanation:
You can see examples in:http://www.bryandouglas.co.uk/silverware/communion_sets/comm... I suppose their names were engraved as donors.

Jenni Lukac
Local time: 04:10
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set of silver plates, cups, crosses, spoons etc....

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...used in the communion services held by some churches, e.g. the Church of England.
http://www.communionset.co.uk/ shows pictures of such sets.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oXym8L-KK0 is a video of a communion service.

Jack Doughty
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Reference: explanation of the items of the communion set

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"Artifacts used during Holy Communion

A cruet (plural cruets) is a small glass container used to keep wine or water during the celebration of Holy Communion. Cruets comes in pairs, one containing water and one containing Altar Wine which is a special wine made only for the Eucharist, and contains a much lower alcohol percentage than other wines.

Both of these liquids are mingled together in the chalice during the Eucharist in commemoration of the Last Supper. The cruet containing water is marked A for Aqua and the one containing the wine, V for Vinum. The cruets each have a stopper to protect the contents from from flies and dust.

Chalices, often made of precious metal, and sometimes richly jewelled, have been used since ancient times. The chalice, from Latin calix, meaning cup, is a drinking cup or goblet with a bowl, a single stem, and a foot. The stem usually has a knob to make it easier to grasp. The chalice holds the sacramental wine during the Eucharist and everyone drinks from it, the server wiping the cup with a napkin and rotating it for each communicant. This is called taking Communion from a common cup. Worshippers can dip the bread into the cup if they prefer.

A ciborium (plural ciboria) is a covered container used to store the wafers or bread for Communion. It is like a chalice in shape but its bowl is more round than conical.

The lid has a cross or other sacred design mounted on it. The ciborium is usually made of gold or silver and the interior of the cup is always lined with gold.

The wafers, Communion Hosts, are round flat wafers made from unleavened bread. They are consecrated during the service and distributed amongst the congregation during the celebration of Communion.

The other vessel used to hold the Communion wafers is called a pyx and is a small box which serves for storing and carrying the wafers to the sick.

The celebrant used to consecrate enough bread during Communion to serve not just the people who are present at the service, but also the sick who are unable to attend. The extra consecrated host was stored in an ornamental box called a tabernacle until it was used. Because the bread was already consecrated, a lay eucharistic minister could administer it to the sick during visits.

In England, about the 16th century, there was a problem with people robbing churches to steal the consecrated host. They attempted to work magic with it. To stop these burglaries, Parliament passed a law requiring Anglican priests and any assisting clergy or lay eucharistic ministers to consume all the Communion elements in plain view of the congregation. That is why some Anglican churches, even outside England, do not have tabernacles even today.

A paten, or diskos, is the small circular plate that sometimes holds the Communion bread, or hosts.

It is used with a chalice and can be made of silver, gold or pewter.

Reference: http://www.stjames-hamptonhill.org.uk/WshSer/Com.htm

Stephanie Ezrol
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