Predella
The base of an altarpiece. Like the altarpiece, the predella may be painted or sculpted.
Paten
Small, gilded metal plate on which the host used by the priest during the Eucharist is placed.
Pall
A square piece of cardboard covered with white linen that is placed on the chalice and/or paten to prevent dust or any other dirt from contaminating the wine or the host.
Paschal candle
The large candle, decorated with the cross and the Greek letters alpha and omega and the year, on a separate candlestick in the choir. Every year at Easter, a new Paschal candle is lit. It symbolises Jesus Christ as the Light of the world. The light of the Paschal candle plays an important role in […]
Monstrance
A decorated glass holder on a base, in which a consecrated host can be placed for worship. In general, there are two types of monstrances: the ray monstrance and the tower monstrance, with the name referring to the shape of the object. The tower monstrance is very similar to the reliquary, which was very popular […]
Missal
Book containing the liturgical prayers for the day, which are read by the priest during mass.
Lectern
A sloping top on a pedestal or as the upper part of a cabinet or table-shaped piece of furniture, on which one can place a book or from behind which one can speak to people.
Lectionary
A liturgical book holding the epistles and Gospel readings to be read at Mass according to a fixed schedule. The Gospel reading forms the basis, and the epistles complement and/or parallel it. It concerns a three-year cycle: in the A-year from Matthew’s Gospel, in the B-year from Mark’s Gospel and in the C-year from Luke’s […]
The Way of the CrossWay of the Cross
Fourteen scenes of the Passion of Jesus, as a source of spiritual inspiration. The intention is to stop at each scene [or station] in prayer and reflection.
Chalice veil
A coloured cloth [usually in the appropriate liturgical colour] with which the chalice is covered before the actual Eucharist.
