The mass and vestments of the Catholic church, liturgical, doctrinal, historical and archaeological . OSTENSORIUM 372 The Mass and Vestments What is its origin? It originated with the institution of the feastof Corpus Christi, (Pope Urban IV, 1264). What is the shape of the Ostensorium? The conventional form, in many varieties, isthat of a disc with encompassing sunbeams, setupon a pedestal with surmounting cross, which isof obligation, and the hollow centre for theLunula. In the beginning, the Monstrance wasfashioned after the little towers which were theTabernacles of the primitive church. I
The mass and vestments of the Catholic church, liturgical, doctrinal, historical and archaeological . OSTENSORIUM 372 The Mass and Vestments What is its origin? It originated with the institution of the feastof Corpus Christi, (Pope Urban IV, 1264). What is the shape of the Ostensorium? The conventional form, in many varieties, isthat of a disc with encompassing sunbeams, setupon a pedestal with surmounting cross, which isof obligation, and the hollow centre for theLunula. In the beginning, the Monstrance wasfashioned after the little towers which were theTabernacles of the primitive church. In some of the churches of the Cistercian Orderin France, the Ostensorium takes the form of asmall statue of the Blessed Virgin so constructedthat the Sacred Host may be placed in its handduring Exposition. What is the Lu-nula or Lunette? It is the smallglass and metal en-closure, circular inform, to carry andpresent the SacredHost erect in thecentral opening ofthe LUNETTE WJiat is the derivative of its name?From the Latin luna (moon). Ciborium, Pyx, Ostensorium, Etc. 373 Relative to its Structure, what has theChurch determined? February 4, 1871, the following query was sentto the Sacred Congregation of Rites: In expos-ing the Blessed Sacrament in the ostensorium isit permissible to use a lunette enclosed with circular glass sides, front and back, held in place by asilver circular band gilded on the inside, so thatthe Host is in actual contact with the double glasssurface. By a decree in response to that queryand a subsequent one of September 4, 1880, theSacred Congregation replied that it is not becom-ing to so enclose the Host. Notwithstanding thisprohibition the irregular lunette is still verygenerally manufactured and used. The legitimatelunette demands a metal back, gilt on the inside. What is the Custodia? It is a round, shallow vessel with close-fittingcover in which thelunette reposes whilstcarrying the SacredHost. It is requiredonly whe
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