Editing Catholic Mass (section)

== Instruments of the Mass ==
for priests' apparel, see entry on [[Priestly vestments]]

for parts of a Church see entry on [[Layout of a church|Layout of a Church]]

* '''''aspersorium'' and aspergill'''
** ''aspersorium'' holds the Hoy Water
** ''aspergill'' is the brush or, traditionally, branch, used to sprinkle Holy Water
* '''chalice'''
** vessel in which the wine is consecrated and turned into the Blood of Christ
* '''chalice veil'''
** tent-shaped cover of the chalice for before the Liturgy of the Eucharist
* '''ciborium'''
** a container to hold consecrated hosts for distribution at Communion and later storage
** usually is made of gold or silver plate and has a lid to protect the hosts and that allows for stacking of them.
* '''corporal'''
** from "corps" for body
** the white cloth that is placed on the altar and on which the paten and chalice are placed
** it also covers the paten, chalice and pall before and after the Liturgy of the Eucharist
** it is folded to form 9 squares
** when not in use, it is folded and placed in a "burse"
* '''cruet'''
** container, usually of glass with a glass top or stopper, that is used to store the unconsecrated wine and water used to mix with the wine during the Liturgy of the Eucharist
* '''flagon'''
** also, decanter, a bottle or glass that holds the wine that will be consecrated
* '''Holy Water'''
** water that has been sanctified by a priest
* '''incense'''
* '''Lectionary''' 
** the script used in Mass
* '''monstrance'''
** or ''ostensorium''''',''' the vessel (holder) that contains the Eucharist when on display or procession (not usual in a Mass)
** the monstrance is most commonly used in a chapel for veneration of the Eucharist
** may also be used as a reliquary (to hold sacred relics)
* '''''myron'''''
** or "sacred chrism"
** the consecrated "annointing oil " used to signifiy "the sacramental sign of the seal of the gift of the Holy Spirit" ([https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/308/ CCC 1183])
* '''pall''' 
** or "vellum," a square, flat cover that goes over the paten when it is placed on the chalice before and after use
* '''paten'''
** the plate upon which the Bread is placed for consecration
* '''purificator''' 
** white cloth used to clean the chalice after Communion
* '''Tabernacle'''
** the container in which the Eucharist, or Consecrated hosts are kept 
** the Tabernacle is kept locked until the Liturgy of the Eucharist
** after the Rite of Communion, undistributed hosts are returned to the Tabernacle and locked
* '''thurible'''
** container that holds the incense at the end of a chain so that it may be swung in order to spread about the incense
* see: [https://www.archmil.org/Our-Faith/items-mass.htm Items used at Mass (archmil.org)]