LITURGICAL MINISTERS

• ordained ministers
– bishop ( high priest)
– priest
– deacon
• non-ordained ministers
- religious men and
women ( religious vows)
- Laity ( extraordinary
ministers)
 man made things used in the liturgy
• Sacred Images: should be
displayed for veneration
by the faithful
• The Cross: calls to mind
for the faithful the saving
Passion of the Lord
• Candles: the light of
Christ.
• The Tabernacle: the Most
Blessed Sacrament
should be reserved.
• The Chair: signify his
office of presiding
• bells: to call attention
• Altar table
 LITURGICAL COLORS OF THE
VESTMENT USED
DURING THE LITURGICAL YEAR
WHITE

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LITURGICAL
VESTMENTS

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 PRIEST ALB

ALB
 Symbolizes purity of soul required for
Mass, the garment in which Pilate
clothed Christ.

CINCTURE
It signifies chastity and purity.

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STOLE
IT IS THE MARK OF THE
OFFICE OF PRIEST

SAME COLOR AS THE

CHASUABLE

PRIEST HAS SMALL STOLE

WHITE/PURPLE USED FOR
RECONCILIATION &
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
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CHASUBLE
WORN BY THE
PRIEST OVER THE
ALB.
THE COLOR VARIES
ACCORDING TO
THE LITURGICAL
SEASON OR FEAST
It represent charity.
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WHITE CHASUBLE
• EASTER
• CHRISTMAS

FEASTS OF:
• JESUS
•BLESSD MOTHER
•ALL SAINTS
•ANGELS
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WHITE CHASUBLE
•SAINTS WHO ARE
NOT MARTYRS
•MARRIAGES
•BAPTISMS
•MASS FOR THE
•DEAD (FUNERALS)
SYMBOLIZES JOY
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GREEN CHASUBLE

ORDINARY TIME
IN THE CHURCH
YEAR

SYMBOLIZES HOPE

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RED CHASUBLE

•PASSION SUNDAY
•GOOD FRIDAY
•IT SYMBOLIZES THE
BLOOD OF JESUS

IT IS ALSO USED ON
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RED CHASUBLE

•PENTECOST

•FEASTS OF MARTYRS

•MASS OF THE HOLY

SPIRIT

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VIOLET CHASUBLE
•ADVENT
•LENT
MAY BE USED
FOR FUNERALS
•SYMBOL OF
PENANCE 14
ROSE CHASUABLE
3RD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

•GAUDETE SUNDAY

4TH SUNDAY OF LENT

•LAETARE SUNDAY

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GOLD CHASUBLE

HIGH FEASTS IN
THE CHURCH:

CHRISTMAS
EASTER
SPECIAL LITURGIES

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DALMATIC

•WORN BY THE
DEACON FOR
LITURGY OF THE
EUCHARIST

•HAS WIDE SLEEVES

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DEACON’S STOLE
STOLE GOES OVER THE
LEFT SHOULDER

THEY HAVE THE SAME LITURGICAL

COLORS AS THE
CHASUABLE

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COPE- USED FOR:
•BENEDICTION
•PROCESSIONS
Worn over ALB
for Liturgies
outside the mass or
Outside of the Church
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COPE/HUMERAL VEIL
USED FOR BENDICTION
OF THE BLESSED
SACRAMENT AND WHEN
THE EUCHARIST IS
CARRIED IN A
PROCESSION

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Liturgical Vessels
Chalice

The consecrated gold or

gilded silver cup used to hold
the Precious Blood. Only
priests or deacons are
allowed to touch the Chalice
(though sacristans may in the
course of their duties.
Paten The consecrated gold or
gilded silver plate on which
the Sacred Host is laid. Only
priests or deacons are
allowed to touch the Paten
(though sacristans may in the
course of their duties).
A Communion Paten has a
handle and is held under the
chin of one receiving the
Eucharist so that in case the
Host is dropped, it won't fall
to the floor.
Ciborium • A chalice-shaped vessel
used to hold consecrated
Hosts for distribution
during the Communion of
the faithful. It is kept in the
Tabernacle between
Masses, covered with a
white veil (which can be
decorated with precious
metals).
Cruets

These vessels hold

the water and wine
before Consecration.
Monstrance

The Host is kept in place inside

the crystal or glass frame by a
crescent shaped gold or silver
gilded clip called a "lunette."
The monstrance is used during
Benedictions and processions,
etc., for adoration by the
faithful.
 • The  Aspersory is a
Aspersory container for holding
Holy Water. The
Aspergillum is a stick-
shaped implement with
holes in it to dip into the
Aspersory and catch the
Holy Water for sprinkling
the people and things.
Leviticus 14:49-52, Numbers
19:18, Psalm 50:9, etc.
 • A thurible is the incense
Thurible burner used at Mass. It
hangs from chains so it can
be swung to incense
people and things. The
boat is where the incense is
stored until it is placed in
the thurbible.
Pyx • A small container, also
called a custodia, used to
carry the Sacred Host when
taking it to the sick and
homebound. It is made of
the same material as the
Ciborium -- gilt on the
inside.
  
Altar Linens
Chalice veil

Small silk cloth, of the same

color as the priest's
vestments, used to cover the
Chalice.
Purificator

used to wipe the Chalice before

the Offertory and after
Communion, the priest's lips and
fingers. It requires no special
blessing.
Pall

used to cover the Chalice to prevent

impurities from falling into it. The
center of the pall is stiffened by a
cardboard insert so it lays smoothly
over the top of the chalice.
Finger Towels

These may be made of any

material (preferably linen)
and are used at the lavabo
and after Communion
Corporal

A blessed square linen cloth which is

spread out by the priest in the middle
of the Altar.
 Liturgical books

the Missal- liturgical book containing all

instructions and texts necessary for the
celebration of Mass throughout the year
 The Pontifical

Liturgical book which contains the rites and

ceremonies usually performed by bishops
 The Breviary

Contains all the Divine Office without chant. At

the end of the whole book come the prayers
before and after Mass and two private litanies
 The Ritual

• The (Rituale Romanum) contains all the services a

priest needs besides those of the Missal and
Breviary. It gives general directions for administering
Sacraments and sacramental (funeral, blessings,
processions, exorcism)
 The Memorial of Rites
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• The (Memoriale Rituum) or Little Ritual

(Rituale parvum) is the latest of these official
books. It gives directions for certain rites (the
blessing of candles, ashes, palms, the Holy
Week services) in small churches where there
are no ministers (deacon and subdeacon).
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