Fr. Gaul's Teaching Homilies
On November 3/4, Fr. Gaul covered the following:
Altar, Nave, Sanctuary, Sacristy, Tabernacle, Relics, Stations of the Cross, Ambo, Ambre, the Priests' Dress, Sedilia, top of altar(mensa), bottom of altar (boot).
Please see attached "Terminology" below for explanations of each.
He also covered some etiquette points:
• Parking Lot - Speed limit thru parking lot is 8 mph. Please slow down when driving thru parking lot and be aware of children and adults.
• Communion - proper way to receive Communion - when receiving in the hand, hold hands up and out at chest level, fingers extended. If receiving on the tongue - hold head back, tongue out. Do not lick or bite the person giving you Communion.
• The reason for the Tabernacle - it holds the consecrated hosts for the Sick, Adoration and Communion Services. - When the Tabernacle is open, DO NOT SIT kneeling is preferred.
• Be quiet Before and After Mass in the Nave. If conversation needs to be held, please use the Gathering Area.
• Children - if a child is crying or having a crying fit, please take them out into the Gathering Area until they calm down and you are able to return to the Nave. If your child needs food, please provide snacks that do not leave crumbs and drinks in cups that do not leak. Please clean your area after Mass. The Angels Haven and Nursery are also available for your use.
Some older altars have Relics inside the Altar on a stone containing bone fragments of a past Saint. The Altar at Good Shepherd has a Relic from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre - an Altar cloth that was used on the Altar. Church of the Holy Sepulchre contains the two holiest sites in Christianity: the site where Jesus of Nazareth was crucified,"Golgotha", and Jesus's empty tomb, where he is said to have been buried and resurrected.
On November 10/11, the items covered were:
Items covered that were listed in the "Terminology":
(Altar Candles (Lanterns), Credence Tables, Holy Oils, Baptismal Font, Paschal Candle, Book of the Gospels, Chalice, Eucharistic Cups, Pall, Paten, Purificator, Corporal, Labado Dish and Cruets, Manitergue (Finger Towel), Vigil Lights, Monstrance, Incense, Incense Boat, Censor or Thorobo)
Items not listed on the "Terminology":
Bread - flour, water, salt - unleavened
Wine - fermented grape juice (unfortified)
Chalice Veil - used to make Chalice look pretty
Burse - a square cloth case used to carry the corporal in a Communion service
Cope - called a Plume - name for Raincoat - Cope is French and means to hit a person as hard as you can with your fist and expect to win. Cope with and illness, you overcome it and you win. Cope with the weather
Humeral Veil - Used for special ceremonies/ devotions. The veil contains pockets. These pockets allow the Priest/Deacon to hide their hands as no part of their body is to be seen when performing a blessing. Pyx - used to take the Eucharist to those who are sick.
Burse - small purse used to hold the pyx.
Statuary - Statues of the Sacred Heart, Mary, St. Joseph, etc. in the Church
On November 3/4, Fr. Gaul covered the following:
Altar, Nave, Sanctuary, Sacristy, Tabernacle, Relics, Stations of the Cross, Ambo, Ambre, the Priests' Dress, Sedilia, top of altar(mensa), bottom of altar (boot).
Please see attached "Terminology" below for explanations of each.
He also covered some etiquette points:
• Parking Lot - Speed limit thru parking lot is 8 mph. Please slow down when driving thru parking lot and be aware of children and adults.
• Communion - proper way to receive Communion - when receiving in the hand, hold hands up and out at chest level, fingers extended. If receiving on the tongue - hold head back, tongue out. Do not lick or bite the person giving you Communion.
• The reason for the Tabernacle - it holds the consecrated hosts for the Sick, Adoration and Communion Services. - When the Tabernacle is open, DO NOT SIT kneeling is preferred.
• Be quiet Before and After Mass in the Nave. If conversation needs to be held, please use the Gathering Area.
• Children - if a child is crying or having a crying fit, please take them out into the Gathering Area until they calm down and you are able to return to the Nave. If your child needs food, please provide snacks that do not leave crumbs and drinks in cups that do not leak. Please clean your area after Mass. The Angels Haven and Nursery are also available for your use.
Some older altars have Relics inside the Altar on a stone containing bone fragments of a past Saint. The Altar at Good Shepherd has a Relic from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre - an Altar cloth that was used on the Altar. Church of the Holy Sepulchre contains the two holiest sites in Christianity: the site where Jesus of Nazareth was crucified,"Golgotha", and Jesus's empty tomb, where he is said to have been buried and resurrected.
On November 10/11, the items covered were:
Items covered that were listed in the "Terminology":
(Altar Candles (Lanterns), Credence Tables, Holy Oils, Baptismal Font, Paschal Candle, Book of the Gospels, Chalice, Eucharistic Cups, Pall, Paten, Purificator, Corporal, Labado Dish and Cruets, Manitergue (Finger Towel), Vigil Lights, Monstrance, Incense, Incense Boat, Censor or Thorobo)
Items not listed on the "Terminology":
Bread - flour, water, salt - unleavened
Wine - fermented grape juice (unfortified)
Chalice Veil - used to make Chalice look pretty
Burse - a square cloth case used to carry the corporal in a Communion service
Cope - called a Plume - name for Raincoat - Cope is French and means to hit a person as hard as you can with your fist and expect to win. Cope with and illness, you overcome it and you win. Cope with the weather
Humeral Veil - Used for special ceremonies/ devotions. The veil contains pockets. These pockets allow the Priest/Deacon to hide their hands as no part of their body is to be seen when performing a blessing. Pyx - used to take the Eucharist to those who are sick.
Burse - small purse used to hold the pyx.
Statuary - Statues of the Sacred Heart, Mary, St. Joseph, etc. in the Church
