Catholic Word of the Day: THURIBLE, 09-01-10

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THURIBLE

The censer or vessel in which incense is burned at liturgical services. It consists of a cup-shaped metal body for holding charcoal and incense, with a separate lid for controlling the smoke and fire, and a chain, or chains, allowing the censer to swing safely without spilling its contents. (Etym. Latin t[h]uribulum, from t[h]us, [stem t(h)ur-], incense; from Greek thuos [sacrificial] incense, burned offering, offering.)

All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.

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Have you ever been to a funeral Mass for a Catholic, or a Solemnity Mass? Then you have seen the thurible when they incensed the altar, the gifts, the casket, the priest, the people.

Incense is a symbol of our prayers soaring aloft as referenced in the Book of Revelation.

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I burned my hand on one of those things several times as an altar boy. Ouch!