Catholic Word of the Day: MANIPLE, 12-15-11

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MANIPLE

An ornamented small vestment, long and narrow, formerly worn over the left arm of a celebrant at Mass. Originally it was a folded handkerchief. It is no longer a required vestment. (Etym. Latin manipulus, that which fills the hand; from manus, hand.)

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But we see pictures of priests still using the maniple

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But we see pictures of priests still using the maniple

I just don't like the way that sounds.