Catholic Word of the Day: VESTRY, 01-18-14

CCDictionary ^ | 01-18-14 | from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary

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VESTRY

 

The room or rooms in the front of a church where the sacred vessels and vestments are kept, and where the priest and ministers at the altar vest for liturgical functions. It is also the place where parochial meetings are often held. In the Anglican, or Episcopal, Church the vestry is a body of laymen charged with responsibility for the temporal affairs of the parish. In Catholic tradition the vestry is more commonly called the sacristy.

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

[Salvation]

We will have a sacristy for all the vessels and preparations for Mass as well as a vestry for only the priest's vesting in our new church.

Does your church have two separate rooms or just one big sacristy?

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