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Fauken
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It’s my understanding that it’s not allowed, my post was a bit confusing, sorry!
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TheOldColonel
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Indeed, the shapes and sizes may vary…
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Maximilian75
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Didn’t Benedict use one like this?
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TheOldColonel
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I believe you are correct. The one in the photo is the “Chalice of Valencia” and is in the Cathedral there. It has a rather mysterious past. The development and use of grails and chalices is quite a fascinating topic.
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TheOldColonel
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You are right. He used that actual chalice…
The top “cup” is believed to be an “Alexandrian vessel” thought to be of oriental origin (100 - 50 BC). The base of similar stone, gold and jewels was added much later. Could this have been the “cup” used at the Last Supper? One must ask why a simple cup has been treated with such reverence.
The top “cup” is believed to be an “Alexandrian vessel” thought to be of oriental origin (100 - 50 BC). The base of similar stone, gold and jewels was added much later. Could this have been the “cup” used at the Last Supper? One must ask why a simple cup has been treated with such reverence.
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otrrl
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I know priests that have their own vestments and chalices. When our pastor moved to a new assignment he had 90 boxes of personal items plus his vestments. etc. And that was AFTER he sold off all his HALLOWEEN decorations.
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CRM_Brother
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I have found that most diocesan priests and many religious priests do, in fact, have a personal chalice. Many times it is a gift of their parish or family at their ordination. Some even collect chalices over the years. I once knew a priest with a whole curio cabinet full of them. They had been given to him by parishes who did not use them any more. Most of the ones he received he sent to missionary diocese where parishes might not be able to afford a new chalice, but the ones which were made of a material which was no longer allowed (like ceramic, crystal, or some types of wood) he kept.Do priests own their own chalices?
Or to put it another way, is it expected that a priest own his chalice?
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Theo2
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Right, because if it is dropped and broken while containing Jesus, Jesus would be tortured again with glass shards.Hmmm, I thought ceramic chalices are not allowed? That they have to be made of metal?
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giuseppe96
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I always thought that. Every priest at my parish uses a different chalice. One is an ugly wide conical chalice, the second is an average silver one, and the third is the traditional looking small gold chalice.
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on_the_hill
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Is that for real?
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edward_george1
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I think this is a little bit dramatic. The reality is that chalices should be made of metal so they won’t break and spill the Precious Blood. I’ve never heard it go further than that.
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JimR-OCDS
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A couple donated to our former pastor, a glass chalice and cups used by the EMHC’s, made of an unbreakable glass.
He used them rather than insult them by refusing their gift.
Apparently some one complained and he removed them, but then retired shortly afterwards.
Jim
He used them rather than insult them by refusing their gift.
Apparently some one complained and he removed them, but then retired shortly afterwards.
Jim
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