Veil huméral

The veil huméral is an object used in the catholic Liturgie, in particular to proceed to the Blessing and the Hello of the the Blessed Sacrament.

It is about a part of fabric rather long and not very broad, very often in Soie, which appeared in the liturgy at the 9th century. There exist actually three different huméraux veils:

With the blessings like with the processions of the the Blessed Sacrament, such as for example at the time of the Corpus Christi, the priest covers the shoulder S and the Main S of the veil of the Blessed Sacrament , to hold the Ostensoir presenting the Hostie devoted. The veil is used to mask the Hostie - and consequently the lunule which contains it - glance of faithful until the lunule is placed in the Ostensoir, where the host is exposed. In the same way, the veil huméral is useful in the same way at the time of return of the host in the gate vault. This veil is always of color Blanc He.

The Sub-deacon, during the solemn mass, veil the Patène since before the Dedication until after the Lord's Prayer , with the veil of the sub-deacon . This veil is color of the day.

The veil of the assistant , also called wimpa , is used for this one in order to carry the Miter since the bishop must deposit it. This veil, usually of the liturgical Color of the moment, can also be white on any occasion. It seems that its introduction into the liturgy answers a desire to return a certain mark of respect to the Pontife. This veil is mentioned for the first time at the 14th century: “that which keeps the Miter has a veil to hold it”.

To these three veils is added, in the churches having a Relique Vraie Cross, a red veil with which the priest presents the relic to faithful for the venerating

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