Reserved sacrament
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During the Liturgy of the Eucharist, the second part of the Mass, the elements of bread and wine are considered to have been changed into the veritable Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. The manner in wh
The tabernacle at St. Raphael's Cathedral in Dubuque, Iowa, containing the reserved sacrament
A traditional "solar" monstrance used to display the Blessed Sacrament
Russian Orthodox vessel for taking Holy Communion to the sick (Kyiv Pechersk Lavra), kept in a tabernacle on the Holy Table (altar)
St Michael the Archangel, Findlay, OH bread and wine crop 1
Church tabernacle
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A tabernacle, also called a sacrament house, is a fixed, locked receptacle, usually located in a church or chapel, in which the Eucharist is reserved as part of the practice of keeping the "reserved s
Reserved sacrament
…is set aside and reserved after the reception of Communion and referred to as the reserved sacrament. The reserved sacrament is usually stored in a tabernacle, a locked cabinet made of precious materials and usually located on, above, or near the high altar. In Western Christianity usually only the Host, from…
The ornate tabernacle in St Martin's church, Kortrijk, Belgium
Tabernacle at Cathédrale Saint Louis de Versailles
Tabernacle at St. Catherine of Siena Church, in Trumbull, Connecticut.