Altar – Eucharistic Table
Ambo – Lectern or Pulpit
Asperges – Holy Water sprinkler Blessed Sacrament
Chapel – Location of the tabernacle, the place of reservation
Chalice – Cup for sacred wine, used by the priest
Corporal – The square cloth covering the altar table where vessels are placed
Ciborium – Cup/Bowl for the sacred body of Jesus
Credence Table – Table that holds the water, lavabo and cups
Cruet – Small receptacle for wine or water
Decanter – Large receptacle for wine
Hosts Unconsecrated: Bread or Hosts
Hosts Consecrated: Consecrated Bread or Hosts; The Body of Christ; Holy Eucharist; Holy Communion
Wine UnConsecrated: Wine
Wine Consecrated: The Blood of Christ; The Precious Blood. The consecrated elements may also be referred to as the Sacred Species or as the Lord’s Body and Blood.
Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion – One who assists the priest in the distribution of the Body and Blood of Christ Flagon – Large pitcher that holds the (consecrated) wine Hosts –
Altar bread and hosts may be either consecrated or unconsecrated.
Lavabo – Small pitcher and basin using during the washing of hands
Lectionary – Book of Scripture readings for Mass
Lector – One who proclaims the Word of God
Purificator – Towel like cloth used to wipe the edge of the chalice or cup
Roman Missal – Book containing the prescribed prayers, chants, and instructions for the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the Roman Catholic Church.
Sacrarium – Small white basin where the body and blood of our Lord are disposed of (located in the sacristy)
Sacristy – Room where the Minister’s vestments, vessels and books are kept
Sanctuary – Entire area on the level of the altar
Transubstantiation – By the consecration the transubstantiation of the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ is brought about. Under the consecrated species of bread and wine Christ himself, living and glorious, is present in a true, real, and substantial manner: his Body and his Blood, with his soul and his divinity (cf. Council of Trent: DS 1640; 1651).
Thurible – Bowl that holds the incense
Thurifer – One who carries the thurible
Viaticum – Eucharist received at the time of death