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  Thurible
The thurible is the object used to carry live coals and into which incense is placed in order to release its smoke and aroma.
The Thurible is used at Masses of greater solemnity, although it may be used at the principal Mass each Sunday.
Blessing of expectant mothers and families after Mass on the 1st Sunday of each month.
www.stthomasirondequoit.com /faq/id593.htm   (68 words)

  
  The Thurible
The Thurible itself is associated with the element of Air, and the incense that is burnt within it is associated with the fire element.
Thurible fire blends are a way of releasing the aroma of incense, the energizing properties of Fire and Air, and the grounding and cleansing powers of the mineral salts.
The convention of a Thurible standing upon three legs appears to be a continued tradition of the tripodic throne of the Phoebades.
www.cowa.org.au /thurible.html   (2589 words)

  
 Thurible   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Thurible is simply a large, fireproof bowl with a thick layer of sand, or earth in the bottom for insulation, to prevent scorching of surfaces upon which it is placed.
Although the thurible is associated with the element of fire, it's main function is providing smoke, so I attribute it primarily to the element air, and secondarily to the element fire.
While you sprinkle the thurible with the charged water and pass it through the charged smoke you chant: 'By all the elements I conjure thee that there remain within thy frame the fire and air of alchemy, Hear my will, atttend to me, and as I do will, so mote it be".
home.pacbell.net /seawitch/thurible.htm   (164 words)

  
 Worship at St. Marks
Since the thurible is so seldom used, assist the verger in instructing the acolytes on what you will be doing and what they need to do.
Otherwise, when you are in the nave and not carrying the thurible, follow the procedures outlined in the manual for readers and lay servers or the manual for acolytes.
At the beginning of the recessional hymn, carry the thurible and boat to the celebrant to cense it.
www.stmarks.net /worship/lions/thurifer.htm   (1196 words)

  
 The Altar Servers' Handbook - Page 40   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Towards the end of the Epistle the thurifer fetches the thurible and brings it by the time the celebrant has finished reading the Gospel; he approaches the altar as before, and after the incense has been blessed, carrying the thurible in his right hand, he joins the acolytes and awaits the deacon in plano.
When the triple sign of the Cross is being made, the thurible to the M.C. and after receiving it back returns to his place facing the Epistle side, taking care not to swing the thurible while while the Gospel is being sung.
At the close, the thurifer hands the thurible to the deacon, who incenses the celebrant and returns the thurible to the thurifer, who, with the thurible in his left hand, will take a position behind the subdeacon, and genuflect with the sacred ministers, and wait until the Credo is intoned to leave the sanctuary.
www.sttbchurch.org /hb40.htm   (281 words)

  
 RomanRite - MIM: Incense
When carrying the thurible, it is held in the right hand, with the thumb in the ring at the top, the middle finger holds the chain so the cover is raised, and the boat is carried in the left hand.
To give the thurible to the bishop, either one or two acolytes go to the bishop with the thurible and boat.
He hands the thurible to the bishop placing the top of the thurible chain in the bishop's left hand and the thurible end of the chain in the bishop's right hand.
www.romanrite.com /mim16.html   (644 words)

  
 Thuribles, Censers, & Charcoal Incense Burners-Grandpa's General Store
According to Webster, a thurible is a covered vase shaped incense burner, with perforated holes to allow the smoke to permeate the atmosphere.
The brass thurible shown below, is made in India and will add a touch of elegance to any setting, from conservative to "hippy".
These brass thuribles are about 7 inches tall, and about 4 inches wide, at the widest part.
grandpasgeneral.com /iburn301.html   (220 words)

  
 Meanwhile, back in Ireland - Cormac MacConnell this week
The Thurible, in the Catholic Church, is the incense vessel.
Then, Thurible prepared, you checked there was incense in the little silver boat with its spoon and, by the time the priest was robed and ready to come out for Benediction, there you were, fully equipped, by the side of him.
He would load the Thurible with spoons of incense; you and another would hold back the heavy sides of his Benediction vestment as he incensed the altar where the Blessed Sacrament was exposed, and then the congregation.
www.emigrant.ie /cormac/1oct12.htm   (584 words)

  
 Thurible - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A thurible is a metal censer suspended from chains, in which incense is burned during worship services.
The word "thurible" comes from the Old French thurible, which in turn is derived from the Latin term "thuribulum".
Despite the wider use of incense provided for in the revised Roman Missal, incense is oftentimes not used as frequently in parishes as before the liturgical revisions of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thurible   (632 words)

  
 13th Century Icons (2)
The central part of the thurible, together with the Annunciation and, it may be assumed, the whole thurible including the handle and the concave vessel in which the incense was burned, was gold plated.
The concave areas between the figures and the ornaments are filled with enamel in two colours; the upper surfaces, the areas which correspond to the sky, are covered with blue enamel while the lower part, the space that corresponds to the earth, is filled with enamel of pale olive green.
One is the long since well-known thurible from the Monastery of St. Mark near Skopje, which belongs to one variety of this type, cast bronze, and the other is our thurible from the church of St. George in the Vlach Quarter in Ohrid.
www.soros.org.mk /konkurs/019/eng/txt06_2.htm   (2938 words)

  
 Thuribles-Pedestal Censers-Brass Thurible Incense Burners-Charcoal Incense Burne - Grandpa's General Store   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
According to Webster, a thurible is a covered vase shaped incense burner, or censer, with perforated holes to allow the smoke to permeate the atmosphere.
This brass thurible incense burner is great for burning incense over charcoal tablets, using dried herbs, resins, powders, liturgical incense, but you can use it for cones, stick burners, or smudging, too.
The height of this thurible incense burner is INCLUDING the lid and it can vary slightly from piece to piece, as these are all hand made.
www.grandpasgeneral.com /shop/inch-brass-thurible-p-500.html   (773 words)

  
 Directions for the Use of Incense
Where gas is laid on in the sacristy it will be found convenient and economical to have a jet fitted with frame, upon which may rest a small iron pan, so perforated that the charcoal put into it may easily be ignited by the flame of the gas passing through it.
This plan is especially useful in the summer season, as, by a gutta-percha tubing the jet may be temporarily placed in the ordinary stove or fireplace; and during the winter months when the ordinary fires are burning may be carefully laid by.
The thurible with its boat, where it is customary to have ignited charcoal in a brazier on the floor of the choir, is placed on the credence.
anglicanhistory.org /liturgy/use_of_incense.html   (897 words)

  
 Ritual Notes - Part II
When this is the case he carries the Thurible in the left hand near the top of the chains and this is the invariable rule, when the Thurible does not contain blessed incense.
The Thurible when presented to receive incense, should be held in the left hand by the chains near the top; then, by means of the small ring at the top, the Thurifer raises, with his right hand, the cover high enough to permit the Celebrant to put in the incense without difficulty.
He receives the Thurible and returns with it to the Sacristy but if the Creed be immediately begun, he waits until after the Celebrant has intoned the opening words and then makes the proper reverence and retires.
anglicanhistory.org /liturgy/ritual_notes_1894/notes2.html   (12205 words)

  
 Crotchet a Thurible   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Here's a very safe thurible that can be swung around without damaging furniture or setting things on fire.
At the top make a loop for a handle by joining to the first chain with a sl st. Keep chaining all the way back down to the ball and join the chain to the row of dc at a point making the chains equally spaced around the ball.
A little bell might be sewn on the bottom to make it sound a bit more like a real thurible.
www.hermes.net.au /pvb/thurible.html   (344 words)

  
 Zenit News Agency - The World Seen From Rome
The cross, if situated on or near the altar, is incensed by the priest before he incenses the altar; otherwise, he incenses it when he passes in front of it.
The grace and skill of using the thurible depends first of all on how the chains are held when incensing a person or thing.
In placing incense in the thurible, the amount used ought to be governed by such factors as the size of the church.
www.zenit.org /english/visualizza.phtml?sid=90459   (2015 words)

  
 Swollen Shadow Plot By Scrasamax
Being an extra dimensional object, the Thurible exists both in the cave where the last of the Slayers made their stand before being slaughtered by the shadows of vampires.
Should Arprat learn that the PCs have the Thurible, or that the Swollen Shadow was keeping it from him, he might join in a loose alliance with the PCs to face the Shadow.
The Swollen Shadow has deceived the lich claiming it has no idea where the Thurible is. In truth, the Shadow likes having a Lich on a leash and would consider the creature at full power to be a dire enough threat that if possible it would not allow the lich to survive.
www.strolen.com /content.php?node=2874   (2418 words)

  
 The Altar Servers' Handbook - Page 10   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
on first entering the Sanctuary, or when the thurible is given back to the thurifer after incense has been blessed and used, he should grasp the chains with his LEFT hand just under the cap, letting the thurible swing freely backwards and forwards.
After the priest has put the incense on the charcoal (and blessed it) the thurifer lowers the thurible, closes the lid and passes the thurible to his RIGHT hand.
While the thurible is being used the thurifer may put the incense boat on the credence table or transfer it to his RIGHT hand if he wishes to keep it with him.
www.sttbchurch.org /hb10.htm   (244 words)

  
 The ordination of women in the Roman Catholic Church
Mary is [a priest] swinging the thurible with incense
Hail, thurible, golden instrument, who brought the divine burning charcoal into the interior and through whom the good odour of the Spirit has been spread and through whom the putrid smell of the world was removed.
The lid of propitiation and the use of incense refer to the annual rite of atonement performed by the High Priest in the Holy of Holies in Jerusalem.
www.womenpriests.org /mrpriest/theodore.asp   (795 words)

  
 The Church of the Advent - Liturgical Customary: Thurifer
The thurible may only be lighted in the smoke sacristy and used in the church.
Choose a thurible based upon your ability to comfortably handle its weight, but remember that the deacon and celebrant will also be using it and may not be able to handle the heavier thuribles.
The thurible is swung by moving the wrist with a twisting motion.
www.theadvent.org /customry/positions/thurifer.htm   (3009 words)

  
 LM
The thurible is also known as a censer.
The smoke escapes through holes in the thurible, especially when it is swung.
The thurible is carried in procession by the thurifer.
www.episcopalchurch.org /19625_15480_ENG_HTM.htm   (129 words)

  
 USCCB - Committee on the Liturgy - Chapter IV
If several deacons are present, one of them may place incense in the thurible for the consecration and incense the host and the chalice as they are shown to the people.
If incense is used, the acolyte presents the thurible to the priest and assists him while he incenses the gifts, the cross, and the altar.
The following are incensed with three swings of the thurible: the Most Blessed Sacrament, a relic of the Holy Cross and images of the Lord exposed for public veneration, the offerings for the sacrifice of the Mass, the altar cross, the Book of the Gospels, the Paschal Candle, the priest, and the people.
www.usccb.org /liturgy/current/chapter4.shtml   (11847 words)

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