Cruciferar
As cruciferar , crucifer ( Latin crux, crucis "cross" and ferre "to carry") or cross bearer is the liturgy of the altar boy who carries the lecture cross in the liturgy . If the lecture cross is a crucifix , the image of the crucified one points forward during the procession.
The presentation cross has a long stick and can be carried elevated. If incense is used, the altar boys usually go in front of the cross with the censer ( Thuriferar ) and the boat ( navicular ) when moving in . The lecture cross itself is accompanied by the Ceroferaren with candlesticks. The altar servants who carry the lecture cross or the candlesticks bow their heads instead of kneeling in front of the sanctuary .
Once in the sanctuary, the cruciferar places the cross near the altar , where it then serves as an altar cross, or in another suitable place. Then he and the other acolytes bow low in front of the altar, or squat if the tabernacle is on the altar, and walk in place. When moving out , the procession again follows the lecture cross.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Caeremoniale episcoporum 128
- ↑ General introduction to the missal, 274
- ↑ AEM 122
Web links
- Significance and tasks of the cross bearer (PDF; 70 kB)