Navicular
The navicular (from Latin naviculum "little boat") is an altar boy who carries an incense boat . He accompanies the Thuriferar , who carries the censer . If necessary, he hands the priest the boat when it incense wants to appeal, or sets itself incense or charcoal after.
It is necessary to insert or hang up before each incense . To do this, the thuriferar and the navicular go to the celebrant, the thuriferar opens the censer, the navicular opens the boat. The celebrant then takes the spoon out of the boat and puts a little incense on the glowing coal. Then the Thuriferar closes the censer again and hands it over to the priest (or the deacon) for incense. Sometimes the navicular adds incense itself, for example while the priest is saying the prayer .
In principle, frankincense can be used in every Holy Mass . Frankincense is usually used in high mass , on solemn feasts , in Eucharistic processions and Eucharistic adoration , funerals or in solemn prayer times , especially at Vespers . The following services are provided by Navicular and Thuriferar at Holy Mass :
- Entry procession
- Altar inks for the opening
- Gospel procession and incense of the gospel by the deacon or priest
- Incense of the gifts and the altar in the preparation of the gifts
- Incense of the main celebrant, the concelebrants and the faithful
- Incense of the holy of holies during prayer
- Procession
literature
- Ralph Regensburger: incense. Fragrance of the knowledge of Christ. An aid to the background and use of incense in the liturgy. R. Regensburger, Berchtesgaden 2008, ISBN 978-3-00-024715-6 ( digitized ; PDF; 335 kB).
- Michael Pfeifer: The incense. History - meaning - use. 2nd Edition. Pustet, Regensburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-7917-1566-7 .