Ciborium velum
A ciborium velum ( Latin ciborium "drinking cup"; velum "sail, cover") is a parament commonly used in the Catholic Church . It covers the ciborium , a cup with a lid in which the hosts consecrated at Holy Mass are kept in the tabernacle .
to form
It is a cloak made of fabric, which can have different shapes, is attached to the tip of the ciborium lid and from there falls around the ciborium. The most common is a circular velum with an opening in the middle through which the tip of the lid - often a cross - protrudes. Velen in the form of a three-quarter circle or a rectangle are also common; its long side is gathered with a cord and attached to the top of the lid. Finally, the velum can also consist of six strips that are sewn together to form a bonnet. The ciborium velum is white or gold in color. The material is not mandatory. The most common is silk , tulle or lace have also been used. Many velas are embroidered with religious symbols, some have fringes on one of the borders .
history
Keeping the holy of holies in a ciborium only became common around the 14th century. Before that, the consecrated hosts were kept in a corporal or on a paten , which could be covered by a cloth (velum). In the Middle Ages there was also hanging storage in a pyxis or a vessel in the form of a dove, which was usually covered with a velum. In 1287 a synod in Liège stipulated that in the event of a mistake, the vessel with the food had to be covered with a cloth.
The use of a ciborium velum was prescribed for the first time in the 16th century by Karl Borromeo , namely it should be made of gold brocade and have gold fringes. However, the use of the ciborium velum did not gain acceptance everywhere until the 19th century.
See also
literature
- Joseph Braun : The Liturgical Paraments in the Present and Past. A manual of paramentics. 2nd, improved edition. Herder, Freiburg (Breisgau) 1924 (Reprographischer Reprint. Verlag Nova und Vetera, Bonn 2005, ISBN 3-936741-07-7 ), p. 217f.