During holy communion, the veil covers the chalice and paten until the Great Thanksgiving, and the burse is placed on top - a receptacle for a special cloth, called the corporal, which is used to wipe the chalice. The colours represent the various liturgical seasons. White is used for the great feasts - Christmas and Easter, violet for Advent and Lent, red for Pentecost and green for "Ordinary" Sundays - those not part of the other seasons.
No inscription recorded but likely I.H.S. embroidered per object ASJ2024.60
embroidered cloth burse and veil - anonymous gift
Identifer
ASJ2024.70Physical Description
4 sets of embroidered cloth burse and veil - anonymous gift.During holy communion, the veil covers the chalice and paten until the Great Thanksgiving, and the burse is placed on top - a receptacle for a special cloth, called the corporal, which is used to wipe the chalice. The colours represent the various liturgical seasons. White is used for the great feasts - Christmas and Easter, violet for Advent and Lent, red for Pentecost and green for "Ordinary" Sundays - those not part of the other seasons.
No inscription recorded but likely I.H.S. embroidered per object ASJ2024.60
Historical Details
No details are recorded about the anonymous donor.Materials
white, red. green and violet cloth with coloured embroideryDating of Item
1986 to presentDatabase Date: Faculty Date:
January 18 2024;;May 31 1986;