Thurifer instructions

The celebrant, the thurifer with prepared thurible & boat, the 1 st candle bearer with unlit Easter Candle & book bearer (with flashlight) leave the sacristy and proceed outside. Take a position so that the fire is between you and the church. Book bearer is on the celebrant's left, the thurifer and candle bearers stand behind the celebrant in Etymology. The word thurible comes from the Old French thurible, which in turn is derived from the Latin term thuribulum.The Latin thuribulum is further formed from the root thus, meaning 'incense'. Thus is an alteration of the Ancient Greek word θύος (thuos), which is derived from θύειν (thuein) "to sacrifice".. Roman Rite All instructions in [ brackets ] take place only at solemn Masses (when a thurifer is present); instructions in [[ double brackets ]] take place only on the most solemn of Masses. Entrance Rites All line up in the sacristy or the back of the church according to the order of procession. As the Entrance Antiphon or opening hymn begins, they Thurifer Cue Card (5/16/22) Diagram for Altar Clearing (11/18/21) BASIC SERVER GUIDES FOR MAIN CHURCH. Thurifer Instructions at the Main Church (5/15/19) Thurifer Cue Card (5/31/19) Additional Server Training Documents. Historic Church Easter Mass WITHOUT Incense 2019 (4/18/19) Burning the wax off the new wick will help it light faster during the liturgy. With oil candles, ensure that no oil residue is on the exterior of the candle which can both stain a vestment and cause it to slip out of the Deacon's hand (I dropped it as an acolyte on Easter Vigil as a kid). Westminster Cathedral (Roman Catholic) Other Candles. However, if the Thurifer is a small boy who will need both hands to manage the thurible, the Mc might feel it advisable to have another boy to carry the boat. In this event, the Boat Boy's normal position is beside the Thurifer, except when he is at the altar. It always looks ludicrous, and is unnecessary, to have an adult acting as Boat boy. Liturgy of the Word At least two of the following Lessons are read, of which one is always the Lesson from Exodus. After each Lesson, the Psalm or Canticle listed, or some other suitable psalm, canticle, or hymn may be sung. A period of silence may be kept; and a suitable Collect, such as those […] (a) Take the disc and the upper part of the chains in the left hand, letting it rest against the breast. With the right hand, let the chains pass between the index and middle finger. Secure them by the thumb, so that the swinging bowl of the thurible may be directed and controlled easily. a. Thurifer gives the thurible to Deacon to hand to the Presider. b. The presider takes the thurible from the Deacon, without adding incense, proceeds to incense the altar and the cross (three swings of two) (Ceremonies of the Modern Roman Rite, cf. no.218). c. If a no deacon is present, the thurifer hands the thurible directly to the A single chain thurible, as used by Western churches. Stained glass window depiction of a thurible, St. Ignatius Church, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.. Clockwise from upper left: Thurible, cup from inside thurible, incense boat, charcoal holder, and tongs (museum Kijk-je kerk-kunst, Gennep, Netherlands). A thurible is a metal censer suspended from chains, in which incense is burned during The Thurifer is the altar server that carries the incense in a vessel called the Thurible. At Epiphany, we have a small group of dedicated Thurifers that oversee this aspect of the service. The