humeral veil

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | 250 words | Copyright

humeral veil. In the W. Church, a silk shawl laid round the shoulders serving to cover the hands. At High Mass the subdeacon used to hold the paten with it. It is still worn by the celebrant in processions of the Blessed Sacrament and at Benediction.

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