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    In the Catholic Church, an incense burner is used during worship services. It is called a thurible or censer 1 2. The thurible is typically hung from a chain and swung to distribute smoke amongst the crowd as the clergy member walks. Incense is used to symbolize prayers rising to heaven and the sanctification of the Mass 3.

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    What does church incense symbolize?
    Incense has for centuries been an important part of Christian liturgy and worship. Ritual use of church incense in symbolizes the prayers of the faithful rising to heaven, with the smoke also symbolizing purification and sanctification. Our selection of incense, censers, thuribles, and other incense burner accessories are ideal for parish use.

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    Does the Catholic Church use incense?
    The Eastern Orthodox Church and the Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Churches make frequent use of incense, not only at the Divine Liturgy (Eucharist), but also at Vespers, Matins and a number of other occasional services (see Euchologion). During funeral services and memorial services (Panikhida), the censer is swung almost continuously.

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    Why do people burn incense?
    The use of incense burners, or thuribles, can be traced back to ancient religious ceremonies and rituals across various cultures and belief systems. In the Christian tradition, the burning of incense has been a symbolic act of purification and a representation of prayers rising to the heavens since the early days of the Church.

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    Why do we use incense at mass?
    When we see incense at Mass, it reminds us of heaven; indeed, it should remind us that our worship of God in the Christian liturgy is divine in origin. Incense also reminds us to that our prayer rises to God like the smoke from the censer, purifying our worship of Him, and allowing the Holy Spirit to work in us and make us holy.

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    A thurible (via Old French from Medieval Latin turibulum) is a metal incense burner suspended from chains, in which incense is burned during worship services. It is used in Christian churches, including the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Assyrian Church of the East and Oriental Orthodox, as well as in some … See more

    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 … See more

    Ambrosian Rite

    In the Ambrosian Rite, the thurible has no top cover, and is swung clockwise before censing a person or object. See more

    Byzantine Rite

    The Eastern Orthodox Church and the Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Churches make frequent use of incense, not only at the Divine Liturgy (Eucharist), but also at Vespers, Matins and a number of other occasional services (see Euchologion). During See more

    References in culture and literature

    In "The Miller's Tale" of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, it is noted that Absolon, "Gooth with a sencer [Middle English spelling of … See more

    Roman Rite

    The Roman Missal, as revised in 1969, allows the use of incense at any Mass: in the entrance procession; at the beginning of Mass to incense the cross and the altar; at the See more

    Anglicanism

    Use of incense was abandoned in the Church of England by the turn of the 19th century and was later thought to be illegal. Today, the use of incense in an Anglican church is a fairly reliable guide to churchmanship, that is, how 'high' (more Catholic in liturgical … See more

    Boat bearer

    The boat boy or boat bearer is a junior altar server position found in Catholic and Anglican churches. The role of a boat boy is to assist the thurifer, the senior altar server who carries the thurible. The boat bearer carries the incense boat [de], a small metal … See more

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