Description
The humeral veil is a liturgical vestment used in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church. It is a long piece of cloth, usually made of silk or cloth of gold, draped over the shoulders and down the front, with pockets at the ends for hands to go into. It is most often seen during the liturgy of Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, when priests or deacons bless the people with themonstrance. It is also seen at the Mass of the Lord's Supper of the Catholic Church, when the Ciborium containing the Blessed Sacrament is taken in procession to the place of reposition, and again when it is brought back to the altar without solemnity during the Good Friday service. The ritual for Requiem masses, which are the only masses at which black vestments are worn in most rites, does not require the use of a humeral veil.
Humeral Veil - Gold Block Cross in Purple
High quality satin fabric. Decorated with rich embroidery. Fastened with elegant hooks. Inner pockets. Finished with gold. Satin ruffeled 100% Polyester.
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The
humeral veil
is one of the liturgical
vestments
of the
Roman Rite
, also used in some
Anglican
and
Lutheran
churches. It consists of a piece of cloth about 2.75 m long and 90cm wide draped over the shoulders and down the front, normally of
silk
or
cloth of gold
. At the ends there are sometimes pockets in the back for hands to go into so that the wearer can hold items without touching them with the hands.
The humeral veil is of the
liturgical colour
of the day on which it is used, or else is white or cloth of gold.
The humeral veil is most often seen during the liturgy of Exposition and
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
. When
priests
or
deacons
bless the people with the
monstrance
, they cover their hands with the ends of the veil so that their hands do not touch the monstrance as a mark of respect for the sacred vessel and as an indication that it is
Jesus
present in the
Eucharistic species
who blesses the people and not the minister.
The humeral veil is also seen at the
Mass of the Lord's Supper
of the
Catholic Church
. It is used when the
Ciborium
containing the Blessed Sacrament is taken in
procession
to the
place of reposition
, and again when it is brought back to the altar without solemnity during the
Good Friday
service. The ritual for
Requiem
masses, which are the only masses at which black vestments are worn in most rites, does not require the use of a humeral veil.
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The exception to this is the
Dominican Rite
[4]
which has a number of distinctive liturgical customs.