Inventory and Glossary - Principal Chalice and Paten

It helps to know what you have to work with and what you call it. From time to time, I expect to present these "Inventory and Glossary" entries as a way to identify what to work with and what to call it.

Here goes...

I like to call the items to the left the "Principal Chalice and Paten." Note the rounded base of the chalice and the raised lip of the paten. These characteristics identify this first choice for altar service.

The Principal Chalice and Paten should always be those vested and placed on the altar.

For the record:

Chalice: the cup used to hold wine to be blessed for Holy Communion

Paten: the plate or dish used to hold bread to be blessed for Holy Communion