ECCLESIASTICAL USE OF BASINS

    Ecclesiastical Use of Basins

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    Basins were extensively used in the Jewish Ritual and were in early use in Christian churches for ablutions and to receive lamp-drippings etc. The Missal prescribes its used at the "Lavabo" of the Mass; the "Cæremoniale Episcoporum" provides a basin for bearing the cruets and for the preparatory ablutions of bishops. They are ordinarily of ornamented metal.

    JOHN B. PETERSON

    Transcribed by Tim Drake