That corporal is the starched cloth, which, in the old rite, after the priest had come at the altar in contact with the bread and wine, could only be touched by him reverently with his thumb and ...

And to this end, good liturgy—whether that means traditional music from a pipe organ to reverently folding the corporal after its use—inspires us, rather than makes us wonder why such simple ...

At about 5 p.m. local time, the Liturgy of the Word began. When it was time to distribute the Eucharist, Benítez opened the tabernacle and noticed that the corporal (sacred linen cloth), under ...

A corporal (sacred linen cloth) ... Barely 15 families attend the Liturgy of the Word every Thursday conducted by laypeople, since they don’t have a priest based in the town. ...