Metal Censer Silver

Description

A thurible is a metal censer suspended from chains, in which incense is burned during worship services. It is used in Christian churches including the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Armenian Apostolic and Oriental Orthodox, as well as in some Lutheran, Old Catholic, United Methodist, and Anglican churches (with its use almost universal amongst Anglo Catholic Anglican churches). In Roman Catholic, Lutheran, and Anglican churches, the altar server who carries the thurible is called the thurifer. The practice is rooted in the earlier traditions of Judaism in the time of the Second Jewish Temple.

Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Anglican traditions. It is a vessel that holds incense and is used during worship to disperse incense smoke as a sign of prayer rising to God.

A thurible typically consists of:

• A metal container (often made of brass or other materials),
• A chain or handle to hold it and swing it,
• A lid to cover the incense, and
• A small opening where the incense is burned and allowed to produce smoke.

The thurible is often swung by a priest or deacon during Mass, processions, or other liturgical rites, and the incense is intended to symbolize the prayers of the faithful rising to God. The act of swinging the thurible and the cloud of incense also holds symbolic meaning in many Christian liturgical practices, representing reverence, purification, and the holiness of the occasion.