Thurible - Wikipedia A thurible (via Old French from Medieval Latin turibulum) is a metal incense burner suspended from chains, in which incense is burned during worship services
Swings of the Thurible | EWTN To make a double swing, the thurible is swung twice at the person or object to be incensed and then lowered To make a single swing, it is swung once and then lowered, except when incensing the altar, when these single swings are made continuously as the celebrant walks around it
Thuribles in liturgical function - Holyart. com Blog The thurible is a metal container, usually a vessel, equipped with a cover provided with openings Inside the jar, on a thin layer of embers, is incense surrounded by grains This causes the thurible to spill around a fragrant and aromatic smoke
Thurible | Incense, Censer, Ritual | Britannica thurible, vessel used in the Christian liturgy for the burning of aromatic incense strewn on lighted coals Censers of terra-cotta or metal were widely used in Egypt, in the ancient Middle Eastern civilizations, including the Jewish, and in the classical world
Censer | Catholic Answers Encyclopedia Censer, a vessel suspended by chains, and used for burning incense at solemn Mass, Vespers, Benediction, processions, and other important offices of the Church It is now commonly called a thurible
Thuribles are ritual symbols of the Christian Religion The thurible is the metal container that emits smoke from the incense burned inside It is suspended on chains which the altar server dexterously swings at certain times during the church service The altar server is called the thurifer taken from the word thurible