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Communion Plate
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
A saucer-shaped vessel resembling the paten used at the Mass, but usually with a handle. It is held under the chin of the communicant, to guard against the dropping of the Sacred Host. It is not blessed.
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Entry for 'Communion Plate'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/c/communion-plate.html. 1910.