Holy Chalice

Did he see it as the cup of life or as the holy chalice of Christ?

Certainly, now that the world knows about the Holy Chalice its continued safety is compromised.'

She had drunk from the Holy Chalice and a mystical communion had taken place.

Now I lift it gently and carry it in front of me at arm's length like some holy chalice up the stairs to my study.

Father Demetrios reappeared, his two clasped hands outstretched as though he were carrying the holy chalice.

The service will be held tonight at the convent, and we will bring the Holy Chalice tomorrow morning.'

'And we still have the Holy Chalice,' she replied, returning his smile. '

The Grail legend became interwoven with legends of the Holy Chalice.

There are traditions in the Catholic Church that the Holy Chalice still exists and may be identified with one of several candidates.

This is the only mention of the Holy Chalice being situated in the Holy Land.

Blood rays spring up from Christ's wounds, ending in the Holy Chalice and turning themselves into the sacramental bread.

Arm extended, fingers stretching, he grasped the golden rim and plucked the Holy Chalice from between Alethea's hands.

With each remembrance, I drink again from the Holy Chalice and my vow, like the quickening liquid it contains, is renewed.

Perhaps he should have sought the protection of the pentagram chalked beneath his bedroom carpet, swept the floor and filled the holy chalices with charged water.

After Communion, the Deacon holds the diskos above the holy chalice and recites hymns of the Resurrection.

In Christian tradition the Holy Chalice is the vessel which Jesus used at the Last Supper to serve the wine.

The Holy Chalice is also associated with the Holy Grail, initially a specifically literary tradition, of medieval origin.

When he defaulted on the loan, the relic became the property of the Church (see Holy Chalice of Valencia, below).

Although the traditions of the Holy Chalice and the Holy Grail seem irreconcilable, there is an underlying concept.

The other surviving Holy Chalice vessel is the santo cáliz, an agate cup in the Cathedral of Valencia.

Oral tradition, poems and bardic tales combined the stories of the Holy Chalice and the Holy Grail.

Catholic Encyclopedia: Chalice (illustration of the Holy Chalice of Valencia)

Alethea was there, holding the Holy Chalice, and several nuns flew around her, fussing and clucking while they cleaned and bandaged the wound at her neck.

The physical properties of the Holy Chalice are described and it is stated the vessel had been used to celebrate Mass by the early Popes succeeding Saint Peter.

A number of Holy Chalices have been reported and also given rise to the legend of Holy Grail, which is not part of Catholic tradition, but of mythology.