Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies A · 1RA0
Specification 4.3 · Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Sacred ObjectsA ciborium holds consecrated hosts—the bread of the Eucharist—for distributing Communion and keeping it after Mass. A monstrance displays a consecrated host so that Catholics can adore Christ present in the Eucharist. The vessel itself is not the object of worship: it directs attention towards Christ.