This parchment is usually enclosed in a crystal vessel or small vial, to prevent its decomposition. The size of the cavity varies to suit the size of the reliquary. If it is a portable altar the relics and the grains of incense are placed immediately, i.
This cavity must be hewn in the natural stone of the altar. Hence, unless the altar be a single block of stone, a block of natural stone is inserted for the purpose in the support. The location of the cavity in a fixed altar is either at the front or back of the altar, midway between its table and foot; in the table mensa at its centre, near the front edge; in the centre, on the top of the base or support if the latter be a solid mass.
If the first or the second location is selected, a slab or cover of stone, to fit exactly upon the opening, and for this reason somewhat bevelled at the corners, must be provided. The cover should have a cross engraved on the upper and nether sides.
Old folks say that it was washed ashore from the wreckage of a ship that had caught fire at sea; thus, it is said, its dark color. As nouns the difference between oral and viva is that oral is countable a spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class while viva is an oral examination, typically for an academic qualification. Here are some numbers: 20 million users around the world read Aleteia. As you can imagine, these numbers represent a lot of work.
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