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LAVABO DISH
The small flat saucer-shaped bowl that catches the water used in cleansing the fingers of a celebrant at Mass. So called from the opening words of the prayer, formerly used by a priest when ritually washing his fingers after the Offertory and before the Canon of the Mass.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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