coptic thurible/raising of incense

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• ethanol

  January 2007

  Here is a black and white photo of a wedding with a thurible in use. The photo is archived by the State Library of Victoria in Australia:
  http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/cphotography/0/0/0/doc/cp000352.shtml
  
  This photo appears to be a close up of the priest in the photo above:
  http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/cphotography/0/0/0/doc/cp000341.shtml
  
  Here is a tiny colour photo from the BBC:
  http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40881000/jpg/_40881420_copts203.jpg
  
  Finally, this photo doesn't show the thurible in action, but just look at all that incense!
  http://www.pluralism.org/research/profiles/images/73371/Coptic2.jpg
  
  As a non-Orthodox, the one thing that stands out in my mind about the Coptic Orthodox Church is the generous use of incense. In my Catholic diocese, incense has largely fallen into disuse at most parishes. :'( You may be lucky to see a few token puffs of incense during Easter Sunday Mass. You could consider yourself even luckier if you see the old thurible dusted off and used on Christmas day!
  
• Kristina123

  January 2007

  hi
  
  im assuming thurible means same as censor?
  
  anyway i hope to see ur book when u finish!!! will u promise to show us or tell us details of where its sold or somethin like that?
  
  Kristina123
• ethanol

  January 2007

  [quote author=Kristina123 link=board=12;threadid=4484;start=0#msg65701 date=1167641468]
  im ***uming thurible means same as censor?
  
  
  You are correct. Thurible and censer can mean the same thing. :)