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I have
some questions on the types of swing of the thurible when in procession:
· Half or 180° swings on one’s right side (and the occasional single 180° swing on one’s left side); · Full or 360° swing on one’s right side; · Figure 8 across the body. When may the 360° and figure 8 swings be used? Are they a singular or continuous triple swing each time? If the 360° swing is threefold, are the swings all in the same direction? Should the 360° and figure 8 swings each be conducted only thrice in a procession/length of an aisle? In the Gospel procession is the swing limited, as in the final procession, to the 180° swing? I am aware that the Reverend Dearmer in The Parson’s Handbook forbad anything other than a short simple back-and-forth swing. R.A.Eriksen Sacristan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity Diocese of Auckland Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
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Fr Ed Bakker - 15/12/11 |
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Find this book on the net
Parish Acolyte
Guide
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15/12/11 |
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I was always taught that a GOOD
Server should be like a piece of furniture & "not noticed".
Hence, keep it simple & follow
the Parsons Guide and you should upset no-one!
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Robert Tucker - 15/12/11 |
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I always teach new thurifers to keep it simple. In
my church we are too close to the congregation to anything
elaborate as people are scared when a hot silver vessel is
swung close to their face. The church is carpeted, any
spillage of hot charcoal would have expensive results. I
have always been taught that servers should not drawer
attention to themselves in any way. That is one reason for
robbing; it is not Bob Tucker, or "Joe Blogs" etc. but a
Server, a Priest, or a Bishop performing his or her ministry
in God's Church. I have made it a rule that no 360 degree
swings are to be made. This was endorsed by the Priest in
Charge at that time. The same rule applies in our Cathedral
of Saint Michael in Coventry.
Robert Tucker, Sacristan, Saint Mary Magdalen, Chapelfields, Coventry, England , |
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Fr David Moore - 15/12/11 |
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Quite ridiculous and very intrusive to swing a thurible 180
degrees........servers ought never to intrude into worship
in anyway.
Father Moore...Warden G.S.S. |
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23/1/12 |
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Roman authors on ceremonial generally say little or
nothing about swinging the thurible. Fortescue
just says it should be swung gently to keep the coals
glowing. At papal ceremonies a moderate fore-and-aft
swing is the norm, as it is at Westminster Cathedral,
once considered in Rome itself as a liturgical model for
the whole Roman Rite. To maximize ventilation most
authors recommend keeping the thurible slightly open
when not being used for actual incensing.
A more exuberant handling of the thurible can be seen
at Notre Dame in Paris, where they seem to use a lot of
incense these days, maybe in reaction to the post-conciliar
years of abstinence! You won't see any full circles, but
something close to 180 degrees seems to be the norm, and
the thurible flies way out on either side when the
thurifer stands in front of the altar. For a moment I
thought I was back in the C of E!
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