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Encyclopedia of Religion entry forAblution, Roman CatholicAblution is the name applied to the water and wine used by a priest in the celebration of the Mass to wash his thumb and index finger. " When he has consumed the Precious Blood, the priest purifies the chalice; he then, saying in a low voice a short prayer prescribed by the Church, holds his thumb and index-finger, which have touched the Blessed Sacrament and may have some particle of it adhering to them, over the chalice, while the server pours wine and water upon them. He then drinks the ablution and dries his lips and the chalice with the mundatory." (Cath. Diet.). citations: Encyc. of Rel., Canney
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