Why do Anglicans throw their thurible around? (church, Christ, Baptist)
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Catholics just sorta swing it back in forth enough to dispurse the smoke, but I've seen where Anglicans will sometimes do entire vertical 360s (i.e. perpendicular to the ground) with it and do nunchuck sort of moves with it.
Hahahaha. Some, but not most, and certainly not all. We have one parishioner at our church who really gets into it. He's proud as a peacock about such things.
So a couple of years ago during Easter Vigil, here comes Don down the center aisle of church swinging the thurible (Which he bought himself, I might add) around like a freaking majorette. Well, the chain snapped on it, slinging burning incense all over the church. So the solemnity of Easter Vigil was completely destroyed by a frantic rush to stamp out embers on the carpet, upholstery, and wood.
Of course, he was the perfect person for it to happen to. It was hilarious. Now when he handles thurible duties, he does so much more gently and modestly.
Hahahaha. Some, but not most, and certainly not all. We have one parishioner at our church who really gets into it. He's proud as a peacock about such things.
So a couple of years ago during Easter Vigil, here comes Don down the center aisle of church swinging the thurible (Which he bought himself, I might add) around like a freaking majorette. Well, the chain snapped on it, slinging burning incense all over the church. So the solemnity of Easter Vigil was completely destroyed by a frantic rush to stamp out embers on the carpet, upholstery, and wood.
Of course, he was the perfect person for it to happen to. It was hilarious. Now when he handles thurible duties, he does so much more gently and modestly.
Agreed. This guy, while nice, really is. He was a fundamental Baptist who really bought into the liturgy of the Anglican church and just went waaaaaaaay overboard with it. He and his wife are really prim and fussy people, which makes the entire incident that much more funny.
Catholics just sorta swing it back in forth enough to dispurse the smoke, but I've seen where Anglicans will sometimes do entire vertical 360s (i.e. perpendicular to the ground) with it and do nunchuck sort of moves with it.
That is so funny! I've never seen that nunchuck move in an Anglican service. The spirit moved him?
Silly question, but what is the incense they use? When I've attended those services in the past, I could not stand the scent. Literally made me nauseated.
That is so funny! I've never seen that nunchuck move in an Anglican service. The spirit moved him?
Silly question, but what is the incense they use? When I've attended those services in the past, I could not stand the scent. Literally made me nauseated.
This goes back many years, but in my Catholic years the incense used was always Frankincense. Like you the smell nauseated me. I never could understand why it was one of the gifts given to the Christ Child. Myrrh doesn't smell much better either.
This goes back many years, but in my Catholic years the incense used was always Frankincense. Like you the smell nauseated me. I never could understand why it was one of the gifts given to the Christ Child. Myrrh doesn't smell much better either.
Thanks. Wondered if it was that. Sort of a perfumy but powdery scent. Ugh! I can still smell it now and I only ever experienced it with the person gently swaying it, rather than performing yo-yo tricks!
Thanks. Wondered if it was that. Sort of a perfumy but powdery scent. Ugh! I can still smell it now and I only ever experienced it with the person gently swaying it, rather than performing yo-yo tricks!
During my alter boy days I often had to fill the incensor (what we called the thurible) it was a mixture of pelleted charcoal and frankincense (reminded me of little lumps of pine resin) with a touch of gunpowder. the purpose of the gunpowder was to ignite the charcoal easily. The gunpowder was loose so it just flashed with no bang. The charcoal was to just smolder and not burn fast as that would cause the charcoal to burn too hot and fast and rapidly burn off the frankincense. Swinging the incensor too fast was like blowing on embers making them burn instead of smoldering. Those yo-yo tricks would fan the charcoal and burn off the frankincense which is why you did not smell it when yo-yo tricks are done.
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