The monstrance is rather new, made in sterling silver by Goudji. From Wordnik.com. [Lourdes : Pèlerinage National] Reference
It seemed to me to be hung up in a kind of monstrance which stood above the Tabernacle. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary] Reference
Among all those things, the first place is given to a great golden monstrance which is worth eleven thousand ducados. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 28 of 55 1637-38 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century] Reference
The treasury contains a ten-foot high, 400 lb. shimmering gold "monstrance" that is paraded through the streets of Toledo on Corpus Christi day. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
Amongst the intricate arabesques little angels'-heads were embossed, and on one side a group of cherubs was bearing a "monstrance" with the sacred Host through silver clouds. From Wordnik.com. [Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster] Reference
I saw many rings being held against the monstrance. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary] Reference
The tall monstrance that had held both of them was empty. From Wordnik.com. [Conqueror's Moon]
In the centre is a large monstrance; here you can see it in more detail. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-03-01] Reference
The Polish monstrance they use in the shape of a heart - that's bad glitz. From Wordnik.com. [Kitschie, kitschie, ya ya da da...] Reference
Perhaps they had stolen a monstrance to run away with and sell it somewhere. From Wordnik.com. [A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man] Reference
Bobbing up and down and twirling with the monstrance was, um, painful to watch. From Wordnik.com. [Liturgical dance at Eucharistic Adoration] Reference
I have a tiny brooch that is shaped like a monstrance and decided to wear it to work. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-07-01] Reference
The emblem of St. Clare is a monstrance, and in art she is frequently represented with a ciborium. From Wordnik.com. [SAINT CLARE, VIRGIN, FOUNDRESS OF THE POOR CLARES 1193-1253] Reference
Do you walk with Jeremy Irons behind the monstrance, or do you pick up your musket with Robert De Niro?. From Wordnik.com. [Continuing to wrestle with violence] Reference
Only Fortress was not kept inside it, resting instead in a golden monstrance as it guarded his chambers. From Wordnik.com. [Conqueror's Moon]
The box had gold altar furniture in it; ewers, cups, candlesticks, a jewelled monstrance, and a great golden crucifix. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Honour]
Father Glen Jenson, I assume it was him, came out and placed the host in the monstrance, followed by ten minutes of quiet adoration. From Wordnik.com. [A Great Parish --- St Anthony of Padua, Minneapolis] Reference
It is constructed in silver presumably gilt and houses a smaller inner monstrance made of gold, which belonged to Isabella of Castile. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
Some of my previous "projects" have included a monstrance for the Anglo-Baptist, a Nativity scene for The Kid, and a miter for my bishop. From Wordnik.com. [AKMA’s Random Thoughts] Reference
It's -- it's ma -- it's encased in -- the Declaration of Independence stands where the tabernacle or a monstrance would be -- on an altar. From Wordnik.com. [American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence] Reference
The huge monstrance, a sunburst of gold more than a foot across, sat serenely on the altar, guarding the humble bit of bread at its center. From Wordnik.com. [Sick Cycle Carousel] Reference
The archbishop fell to the ground, as did the lunette of the monstrance. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XXVI, 1636] Reference
Pieces include reliquary and monstrance, so I decide to look up exactly what these are. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
When the slanting sun fell upon him in front, the monstrance itself looked like another sun. From Wordnik.com. [The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 4] Reference
And corporals should not be left on altars between Masses, unless they are under a monstrance. From Wordnik.com. [What Does The Prayer Really Say?] Reference
'After having visited the tower and admired the monstrance, we prepared to return home at about half-past five. From Wordnik.com. [The Child of Pleasure] Reference
'Vicomile, he said, possesses three wonderful treasures -- a pine wood, a tower, and a fifteenth-century monstrance. From Wordnik.com. [The Child of Pleasure] Reference
It is a monstrance of burning gold, shining out in the depths of the darkness with a perpetual sparkle of moving stars. From Wordnik.com. [The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 3] Reference
Abbe Judaine had been able to reach the Grotto with the monstrance, but he patiently remained there before giving the Benediction. From Wordnik.com. [The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 4] Reference
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