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Friday, October 31st, 2025
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
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Pera (or Bursa)
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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Pera (Or Bursa)
is the name of a four-cornered case for the keeping of the corporale, and is of the same material and color as the altar-dress. The oil for the anointing of the sick and the host were carried by the priests in the pera, hung about the neck.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Pera (or Bursa)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/p/pera-or-bursa.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Pera (or Bursa)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/p/pera-or-bursa.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
