Spoon (liturgy)

The Spoon (Greek: Κοχλιάριον, Kochliárion; Slavonic: Лжица, Lzhítza) is a liturgical implement used to distribute Holy Communion to the laity during the Divine Liturgy in some Eastern Christian rites.

It is also called a cochlear, Latin for "spoon". In Western Christianity (within traditions such as Anglicanism,^[1] Lutheranism,^[2] and Methodism)^[3] a perforated spoon is used to remove any foreign particulate matter that falls into the wine.^[4] It is one of the items, in Western Christian Churches, that lies on the credence table.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Purchas, John (1866). The Directorium Anglicanum: Being a Manual of Directions for the Right Celebration of the Holy Communion, for the Saying of Matins and Evensong, and for the Performance of Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Ancient Use of the Church of England. Thomas Bosworth. p. 41. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
^ Frank, C.A. (1899). The Lutheran Witness, Volumes 18-21. Edited and published under the auspices of the Cleveland District Conference by C.A. Frank. p. 3.
^ Hickman, Hoyt L. (1996). United Methodist Altars: A Guide for the Congregation. Abingdon Press. p. 58. ISBN 9780687005628.
^ Stauffer, S. Anita (1 October 2014). Altar Guild and Sacristy Handbook: Fourth Revised Edition. Augsburg Fortress, Publishers. p. 137. ISBN 9781451479270. Retrieved 11 February 2017. spoon. Perforated utensil sometimes used to remove foreign particles from wine in the communion cup; also used with granular incense.

[Purchas1866-1] Purchas, John (1866). The Directorium Anglicanum: Being a Manual of Directions for the Right Celebration of the Holy Communion, for the Saying of Matins and Evensong, and for the Performance of Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Ancient Use of the Church of England. Thomas Bosworth. p. 41. Retrieved 11 February 2017.

[2] Frank, C.A. (1899). The Lutheran Witness, Volumes 18-21. Edited and published under the auspices of the Cleveland District Conference by C.A. Frank. p. 3.

[Hickman1996-3] Hickman, Hoyt L. (1996). United Methodist Altars: A Guide for the Congregation. Abingdon Press. p. 58. ISBN 9780687005628.

[Stauffer2014-4] Stauffer, S. Anita (1 October 2014). Altar Guild and Sacristy Handbook: Fourth Revised Edition. Augsburg Fortress, Publishers. p. 137. ISBN 9781451479270. Retrieved 11 February 2017. spoon. Perforated utensil sometimes used to remove foreign particles from wine in the communion cup; also used with granular incense.

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