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What is a paten?

What is a paten? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The plate used to hold the host during the Eucharist.
  2. (archaeology) Any shallow dish found in an archaeological site.
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I brought my kit, which included a tiny paten and a screw-together chalice, a seminary graduation gift.
Chalice and paten, ewer and basin, crewet and chrismatory, are found as in the Western churches.
The very entrance of the priest, bearing the veiled chalice and paten and preceded by servers, announces that an action of extraordinary importance is about to be re-enacted.
If the ciborium is in the tabernacle, place the chalice and paten to the left.
You could also make your paten out of clay, and paint it when it hardens.
After the distribution of Communion, return the paten to the Priest so that he may purify it.

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