Mar 232010
![[luna, open and closed]](http://saints.sqpn.com/ncd04908.jpg "jpg New Catholic Dictionary illustration of a luna, open and closed")
Also known as
- lunula
- lunette
Derivation
- Latin: moon or little moon
Article
A circular receptacle, usually with glass sides, inserted into an ostensorium, to show the Sacred Host. It is blessed by a priest, and therefore is a sacred vessel.
MLA Citation
- “luna”. New Catholic Dictionary. Saints.SQPN.com. 23 March 2010. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/luna/>