Spoon (liturgy)
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Gold communion spoon, Ukraine, late 17th or early 18th century （State Historical Museum, Moscow）.
The Spoon （Greek: Κοχλιάριον, Kochliárion; Slavonic: Лжица, Lzhítza） in Eastern Christianity is a liturgical implement used to distribute Holy Communion
to the laity during the Divine Liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite.
It is also called a cochlear, Latin for "spoon".
In Western Christianity （within traditions such as Anglicanism, Lutheranism, and Methodism） a perforated spoon is used to remove any foreign particulate matter that falls into the wine.
It is one of the items, in Western Christian Churches, that lies on the credence table.
In the Early Church everyone, clergy and laity alike, received Holy Communion in the same manner: receiving the consecrated Body of Christ （in the form of bread） in their hands and then placing it in their own mouth, and sipping directly from the chalice.
In time, concern over the danger of crumbs being accidentally dropped on the floor or some of the consecrated Blood of Christ （in the form of wine） being spilt,
lead to the use of tongs, with which the elements were mingled together and placed carefully into the mouths of the communicants.
By the 9th century, the Church began to use the Communion spoon for the same practical reasons, and it is this practice that remains in place today （though the clergy still receive in the ancient manner as they stand at the Holy Table）.
In the Byzantine Rite, when it comes time for the Communion of the faithful, the Lamb （Host） is cut into smaller portions with the Spear and placed in the Chalice, and thus distributed to the faithful using the Spoon.
In this way, the faithful receive both the Body and Blood of Christ, without taking the Sacrament into their hands.
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