High altar

Church Architecture

The high altar is this model’s principal altar. Its mensa (tabletop) represents a stone altar with three cloths, the upper cloth reaching down the sides. Offertory and Canon, the Eucharistic prayer, take place here. The rear position and reredos (screen behind the altar) are design choices.

Key points

The high altar is this model’s principal altar. Its mensa (tabletop) represents a stone altar with three cloths, the upper cloth reaching down the sides. Offertory and Canon, the Eucharistic prayer, take place here. The rear position and reredos (screen behind the altar) are design choices.
Prominent stone altar on the upper platform.

Sources and further reading

Missale Romanum (1962), Rubricae generales 525–530 — altar preparation (1962 typical edition; Latin primary text)

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