Wednesday, November 13, 2013

How to Get Perfect Starched Altar Cloths


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  1. Altar clothes are not supposed to be starched - if they are, then one of their important functions has been defeated: absorption of the Precious Blood if accidentally spilled.

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    1. The Precious Blood is never spilled; in any event, that is the service of the corporal.

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  2. A mangle! Wow! BTW, Purificators are not to be starched; corporals, lavabo towel, and altar cloths are.

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  3. A mangle doesn't starch! It just pulls out the wrinkles! There is no need to starch a 100% linen altar cloth. Actually, no need to starch any altar linens if they are pressed correctly.

    This is a neat little mangle! They were also dangerous!

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  4. I recall seeing these in the laundry room of the NAC in Rome. Maybe used even also for bed sheets?

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  5. First the altar cloth is soaked in a long starch-water tray, then laid out flat to dry on a long laundry table.

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