Relics
Particles of bone or other personal items related to a saint that         are house in a container called a Reliquary. There are no relics under     the altar in the main church, but there are under the altar in the      chapel, in the small rectangular cut out in the front center of the altar  under the stone.

Rosary
A selection of set prayers said while mediating on the lives of Christ and His mother. The prayers are said using 59 stringed beads, known as a rosary. Fifty-four of the beads are arranged into five groups (decades), each separated by a space and a larger bead. There is also a crucifix and five additional beads that precede the decades.

Sacrarium
A special sink usually located in the Sacristy used for cleansing vessels used at Communion. Water drains directly into the earth. At Saint James, the Sacrarium is in the Chapel Sacristy.

Sanctuary Lamp
 According to Canon Law 940, this light is required to be kept burning near the tabernacle where the sacrament is reserved. It must be made of wax or oil. Both the chapel and church at Saint James have Sanctuary Lamps because Jesus Our Lord is always present.

Stole
From the Latin word “stolus,” meaning “scarf.” It represents the priest’s God-given authority to carry out the tasks of the priesthood. A long band of silk of the same width as the maniple, but three times its length, the stole is worn around the neck and crossed on the breast.

Thurible / Censer
A container or vessel  in which incense resins are burned to produce sweet-smelling smoke. Originally, censers were open bowls in stationary positions. Today, they are usually covered containers suspended by a chain. Historically, a censer was called a thurible.

Votive Candles
Usually set in small racks in front of altars, statues or shrines to be lit by congregation members as symbols of prayer.