LAYING OUT PROTESTANT VESTMENTS.- To lay out Protestant vestments for divine services, you will likely need the following items:

• Surplice (1)

• Cassock (1)

• Cleric's robe (1)

• Stole (1)

• Field table for displaying vestments (1)

Take the following steps:

1. Hang the cassock on a hook so it is convenient for the chaplain and will not drag on the floor or ground.

2. Hang the cleric's robe on a hook so it is convenient for the chaplain but not dragging on the floor or ground.

3. Lay the surplice neatly on the field table with the back folded up so as to allow the chaplain easy access.

4. Lay the stole on the field table so it is convenient for the chaplain.

NOTE: These procedures and items may vary according to the preference of your chaplain. Consult with your chaplain to determine if there are any changes to be made to the basic instructions.

Roman Catholic Chaplain's Combat Kit Type I.

The Roman Catholic (RC) combat kit, type I, is intended for use by Roman Catholic chaplains under field and combat conditions. The following items are usually included in an RC combat kit:

• Chalice

• Chalice paten

• Communion paten

• Ciborium

• Crucifix

• Candleholders (2)

• Candles (2)

• Flame protectors (2)

• Bottles (2-one filled with water, the other with wine)

• Bell

• Host box and host tube

• Host wafers, large and small

Figure 6-10.-Alter assembly commonly used for a Protestant field service. 6-26

• Host wafers, large and small

• Missal stand

• Missal

• Vestment set (alb/chasuble/stole)

• Altar cloth (3)

• Purificator (3)

• Finger towel (3)

• Corporal (3)

• Amice (2)

• Pall (2)

• Cincture (1)

• Oil stock

• Small pyx

• Stole

• Ritual book

• Manual of prayers

• Vademecum

NOTE: The host wafers, oil stock small, stole, ritual book, manual of prayers, and vademecum will be furnished by the individual chaplain but may be stored in the combat kit.

PREPARING FOR A ROMAN CATHOLIC FIELD SERVICE.- After the portable Lee altar has been erected, the altar appointments found in the RC combat kit should be arranged in the manner shown in figure 6-11. Take the following steps:

1. Place the kit in a convenient place and open it.

2. Remove the following items from the linen package: a purificator, corporal, finger towel, pall, and amice. Set these items on the table.

3. Center the corporal to the rear edge of the altar so that the embroidered cross is toward the rear.

4. Remove the chalice and center it on the corporal. The cross on the base of the chalice should be facing toward the rear.

5. Lay the purificator across the chalice mouth and push it down into the center of the cup.

6. Remove the paten from the kit and place it on top of the chalice and purificator.

7. Take the altar bread container, remove one large host, and place the host upon the paten.

8. Place the pall over the paten and the host.

9. Remove the candleholders and candles and place one on each front corner of the altar.

10. Remove the crucifix and place it at the front center of the altar with the corpus facing forward.

Figure 6-11.-Altar assembly used for the Roman Catholic field service. 6-27

11. Remove the following items from the chaplain's kit and place them on the right rear comer of the altar: the cruets (plastic bottles), ciborium, finger towel, bell, altar bread container, and communion paten.

12. Remove the vestment set and tincture from the kit.

13. Remove the missal and missal stand and place them near the left rear corner of the altar.

14. Arrange the chaplain's vestments and tincture.

15. Replace the linen package and move the chaplain's kit to a location where it will not be in the way during the service.

NOTE: Check with your chaplain for any additional requirements or changes to these basic instructions. PReferences may vary among chaplains.