by the Holy See uses "communion-plate" to speak of this object (numbers 118 and 187) and reserves the term "paten" for the other object (numbers 84, 117, 141, etc.). The two corresponding Latin terms are patina (communion-plate) and patena (paten).

Protestant rites

Patens are also used among Anglicans and Lutherans.

In the United Methodist Church, during the Order

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