| Similarly, the consecrated host was to be kept in a fitting manner, in a pyx, a small box made of silver or ivory which could be locked. |
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| Serving a less dramatic function, the Man of Sorrows becomes the thumb-sized lid handle of a beautiful pyx, a container for the consecrated host. |
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| As our prayers unfold, I remove the pyx from my shirt pocket. |
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| This pyx, used for carrying consecrated Eucharistic wafers, was made in Dublin. |
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| Moreover the most beautiful fragrance of lavender filled the chapel, while the cotton wool used to cover the host in the pyx turned lavender. |
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| The pyx is the strong-box in which the coins are delivered to the jury. |
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| A seventh-century silver pyx, a box used in Holy Communion, is decorated on the sides with Christ, the Virgin and two archangels in gilded silver. |
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| They sold clouds, the plethora and pyx of liqueur. |
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| Lacking a grave, they embottled themselves in a favorite liqueur, the pyx and plethora of clouds — with the heart striped and clear-cut, they rekindled the stars, created a glossary of seeds. |
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| He sent encouraging letters to her, and once, at a time when no priest was allowed to go near her, he granted her special permission to receive Holy Communion by sending her a tiny pyx that contained consecrated Hosts. |
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| Peter, determined to win the man back to the truth, went to the meeting of the heretics, and, when the devil appeared in his disguise, held up a small pyx in which he had placed a consecrated Host. |
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| A second smaller procession appeared carrying a feretory with relics of the saints, from which was suspended the sacrament in a pyx. |
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| Every year, newly minted coins are checked for size, weight, and composition at a Trial of the Pyx. |
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| The Pyx Chamber formed the undercroft of the monks' dormitory. |
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| The chapter house and Pyx Chamber at Westminster Abbey are in the guardianship of English Heritage, but under the care and management of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. |
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