someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches

the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels

the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels

the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels

the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels

the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels

the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels

the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels

the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels

a senior clergyman and dignitary