At the present day two vessels are used to reserve the Blessed Sacrament : one, called a pyx , is a small round box and serves for carrying the Blessed Sacrament to the sick; the other, generally styled a ciborium , is used for distributing Holy Communion in churches and for reserving the consecrated particles in the tabernacle.
The Battle of Antietam: A Turning Point in the Civil War. Four days after the battle of Antietam, which took place near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862, Captain Robert Gould Shaw of the 2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry wrote to his father: âEvery battle makes me wish more and more that the war was over.
The Battle of Stalingrad. The Battle of Stalingrad is considered by many historians to have been the turning point in World War Two in Europe. The battle at Stalingrad bled the German army dry in Russia and after this defeat, the Germany Army was in full retreat.