Chalice with Host Bookends

These alabaster bookends feature a neoclassical depiction of the Chalice and Host at the mass and the Tantum Ergo Sacramentum.Keeping heavy books in line, they both organize and decorate your home.This pair of bookends makes the perfect personal First Communion Gift. This image gracefully speaks of the Real Presence and Sacredness of the Eucahrist.It is taken from the vibrant paintingMadonna of the Hostis by French artist Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. The bookends are made from stone-cast alabaster here in our shop in Steubenville, Ohio. Alabaster is a building and decorating material created from the mineral gypsum that has been used since the time of the ancient Egyptian Pharaohs. It boasts an attractive smooth finish and will last for years to come. Each measures roughly 6″ x 8″, including the 4″x 6″ inset image plaque, and is 3″ deep. Text reads: “Tantum ergo SacramentumVeneremur cernui:Et antiquum documentumNovo cedat ritui:Prstet fides supplementumSensuum defectui.Genitori, GenitoqueLaus et jubilatio,Salus, honor, virtus quoqueSit et benedictio:Procedenti ab utroqueCompar sit laudatio.Amen.” ( BKE-902 )