Vestibule
Or
Gathering Space
This part of the church is called the Vestibule or the
Gathering Space. You may have even heard
it called the narthex. No matter what
you have heard this space called, it is the space between the outside of the
church and the main section where Mass is celebrated. When people enter the church, they prepare
themselves to receive Jesus at
Holy Water Fonts
The holy water fonts are placed at either side of the
entrance doors. People bless themselves
with holy water when they enter and leave the church as a sign of their own
baptism. They dip their hand in the
water and mark themselves anew with that sign in which they were baptized – the
sign of the cross. We all belong to
God’s family through our baptism.
