<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">communion spoons</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>communions</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>spoons</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>liturgical objects</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>communion spoon</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>eucharistic spoon</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>eucharistic spoons</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>spoons, communion</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Spoons used to dispense the consecrated wine, at the Eucharist or in other dispensations of the communion. Commonly used in Eastern Orthodox Christian ceremonies, and formerly in the Western church as well. The purpose of the spoon was to prevent spillage of the consecrated wine. It is known from ancient times, when methods of sharing the wine included spoon, straw, and tube. ]]></note></mads>