[Gocamino] The Grial....Grail?

[Blaroli@aol.com]

Hello,
.....So many messages. 
No, I don't know where the word "Grial" or "Grail" comes from.  
Does  anyone in this list know the provenance of the term? 
And yes,  the "Holy Chalice" is venerated in Valencia as we write.. 
 In 1982 Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass at the Valencia Cathedral  using 
the Chalice, as have 24 other Popes and countless Cardinals. Archbishops and 
bishops done in Valencia and other places.
Those who know will tell you that when a priest celebrating Mass lifts the 
chalice he says "the cup", but when the  Holy Chalice is used the celebrant 
priest says "This Cup".
Pope John XXIII awarded special recognition to those who made a pilgrimage to 
the chapel of the Holy Chalice  in Valencia.   Pope Pius XII awarded "Sacrum 
Communionen"  distinction to the chapel.
There is a confraternity of the Holy Chalice in Valencia; their rules at 
maintained at the Vatican in Rome and their head office is at the Valencia 
Cathedral. The Confraternity may award the title of "Knight" or "Dame" of the Holy 
Grial to those willing to abide by the Confraternity's rules. Many men and women 
all over the world hold the title. Pope John Paul II was "Honorary Knight in 
Perpetuity".

And, no..... I'm not a religious scholar or anything anywhere near it.   
While I've been a Catholic all my life and, happily,  have never had any doubts or 
problems about or with the religion that I was born into, in the autumn of my 
life when I go to Mass I still look around to see when one is supposed to 
stand up and so on, and, except for one or two,  I do not know the responses 
during Mass that everyone else seems to know  to the letter. Oh well!... 

You can read an extended history of the Holy Grail in English, more or less, 
by going to
http://www.geociies.com/Athens/Rhodes/3946/santocaliz/index.html
When the page comes up click on "history" or any of the offered choices.

Regards,

Rosina