stˈændɪŋ ɪn fɹˈʌnt ʌv ðɪs bˈæɹiɚ, ɪn ɐ spˈeɪs kˈɔːld ðə tʃˈænsəl, ɔːɹ pˈɛktɚɹəl, ðə fˈeɪθfəl wɜː wˈɔnt ɪn ˈɜːli tˈaɪmz tə ɹᵻsˈiːv hˈoʊli kəmjˈuːniən, ðə mˈɛn tˈeɪkɪŋ ðə kˈɑːnsɪkɹˌeɪɾᵻd bɹˈɛd ˌɪntʊ ðɛɹ hˈændz ænd ðə wˈɪmɪn ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ ɪɾ ˌɔn ɐ wˈaɪt klˈɔθ, kˈɔːld ðə dˈoʊmnɪkəl, wˌaɪl dˈiːkənz ɐdmˈɪnɪstɚd ðə pɹˈɛʃəs blˈʌd wˌɪtʃ ˈiːtʃ tˈʊk θɹuː ɐ ɹˈiːd ʌv ɡˈoʊld ɔːɹ sˈɪlvɚ.
Standing in front of this barrier, in a space called the chancel, or pectoral, the faithful were wont in early times to receive Holy Communion, the men taking the Consecrated Bread into their hands and the women receiving it on a white cloth, called the domenical, while deacons administered the Precious Blood which each took through a reed of gold or silver.