== Present uses ==
In the [[Orthodox Church]], the reserve sacrament is kept in the tabernacle on the [[altar]] at all times. The tabernacle is usually elaborately decorated, normally wrought with gold, silver, or wood and precious adornments. The tabernacle is often shaped like a miniature church building. Every year on [[Holy_WeekHoly Week#Holy_ThursdayHoly Thursday|Holy Thursday]], the priest consumes whatever is left of the reserve sacrament and places some of the sacrament left over from the Holy Thursday [[Divine Liturgy]] into the tabernacle. The presence of Christ in the tabernacle is always indicated by a vigil lamp, burning perpetually.
==Connection to the Old Testament tabernacle==