1 Thanatophoric dysplasia is typically characterized by abnormal shortness of limbs; a bowed femur (thigh bone) or other bones of the extremities; a small chest cage; thickened soft tissues; flattened vertebrae; unu sually prominent forehead and depressed nasal bridge; and Cloverleaf skull (type II).
Eucharistic Minister, or more properly Lay Eucharistic Minister LEM, is used to denote a lay person who assists the priest in administering the sacraments of holy communion, the consecrated bread and wine.They may also take the sacraments to those who are ill, or otherwise unable to attend Mass.ucharist, in the Catholic Church, refers to both the celebration of the Mass, that is, the Eucharist liturgy, and to the bread and wine which are transubstantiated (changed in substance) into the body and blood of Jesus Christ.
Liturgy of the Eucharist. The Liturgy of the Eucharist begins with the preparation of the gifts and the altar. As the ministers prepare the altar, representatives of the people bring forward the bread and wine that will become the Body and Blood of Christ.