Father Thurifer was a priest being written to by Emily Faldstool in the Sunday Intruder (Saint Fidgeta and Other Parodies; 22).
Inspiration[]
A thurible awaiting transport by the thurifer.
A thurible is a metal censer suspended from chains, in which incense is burned during worship services. The altar server, or thurifer, may be responsible for holding, carrying, and swinging the thurible during Mass[1].