Voco

Within the maths, “Voco” also names the place where the aut is held: the screened focal area of the Mynster where the call is read and farewells are sung. Accounts at the Concent of Saunt Edhar place the gathering at this chancel, with the community assembled in the hall while an officiant proclaims the words of Voco.

Those named pass through a literal screen at Voco and depart extramuros. In some services, the Inquisition is visibly present; in others the rite proceeds without them. During large, multi‑name callings, the site has been used to issue clothing and basic supplies so the Evoked can leave at once under quiet travel instructions.

In current usage during the wider Convox, “at Voco” is a shorthand for the ceremony’s site in any host math, marking the threshold between cloistered life and the world beyond. Mentions of avout stepping “through the screen at Voco” underscore its role as a last, formal crossing before departure and as a practical staging point for those called out.