Communion mishap, advice appreciated

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Today @ Mass, I spilled some Precious Blood on myself (yes I’m clumsy).

My natural inclination is to pre-treat the stain and launder the shirt I wore.

But, then again, I’m confused about the correct course of action.

Advice, anyone?
 
You need to bring any clothes with the Precious Blood on them to a priest as soon as possible. Do NOT wash It off or treat the stain in any way. The priest will know what to do.
 
Confiteor_Deo said:
You need to bring any clothes with the Precious Blood on them to a priest as soon as possible. Do NOT wash It off or treat the stain in any way. The priest will know what to do.
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Do this. Of course spills happen. He is not a stain to be pre-treated or laundered 👍
 
The point made in that linked thread is that, once the Precious Blood hits a shirt and stains it (and especially once it dries), it really isn’t the accidents of wine anymore. So it isn’t the Precious Blood anymore, either. Our Lord’s Real Presence is no longer there.

Now, that said, you still have to treat the stain with respect, sort of like a tabernacle that doesn’t have any Hosts in it anymore. Father will wash the stain out into the sacrarium in the sacristy.

(If you were in a situation where there was no sacrarium anywhere around, the proper thing is either to wash the stain off in such a way that the water drains directly into the dirt, or to burn the shirt. But having Father wash it is better!)
 
Mintaka said:
The point made in that linked thread is that, once the Precious Blood hits a shirt and stains it (and especially once it dries), it really isn’t the accidents of wine anymore. So it isn’t the Precious Blood anymore, either. Our Lord’s Real Presence is no longer there.

Now, that said, you still have to treat the stain with respect, sort of like a tabernacle that doesn’t have any Hosts in it anymore. Father will wash the stain out into the sacrarium in the sacristy.

(If you were in a situation where there was no sacrarium anywhere around, the proper thing is either to wash the stain off in such a way that the water drains directly into the dirt, or to burn the shirt. But having Father wash it is better!)
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This is exactly what I would say
 
Chayla said:
Today @ Mass, I spilled some Precious Blood on myself (yes I’m clumsy).

My natural inclination is to pre-treat the stain and launder the shirt I wore.

But, then again, I’m confused about the correct course of action.

Advice, anyone?
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It really depends how much we’re talking about - whether it’s just a drop or whether your shirt looks like it’s been used as a purificator. Assuming it’s more than just a drop or two, this is what we did with the used purificators when I was seminary sacristan: soak the shirt in water overnight (or so). Then pour the water onto a garden and soak again for about an hour and again pour the water onto a garden. You can then wash the shirt as you normally would.
 
Good luck; if it started out as red wine, you very likely may have a permanent stain.
 
Checking with a priest is good advice. Once the Precious Blood has been dealt with (special rinsing or whatever is required), if you have a red wine stain, try Oxyclean. I’ve had good luck with it on red wine stains.
 
The OP did nothing wrong, but this is one of the reasons why the Precious Blood is not distributed to the laity in some regions. In our archdiocese it is virtually unknown. In a neighbouring diocese I once witnessed an EMHC drop the entire chalice onto carpet. She wept for the remainder of the Mass- I felt very sorry for her; she no longer served as an EM after that incident and shortly thereafter the carpets were removed. I think our Eastern brethren have the best approach in this regard :).
 
To the best of my knowledge, the Eastern tradition is to provide both species to the laity. Although the distribution process is different.
 
proudnifi said:
To the best of my knowledge, the Eastern tradition is to provide both species to the laity. Although the distribution process is different.
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Yep. It’s done in such a way that makes spillage by the laity impossible.
 
InThePew said:
It really depends how much we’re talking about - whether it’s just a drop or whether your shirt looks like it’s been used as a purificator. Assuming it’s more than just a drop or two, this is what we did with the used purificators when I was seminary sacristan: soak the shirt in water overnight (or so). Then pour the water onto a garden and soak again for about an hour and again pour the water onto a garden. You can then wash the shirt as you normally would.
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