Consecration on the altar

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If a glass of water is placed on the altar and remains there until and during the consecration of the host and chalice does that make the water sacred? Thank you in advance.
 
No. There’s a different blessing involved for making water holy. The act of consecration wouldn’t affect any stray water.
 
I’m not looking for Holy Water. Just curious from a priestly authority. I have witnessed this several times and worry that it might not be given the proper respect.
 
I am concerned because the same priest changes the gospel and makes commentaries in the middle of the gospel.
 
Consecration of the Communion elements only applies to the bread and wine.
 
On an interesting and related note, if you were to hide a container full of wine to the base of the altar where the priest was saying Mass, it would not be transubstantiated into Christ’s blood, because the priest did not intend to consecrate that hidden container. It would remain wine.
 
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While your question has been answered already, I urge you to read “de defectibus”. I am almost certain you will find it very interesting because it responds to similar questions as this and many more. (Especially from number 32 to 46 but read the whole document. It is very short and practical).
Below is a link directly to the document

http://www.dailycatholic.org/defectib.htm
 
Not necessarily; large Masses wouldn’t be able to accommodate such. It’s all about intent.
 
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Not necessarily; large Masses wouldn’t be able to accommodate such. It’s all about intent.
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The differences in Byzantine praxis is are illustrative on this.

While the same things are on the Holy Table in the same place, most Byzantine churches consecrate the cup and the separated particles from the Lamb. Ruthenian, on the other hand consecrate all of the bread on the altar. The other byzantines have the bread there, but it is not consecrated (save for the particles).

In both, the bread (or former bread) is added to the cup.

The difference is intent’: the Ruthenian priest consecrates ll fo the grad, and the others only the specificities particles.

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I have been told that although the sacred vessels, corporal and purificators are usually blessed before use, they are also blessed by use. The cruets and the water and wine and/or hosts that are not used for consecration are not in that category. (You’ll note that cruets are often made of glass or crystal, whereas the sacred vessels are made of durable materials…)

Water used for the first rinse when the sacred linens are cleaned is disposed of as holy water is…in a dedicated sacrarium that does not empty into a sewer or else by being poured on a living plant that isn’t walked on.
 
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Fr. Thank you for the link. I found it very interesting and provided a wealth of information. God bless you.
 
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