Correct procedure when the host is dropped?

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Yesterday at Mass, during communion, our Priest dropped “the Body of Christ”. He then picked it up and gave it to the man next in line. Is this correct procedure? I know we shouldn’t question the Priest, but I think this was very disrespectful. Can anyone explain this to me, or what correct procedure should have been?

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The correct procedure is if the host is dropped it should be picked up by the Priest, EMHC, etc. If the host has not been contaminated in some way, the person that dropped it should consume it. We were told a good way to do this is to put the host under the patten and consume it later (i.e. after finished handing out communion, on the way back to the altar.) It is possible your priest did it like this, because it can look like a slight of hand, placing it under the patten.

If the host has been contaminated in some way it is supposed to be placed in a thing containing water, wait until the host disolves until it is unrecognizable and either poured into the sacrarium (sp?) or onto the ground in a place that nobody walks. This happened to me one time while distributing communion in a hospital.
 
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If the host has been contaminated in some way it is supposed to be placed in a thing containing water, wait until the host disolves until it is unrecognizable and either poured into the sacrarium (sp?) or onto the ground in a place that nobody walks. This happened to me one time while distributing communion in a hospital.
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I wonder what happens if a city-code does not allow for that type of sink though?
 
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I wonder what happens if a city-code does not allow for that type of sink though?
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Probably what our church does, due to the age of our church the sacrarium is so old that the pipe that leads into the ground has malfunctioned. It would cost a lot of money to fix it so the sacrarium is still there but it drains into a bucket. Every so often, I think once a day, the bucket is taken and poured into the Catholic cemetary on property.
 
A few years ago our Church was vandalized, the tabernacle was broken into and the hosts stolen. Our monsignor notified the police that if the hosts were found that they were not to be touched and he was to be called immediately. They were discovered in the street just outside of the church property. He immediately went there, sat on the ground, and ate every last one. When the police questioned him as to why he was eating them after they had been on the ground, he said “This is my Lord.”
 
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A few years ago our Church was vandalized, the tabernacle was broken into and the hosts stolen. Our monsignor notified the police that if the hosts were found that they were not to be touched and he was to be called immediately. They were discovered in the street just outside of the church property. He immediately went there, sat on the ground, and ate every last one. When the police questioned him as to why he was eating them after they had been on the ground, he said “This is my Lord.”
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Wow. What a monsignor, what a man of faith.
 
When a host is contaminated at the hospital, where I take communion to the patients, there is a small vial where we put contaminated hosts.

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When a host is contaminated at the hospital, where I take communion to the patients, there is a small vial where we put contaminated hosts.

:blessyou:
Annie
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And thence… ?
 
midwest mom:
Yesterday at Mass, during communion, our Priest dropped “the Body of Christ”. He then picked it up and gave it to the man next in line. Is this correct procedure? I know we shouldn’t question the Priest, but I think this was very disrespectful.
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If you think about it, that was perhaps the most respectful thing he could have done. By offering that host to the next in line he was demonstrating that this host is Jesus and being dropped on the floor will not change that.

In our parish, it is recommended that the EMC consumes the dropped host when he/she picks it up and stands for a moment with their head bowed before continuing to distribute Communion.
 
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A few years ago our Church was vandalized, the tabernacle was broken into and the hosts stolen. Our monsignor notified the police that if the hosts were found that they were not to be touched and he was to be called immediately. They were discovered in the street just outside of the church property. He immediately went there, sat on the ground, and ate every last one. When the police questioned him as to why he was eating them after they had been on the ground, he said “This is my Lord.”
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What a powerful witness. This gave me chills.
 
The Barrister:
A few years ago our Church was vandalized, the tabernacle was broken into and the hosts stolen. Our monsignor notified the police that if the hosts were found that they were not to be touched and he was to be called immediately. They were discovered in the street just outside of the church property. He immediately went there, sat on the ground, and ate every last one. When the police questioned him as to why he was eating them after they had been on the ground, he said “This is my Lord.”
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Oh my, that is horrible! I am shocked that somebody would do that. (the vandalizers)
Your monsignor sounds like a wonderful man.
 
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