Crumbs found in Church

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Hi,
What do you do when you find crumbs in church that might be the Holy Eucharist? I mean, surely I can’t be expected to go around and pick up every little crumb on the ground? I’m figuring that I’m just being scrupulous.

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J89
 
Unless the crumbs were found right up on the altar, they’re probably Cheerio crumbs.

Cheerios crumbs!! GAAHH! Sorry— I really hate Cheerio crumbs.
 
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J89:
Hi,
What do you do when you find crumbs in church that might be the Holy Eucharist? I mean, surely I can’t be expected to go around and pick up every little crumb on the ground? I’m figuring that I’m just being scrupulous.

Thanks,
J89
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What kind of crumbs, and where are you finding them. Some churches use bread and some the host. These are consecrated into the Body and Blood of Our Lord. After the consecration even the “crumbs” are Our Lord, up to the point that the crumbs can no longer be identified.
 
What kind of crumbs, and where are you finding them.
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I don’t know what kind of crumbs. That’s the question. I’m not sure if the crumbs are the Holy Eucharist or not. I’m finding them on the pews and the ground.
After the consecration even the “crumbs” are Our Lord, up to the point that the crumbs can no longer be identified.
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I know that the crumbs are Our Lord. This is why I’m concerned about the crumbs. By the way, even if the “crumbs can no longer be identified”, the crumbs are still God as long as the Eucharist has the accidents of bread.

J89
 
You may want to speak to your parish priest about this. If you’re finding crumbs of the Eucharist around the church, then there are people not receiving Our Lord properly (this is one of the disadvantages of communion in the hand). If I’m not mistaken, inedible particles of the Eucharist should be disposed of down a sacrarium, which every Catholic church has, but that’s something to ask your priest about to know for sure.
 
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Veritas41:
You may want to speak to your parish priest about this. If you’re finding crumbs of the Eucharist around the church, then there are people not receiving Our Lord properly (this is one of the disadvantages of communion in the hand).
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Right, but my problem is that I don’t know if the crumbs are the Holy Eucharist. They could easily be something else (e.g. cereal brought in for little kids). Should we just go around always sweeping everything into the sacrarium?

J89
 
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J89:
I don’t know what kind of crumbs. That’s the question. I’m not sure if the crumbs are the Holy Eucharist or not. I’m finding them on the pews and the ground.

I know that the crumbs are Our Lord. This is why I’m concerned about the crumbs. By the way, even if the “crumbs can no longer be identified”, the crumbs are still God as long as the Eucharist has the accidents of bread.
J89
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That is what I meant.

Unless the people are not consuming Our Lords Body and Blood up by the Alter, and are returning to their seats with Him in hand, then the crumbs would be a concern. Otherwise, the crumbs are the leftovers of children eating during Mass.
 
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Veritas41:
You may want to speak to your parish priest about this. If you’re finding crumbs of the Eucharist around the church, then there are people not receiving Our Lord properly (this is one of the disadvantages of communion in the hand). If I’m not mistaken, inedible particles of the Eucharist should be disposed of down a sacrarium, which every Catholic church has, but that’s something to ask your priest about to know for sure.
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As Veritas41 said. Speak to your priest. He should know if people are receiving communion properly, and Our Lord is not being taken back to the seats. Hopefully, he should be able to put your mind at ease.
 
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J89:
Hi,
What do you do when you find crumbs in church that might be the Holy Eucharist? I mean, surely I can’t be expected to go around and pick up every little crumb on the ground? I’m figuring that I’m just being scrupulous.

Thanks,
J89
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If you are suspicious that some of those crumbs may be the Eucharist you should at least address it to the Priest. Ask him for his advice.

Peace
 
One way to look at it is this.

Once the Eucharist loses the appearance of bread it is no longer the Body of Christ. So if you look at the crumbs and can not tell if it is bread or Cheerios or some other thing, could it be the Body of Christ?
 
Dear J89,

Where are the crumbs found, if they are near the altar, then you have good reason for concern.(I do doubt they are cheerios!!!) Maybe ask the sacristan if a corpral is placed on the altar during the concecratio, because the paten and chalice are placed over it thus catching any crumbs or precious blood that may fall.

God Bless
Matthew Baldwin
 
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J89:
True, but should we take a chance?

J89
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If you cannot any longer tell with any certainty. When it is said that Christ is present in the smallest particle. We mean in a small particle that is discernable as the Eucharist, microscopic examination is not necessary.
 
So, basically, as long as I don’t think it is the Eucharist, but I’m not sure, I don’t have to worry? Is this correct?

J89
 
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J89:
So, basically, as long as I don’t think it is the Eucharist, but I’m not sure, I don’t have to worry? Is this correct?

J89
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The Real Presence of Christ remains as long as the elements are discernable with the accidents of bread and the accidents of wine to a reasonable person.
 
To J89.
I don’t actually have any advice. I just wanted to say I’m confused by what you said.

In post #5 you said:

“I’m not sure if the crumbs are the Holy Eucharist or not.”

“I know that the crumbs are Our Lord.”

Which is it? You know or you don’t know??
 
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thistle:
To J89.
I don’t actually have any advice. I just wanted to say I’m confused by what you said.

In post #5 you said:

“I’m not sure if the crumbs are the Holy Eucharist or not.”

“I know that the crumbs are Our Lord.”

Which is it? You know or you don’t know??
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Thistle–I don’t know if the crumbs are the Holy Eucharist or not. When I said “I know that the crumbs are our Lord”, I meant that the crumbs which are consecrated are God. (If you look closely at the post you will see that I was quoting someone who was talking about the consecration.)

My problem is what do you do when you find crumbs (on the floor near the pews, or on the pews) that MIGHT be the Eucharist (i.e., the crumbs could be something else (e.g., food for children brought in by the parents, little splinters of wood, dust, etc.))

J89
 
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J89:
Thistle–I don’t know if the crumbs are the Holy Eucharist or not. When I said “I know that the crumbs are our Lord”, I meant that the crumbs which are consecrated are God. (If you look closely at the post you will see that I was quoting someone who was talking about the consecration.)

My problem is what do you do when you find crumbs (on the floor near the pews, or on the pews) that MIGHT be the Eucharist (i.e., the crumbs could be something else (e.g., food for children brought in by the parents, little splinters of wood, dust, etc.))

J89
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Since you have no reason to belieive that the crumbs are the Eucharist, I’d stop worrying about it.
 
My husband receives Holy Communion on the hand and when he returns to the pew, he always checks his hands for any particles which may have fallen off the host. Eight times out of ten there are some which he then consumes by almost having to inhale them into his mouth.

I can indeed believe that these are particles of the host on the floor in your church.

My friend has found large pieces of hosts on the floor in our Church on occasions. These were consumed. The sacrarium unfortunately has also been a source of abuse by EME s. Our poor Lord. Enough to make you cry.
 
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