Desecrations of the Eucharist?

[Canary47]

This is going to sound strange but here goes. Need some advice on these types of situations.

1.) Let’s say someone has a cold and cough with excess phlem and that person goes to recieve the Eucharist. Let’s say that small pieces of the Eucharist get “caught” in the phlem (from the throat) and the person later blows their nose and throws the tissue away- with the Eucharist Let’s say the person thought about this, but ruled it out as too…odd and improbable.

2.) Something that happened to me last week- after Mass, I was home and for some reason, placed the greater tip of my pinky finger in my mouth, then I remembered that we are never to put our finger in our mouth after Communion (although I’m not sure if this only applies to situations where the Eucharist gets stuck on the roof of the mouth) and so I removed it not really knowing what to do except lick it to make sure I got any particles left from the Eucharist. Since this was some time after Mass, I didn’t really see a need to worry too much and washed my hands, but it still left me slightly uneasy.

Would such cases be considered desecrations of the Eucharist or is it scrupulous thinking? I’m not so sure about the 1st situation.

 

[bpbasilphx]

Once a new Orthodox priest brought Communion to a parishioner in the hospital who had a tube coming out of his stomach. The Catholic nursing nun was shocked at the very idea, in case the Mystery got pumped out.

So the priest asked his dean about it, who replied, “You did what you were supposed to do. You put the Sacrament in the mouth of the communicant. The Lord takes care of Himself from that point.”

Do you think this principle applies to your concern?

 

[Eilish_Maura]

2.) Something that happened to me last week- after Mass, I was home and for some reason, placed the greater tip of my pinky finger in my mouth, then I remembered that we are never to put our finger in our mouth after Communion (although I’m not sure if this only applies to situations where the Eucharist gets stuck on the roof of the mouth) and so I removed it not really knowing what to do except lick it to make sure I got any particles left from the Eucharist.

Who taught you this craziness and what official documentation was used to back it up???

Would such cases be considered desecrations of the Eucharist or is it scrupulous thinking? I’m not so sure about the 1st situation.

Definitely both are about scrupulous thinking and that seems to be started off by some strange unofficial ‘teachings’ you have received.

 

[japhy]

1.) Let’s say someone has a cold and cough with excess phlem and that person goes to recieve the Eucharist. Let’s say that small pieces of the Eucharist get “caught” in the phlem (from the throat) and the person later blows their nose and throws the tissue away- with the Eucharist Let’s say the person thought about this, but ruled it out as too…odd and improbable.

That is really beyond the control of the person. I would say it’s overly scrupulous to inspect phlegm and sputum for pieces of the Host. Unless there’s a large fragment that is clearly unconsumed (or barely consumed), there should be no anxiety.

2.) Something that happened to me last week- after Mass, I was home and for some reason, placed the greater tip of my pinky finger in my mouth, then I remembered that we are never to put our finger in our mouth after Communion (although I’m not sure if this only applies to situations where the Eucharist gets stuck on the roof of the mouth) and so I removed it not really knowing what to do except lick it to make sure I got any particles left from the Eucharist. Since this was some time after Mass, I didn’t really see a need to worry too much and washed my hands, but it still left me slightly uneasy.

It is pious practice to abstain from speaking immediately after receiving Holy Communion, until one is quite comfortable that there are no longer recognizable (and that’s the key word here) traces of the Precious Body and Blood in our mouths. However, by the time you’ve gotten home, whatever fragments may have lodged in your mouth are most likely not recognizable, and since the accidents no longer remain (that is, it no longer looks like bread or wine), there is no harm.

 

[Joe_Kelley]

If it no longer has the physical appearence of bread, it is no longer the Eucharist.