Do you know what wine your parish uses?

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Used to belong to a parish in West Virginia. There was an order that ministered to the mentally challenged (Down syndrome, retardation (or whatever the politically correct terms is nowadays),etc and the people in that “home” grew grapes and made wine. The pastor always used their wine, even though its taste and quality varied from batch to batch.
 
To ask what kind of wine is used in Holy Communion is akin to denying it becomes the Precious Blood of Christ after consecration.
 
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Thom18 said:
had this question for awhile but felt that it was inappropriate to ask what kind of wine is used for the Eucharist
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Why in the world would that be inappropriate?

I don’t understand the uber-sensitivity I see in so many CAF posters…

After Mass walk up to the priest and say “Father, I was wondering what kind of altar wine you use for Mass?”
 
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I believe I made myself clear. If you believe that when you go up to receive Holy Communion you are receiving the Blood of Christ, you shouldn’t even be thinking about what wine is used.
 
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I believe I made myself clear. If you believe that when you go up to receive Holy Communion you are receiving the Blood of Christ, you shouldn’t even be thinking about what wine is used.
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Lily,
That’s not the point of this thread. The OP is curious because the OP loves that wine and would like to buy it for home use.

Personally, I too LOVE the taste of communion wine. It seems to me that we really use the best wine at Mass.
 
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To ask what kind of wine is used in Holy Communion is akin to denying it becomes the Precious Blood of Christ after consecration.
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In what way? Maybe it is just because we like the taste.

In the Byzantine Rite there are some services that include a blessing of bread and wine. This is not a Eucharistic service, but we use the same loaves and wine that we use for the Divine Liturgy. After the service, the Blessed bread and wine are shared. It is good wine. The taste remains when it becomes the body and blood of Christ.
 
I know what the point of the thread is. It just seems wrong to refer to the Precious Blood as wine.
 
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just seems wrong to refer to the Precious Blood as wine.
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He’s not asking about the consecrated elements - although they do retain all the accidents of wine. There is no molecular difference between consecrated and unconsecrated wine - the change is metaphysical (the substance is changed), not physical (the accidents are retained).

And the companies that the Church buys the wine from call it “altar wine.”

There is a somewhat thin line between “piety” and “superstition.” Believing that asking about the altar wine used for the Eucharist is inappropriate crosses the line from piety to superstition.
 
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I don’t believe anyone here did that, and I don’t understand your need to think they did. What do you want, to refer to the material used in the chalice as “pre-Blood” or something? As others have pointed out, the accidents of wine remain, and it is totally fair for someone to express a preference for red vs. white due to the symbolism, or to react to the taste of the accidents which remain.
 
lilypadrees said:
I believe I made myself clear. If you believe that when you go up to receive Holy Communion you are receiving the Blood of Christ, you shouldn’t even be thinking about what wine is used.
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I may (or may not) suffer from scruples, but I think that’s taking it too far. The accidents of the wine remain (taste being one of them), and though the substance is the Precious Blood, it tastes no different post-consecration.
 
I have had several people ask me if they can donate X, Y and Z to the parish. If wine, I would inform them of the Church´s requirements. If hosts, then how many we normally use in a month and that they have to be made out of wheat and water. Prayer candles seems to be the easiest in our parish.
 
Wondering what type of wine is used is in no way questioning the Real Presence.
 
Most Church wine is fortified to 20% alcohol.
Thats why everybody likes it.
Aids storage and kills bugs…not lipstick unfortunately.
 
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Sedona said:
Richards Wild Irish Rose.
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I used to work in a liquor store, Richards was a big seller but I don’t think its made from grapes which would disqualify it.

I think its made of apples, if I remember correctly.
 
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