Drinking after others

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Should those who partake in the Precious Blood be concerned about drinking after others?
Does the alcoholic content destroy any germs when partipsnts drink of the wine changed to Precious Blood?
Some who have posted on other threads say they do not partake during flu season.
 
My pastor, who recently celebrated his 45th anniversary as a priest in the Catholic Church says he has never known of any person getting an illness after partaking from the chalice. 45 years.
 
There are no verified cases of anyone in the Orthodi or Catholic Churches getting sick this way.

Ever.

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I do not partake in the Precious Blood. Not because fear drinking after others. I worry about dropping the chalice when it is handed from the minister.
 
How would they know? Look. In several dioceses I’ve lived in the cup is suspended in the event of a flu outbreak. Not only that but a priest wouldn’t know how different people got sick. I’m not a germaphobe, I’m quite the opposite. I have no problems with those who are ill being at Mass, in fact I don’t see the issue at all. But to claim no one gets sick from putting their mouths on the same cup as 100s of other people is logically insane.
 
JackMcCoy said:
Does the alcoholic content destroy any germs when partipsnts drink of the wine changed to Precious Blood?
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Depends on the Alcohol content and how long the surface is in contact with the alcohol (Dwell Time). In short, I wouldn’t assume that the alcohol present in the wine would sterilize the chalice every 10 seconds. Now, if you were keeping the rim moist with wine for 10-15 minutes, well, that would probably work.
 
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My take is that there are germs both on the rim and the stem of the chalice. When you handle something or drink from something that others have touched, you’re exposing yourself to the possibility of someone’s illness. You also expose yourself through shaking hands, touching door knobs, and other surfaces inside and outside of church. Many parishes stop distributing the Previous Blood during flu season. When there was a meningitis outbreak at the university where I work the university parish stopped distributing the Precious Blood for about three months until the student health service said it was safe.
 
Again, how would they know?

The accidents of wine remain, they do not somehow become stronger after Transubstantiation.

Our Parish and/or Diocese suspends the Chalice during flu season or when there is a big wave of strep in the community.

The wine simply does not have enough alcohol to kill bacteria.


“Typhoid bacillus, for example, was killed off after only 30 seconds when exposed to wine with a 50 percent alcohol level. For comparison, 10 percent alcohol wine took 2-3 days to kill the bacteria. Acid also played a big role, and the more acidic wines – namely white varietals – had greater antibacterial properties. Modern day wines are generally less acidic and contain 12-15 percent alcohol, which means it could take days for the liquid to kill off harmful bacteria in a wound.”
 
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Modern day wines are generally less acidic and contain 12-15 percent alcohol, which means it could take days for the liquid to kill off harmful bacteria in a wound.”
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Now, if it were whiskey, it’d be a different story! 😂😂😂
 
I’ve got disinfecting on the brain these days 🙂 In some heavy training sessions right now.

Whiskey river take my mind…
 
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Regardless of this, I pray that we all go to confession and receive the Holy Sacrament as often as possible. AMEN 🙏🙏🙏
 
JackMcCoy said:
Should those who partake in the Precious Blood be concerned about drinking after others?
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Not sure if the should be…but I am, especially during flu season, I do not receive the Precious Blood.
I’ve heard some people say that because of the Holiness of the Precious Blood, germs are not passed…that sounds nice, but…really?
 
Drinking after others, in this situation, doesnt bother me.

There are probably more germs on the hymnal and the pew in front of me than I would ever be exposed to by receiving from the cup.

I refrain from the cup when I am ill out of courtesy for others.
 
I figure the germs are about the same when receiving the Host - placed in my left hand, then picked up with my right hand. I’ve already touched books, shaken hands, etc.
 
Psalm 34:8
Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.
 
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I’ve heard some people say that because of the Holiness of the Precious Blood, germs are not passed…that sounds nice, but…really?
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Nope, not really.

Do they think bacteria are capable of the moral calculus which men are not, which renders them capable to distinguish a cup of common wine (mm-mmm! let’s infect it!) from a chalice of the Precious Blood (whoa – hands off!!)?

I don’t think so.
 
A priest I know has had two sick days in 50 years.

Doctors in the parish say that it is more likely to catch viruses and bacteria travelling on the public transportation system than drinking from the chalice.
 
Which brings to kind the advice. Don’t lick the seats in the bus?
 
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