In possesion of a concecrated HOST!

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John_of_Patmos said:
Even if it seems hard to believe, you should heed what he said and act as if you know for a fact that the Lord is there.
Our Lord could be present, and what if you accidentally pull open the tin recklessly?
I honestly don’t think this would be wasting a priest’s time. In fact, it wouldnt be. You can never be too careful with Our Lord. I really wouldn’t open the tin. Many tiny Particles could be lost. What if there are only very small Particles in the tin, and can’t see them, and throw the tin away? Take it to a RC Priest just in case. Like I said, with the Eucharist, there is no such thing as being too safe or careful.

Simply, go to a Roman Catholic Church, knock on the rectory door. One Roman Catholic Priest must certainly be home in the city. Look up the different Roman Catholic churches on the diocese website, and go to each one if needed.
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If you can no longer see them, they are no longer the Lord.
 
And it will prevent this from being hi-jacked into another Communion in the hand rant-a-thon like we are seeing.
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2 posts is a “thon”. Good to know. One more post and you can have a “censorship-a-thon”.
 
prodigalson2011 said:
If you believed someone had, say, desecrated your mother’s body, you wouldn’t be offended?
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I read his statement as meaning that he sees no reason why people should give offense to Catholics just because they don’t believe as Catholics do. This poster does not have a history of making disparaging remarks against Catholics and has always been respectful to them, as far as I remember.
 
maryjk said:
IF there is anything in the tin. And IF you open it recklessly.

First we are to believe that this girl friend, who wasn’t Catholic, attended Mass with her boyfriend that wasn’t Catholic (enough to know that neither of them should have been receiving) , received the Eucharist and somehow saved it. Instead of telling ANYONE, she put it in a tin and hid it away. She did all of this with no knowledge that it was anything but a wafer of bread. YEARS later, she tells her, what-- still boyfriend-- about it? And he is concerned. But not concerned enough to do anything about it. He only tells his friend? No, just someone he knows. 🤷

Sorry, it is a story that is very hard to believe. I wouldn’t waste the time of a priest until I was sure the guy wasn’t making it all up just to put me into a tizzy.
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OH, I think this sort of thing could very easily happen - the first time I ever saw a Catholic communion host, I thought it was a communion token; I had no idea it was made of bread. If someone hadn’t stopped me, I’m sure I would have put it in my pocket.
 
jmcrae said:
OH, I think this sort of thing could very easily happen - the first time I ever saw a Catholic communion host, I thought it was a communion token; I had no idea it was made of bread. If someone hadn’t stopped me, I’m sure I would have put it in my pocket.
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Yes, maybe. But to hide it away, never talk about…for years. Then suddenly remember it, tell your boyfriend from back then and what, give it to him. Still in the tin. 🤷

Sorry, this entire thread seems to be a lot of ruckus for something that may or may not have happened.
 
mab23 said:
I know a person who brought his girl friend to mass yearstime ago and he was a part time Catholic and did not know what the Eucharist was

he told his GF how to recieve the Eucharist and she kept it and put it in a Altoid tin box

and she tucked it away somewhere in her house - so Now after Realizing that he has a Concecrated HOST that is years old - in a Tin box. He doesn’t know what to do with it

I would suggest to him - to take it to a priest

but has asked me if he could consume it, if he recieved the sacrament of Reconiliation first

he is also afraid to open the tin

Any suggestions
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Good grief. Consume it! ANY Catholic who is prepared to receive Holy Communion may consume it.

If there is a concern the host has been contaminated and will make the consumer ill, place the host in a glass of water until it completely dissolves and then pour the water (and subsequent rinsing of the glass) in a place that’s not stepped upon – such as a garden.
 
PacoG said:
This is a really important and recurring topic. It requires a quick and straight answer.

The moderator should put up a sticky about it. A sticky would give a quick and straight answer to people who need a quick and straight answer.

And it will prevent this from being hi-jacked into another Communion in the hand rant-a-thon like we are seeing.
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Hey, a one sentence, pertinent response with no angry words is not a " rant". And to be an “athon” wouldn’t it need at least 26.2 words?

Seriously, the GIRM says that CITH should not be done if there is a “risk of profanation.” Now that this incident, the incident with the U of Minnesota professor putting a host in his garbage, and posting a photo of it on the internet has occurred, profanation is no longer a “risk”; it is a certainty. Kind of like when it’s raining and the weatherman says “chance of rain 100%.”
 
Monty61 said:
Hey, a one sentence, pertinent response with no angry words is not a " rant". And to be an “athon” wouldn’t it need at least 26.2 words?

Seriously, the GIRM says that CITH should not be done if there is a “risk of profanation.” Now that this incident, the incident with the U of Minnesota professor putting a host in his garbage, and posting a photo of it on the internet has occurred, profanation is no longer a “risk”; it is a certainty. Kind of like when it’s raining and the weatherman says “chance of rain 100%.”
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First it was not a pertinent response at all. It did not address at all what the OP is supposed to do now. Second it is not a perfect example because there is no evidence that it is because of CITH, you have not shown causality, you have not even shown correlation.
 
Exorcist said:
Good grief. Consume it! ANY Catholic who is prepared to receive Holy Communion may consume it.

If there is a concern the host has been contaminated and will make the consumer ill, place the host in a glass of water until it completely dissolves and then pour the water (and subsequent rinsing of the glass) in a place that’s not stepped upon – such as a garden.
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Here’s the quick and straightforward answer.

If a (presumably) Consecrated host is found in a church, say stuck in the pew, this is what happens. The finder either consumes it on the spot, or takes it to the sacristy where it can be dissolved and the water poured down the sacristy sink (no connection to the sewer system).
 
Exorcist said:
Good grief. Consume it! ANY Catholic who is prepared to receive Holy Communion may consume it.

If there is a concern the host has been contaminated and will make the consumer ill, place the host in a glass of water until it completely dissolves and then pour the water (and subsequent rinsing of the glass) in a place that’s not stepped upon – such as a garden.
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👍

Thank you. Someone gets it.

Jesus isn’t the boogeyman. He isn’t out to get you. I don’t know why anyone would be afraid to open the tin. Unless of course you think that in addition to putting it in a tin and hiding it away for years, the girlfriend also used the tin as maracas and shook it all around. 🤷 And even then, open it over the garden. Any pieces that fall out, will go back into the ground. Perfect. 👍 (If there is anything in tin.)
 
Hokomai said:
I don’t believe, but see no reason why Catholics should be offended by the actions of others on matters than are very important to them, but not to others.
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To further deepen your knowledge on the real presence of Christ, you may want to know, for instance, about the events of Siena, where 223 consecrated Hosts remain unaltered ever since the year 1730. There has been a significant amount of scientific investigation on this matter, and also this is not an isolated case.We have not just faith but even significant evidence for what we believe in.
 
@ Exorcist, MrsSally, Maryjk, & others suggesting a lay faithful to simply consume the Sacred Host: only a priest is allowed to administer to himself the Holy Eucharist! Some more details here.
maryjk said:
I don’t know why anyone would be afraid to open the tin.
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Perhaps he is aware of the possibility that - as it has happened before in these strange cases - the Host may be unblemished despite the years that have passed. I think it is a good idea for a lay faithful not to open a Tabernacle, even in this unusual circumstance.

@ o.p. We should not be deeply disturbed. Strange things happen sometimes without the intent or knowledge that they were sinful. Your friend may simply bring the can to a priest - possibly his confessor - and explain the story to him. Let the priest decide what to do, let the priest open the can, etc. Please don’t scare him :o
 
maryjk said:
👍

Thank you. Someone gets it.

Jesus isn’t the boogeyman. He isn’t out to get you. I don’t know why anyone would be afraid to open the tin. Unless of course you think that in addition to putting it in a tin and hiding it away for years, the girlfriend also used the tin as maracas and shook it all around. 🤷 And even then, open it over the garden. Any pieces that fall out, will go back into the ground. Perfect. 👍 (If there is anything in tin.)
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More of us get it than a reader might surmise. 🙂 What I might do with the tin is not necessarily what I advised for this *particular *person, a person afraid to open the case, not instructed in how to handle a pyx, etc., and probably concerned that they need to go to confession, among other things.

However, I would go nuts with the idea of visible pieces of host falling in my flowerbed. I would be compelled to dissolve all host-like contents of the box first. I add this just in case you meant visible particles, which I doubt you meant.

Note: I don’t shake my pyx, yet somehow particles get caught under the latch, stuck to the top of the pyx (inside top), etc. Hosts make lots of particles sometimes as they sit in the pyx.
 
Pug said:
Note: I don’t shake my pyx, yet somehow particles get caught under the latch, stuck to the top of the pyx (inside top), etc. Hosts make lots of particles sometimes as they sit in the pyx.
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Is something wrong with your pyx? I ask that very seriously. This doesn’t happen with my pyx. I often have many Hosts in there, so I actually gently shake it before I open it, so that all the Hosts settle to the bottom, and don’t come tumbling out when opened. I’ve never had a Host or particles get stuck to the latch, hinge, lid, or anywhere. Very rarely there are a few particles laying at the bottom, which, of course, I consume.

I’m now very curious what happened, mab23. Is the Blessed Sacrament still sitting in an Altoid box? I hope this has been resolved by now.
 
hannajomar said:
Is something wrong with your pyx? I ask that very seriously. This doesn’t happen with my pyx. I often have many Hosts in there, so I actually gently shake it before I open it, so that all the Hosts settle to the bottom, and don’t come tumbling out when opened. I’ve never had a Host or particles get stuck to the latch, hinge, lid, or anywhere. Very rarely there are a few particles laying at the bottom, which, of course, I consume.

I’m now very curious what happened, mab23. Is the Blessed Sacrament still sitting in an Altoid box? I hope this has been resolved by now.
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****Thank you everyone for your responses -

I informed him to take it to a priest Immediately and he said he will

You guys are all great as always

GOD BLESS!****
 
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