Is this allowed??????

[bpcatholic]

During Mass, when the gifts are brought to the altar, the deacon or priest pours water into the wine and then distributes the wine in several chalices. However, I saw a priest distribute the wine first and then put water into the chalice. He only poured it in one chalice though. Is this allowed? I hope this does not cause the Consecration to be invalid! Thanks!

 

[Rickwood]

During Mass, when the gifts are brought to the altar, the deacon or priest pours water into the wine and then distributes the wine in several chalices. However, I saw a priest distribute the wine first and then put water into the chalice. He only poured it in one chalice though. Is this allowed? I hope this does not cause the Consecration to be invalid! Thanks!

Yes it is allowed.

Even if it were not, VERY few mistakes invalidate the Mass.

If the celebrant is a Catholic priest without impediment to celebrating the Mass, if the matter is valid, if he intends to consecrate the valid matter and if he says the words of institution correctly “…this is My Body which has been given up…” it’s a valid yet not necessarily licit consecration and Mass.

 

[bpcatholic]

Thanks!

 

[Joe_Kelley]

As I understand it, when using several chalices, the priest may pour the water into the cruet before pouring the wine into the chalices, pour it only into his chalice, or pour it into each chalice. All are licit, though the last is a bit fussy and distracting; so is discouraged.

I think that the GIRM only requires that it be added to the priest’s chalice.

As Rickwood noted, the mass would be valid, though illicit, if he didn’t add any water.

 

[Br.Rich_SFO]

During Mass, when the gifts are brought to the altar, the deacon or priest pours water into the wine and then distributes the wine in several chalices. However, I saw a priest distribute the wine first and then put water into the chalice. He only poured it in one chalice though. Is this allowed? I hope this does not cause the Consecration to be invalid! Thanks!

Water is only required to be added to the “main Chalice” which should be larger, that the priest drinks from.

 

[Cavaille-Coll]

If a deacon is present, he normally prepares the chalices by filling them with wine and a little water, which can be added before or after the wine is poured into the chalices. This is one of the duties of a deacon. Adding the water first makes for a less cumbersome procedure for the times when the priest begins blessing the bread before the deacon has finished preparing the chalices.