Jesus in the Tabernacle?

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My daughter likes to pray at church during the week. But, If the priest consumes all the Hosts after Communion during Sunday Mass then how can Jesus be in the tabernacle when she’s praying? Does he not consume all the hosts? Thanks.
 
First, the priest does not consume all the hosts. The reserved hosts are kept in the Tabernacle to that person who visit the hospitals and home bound may take Eucharist to the ill. There is always at least 20 or more consecrated hosts in the tabernacle. Sometimes, if Sunday Mass might be unusually low in attendance, there might even be considerably more.
Also, the large consecrated host in the Luna used in the Monstrance for Adoration is always there as well.
 
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My daughter likes to pray at church during the week. But, If the priest consumes all the Hosts after Communion during Sunday Mass then how can Jesus be in the tabernacle when she’s praying? Does he not consume all the hosts? Thanks.
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He should not consume all the consecrated Hosts–not every single time.

There should be at least a few reserved in the tabernacle, for Holy Communion to the sick, and for veneration.

Just because one does not specifically see him reserve the Hosts, doesn’t mean that they aren’t there.

They pastor has an obligation (a very serious one) to have Holy Communion available for cases of necessity (again, such as, taking to the sick) and likewise veneration.

It’s a great thing that your daughter likes to pray before the Blessed Sacrament. Whether the tabernacle has just one single Host, or a few thousand, does not matter (for this topic), Christ is still present whole and entire.

It would be downright negligent for the pastor to have no consecrated Hosts in the tabernacle (except on Holy Saturday, or in times of persecution, neither of which apply); and it would be deceptive of him if he leaves the tabernacle empty while making things appear as if it were not empty. That means that is is unlikely in the extreme that the tabernacle is truly empty.
 
I know in our Parish, the priest doesn’t consume all the hosts. There are usually 50 or so in the tabernacle- as sacristan, I have to estimate how many are there before Mass because they are counted into how many I’m supposed to have available for the Mass.

Also, there is the large one on display in the Monstrance, so even if every small host was gone, Christ would still be in our tabernacle.
 
You may be mixing up the fact that the consecrated wine has to be consumed with the hosts being consumed. Wine does not keep, thus it must be consumed. The hosts can be reserved.
 
Ahhh…ok…Yes! Everybody answered exactly what I needed to know.

I bet that I am confusing consuming all the Blood of Our Lord.

Big Thanks!!!
 
journey00 said:
Ahhh…ok…Yes! Everybody answered exactly what I needed to know.

I bet that I am confusing consuming all the Blood of Our Lord.

Big Thanks!!!
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possibly, and possibly not. while the Trappists at our local abbey do have a few consecrated hosts remaining in the tabernacle, they generally consume what is remaining after distributing Communion, at the Sunday Mass.

So in some instances, where there are a few remaining Hosts, they are consumed after Communion is distributed.
 
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