I have dropped a host while an EMHC. I picked-up up and immediately consumed it. The legalists said that was self-communion and that I had sinned. Both silly comments.
This one did chip apart. There were 2 rather large crumbs left very visably on the carpet. The parish secretary found them without problem based on my telling her where exactly to look.
i’m confused, why would they say it was a sin to consume our Lord. What Saint was it that sneaked back to the Church everyday to receive Our Lord, who had been spilled all over the carpet when Mass was disrupted by soldiers… The day she consumed the last Host, she was caught by the soldiers and killed… Obviously, she risked her life for our Lord… That was self-communion…I dare say it certainly was not a sin!!
I think that happened in China… I read about that saint. She was just a child!
There is a need to cover, and eventually purify the area.
I am very very certain the priest did not see it happen. He was busy giving Holy Communion to a line of people, and that man was sooo quick picking up the dropped eucharist, I think only four of us saw it. Two ladies on one side of me, and the person behind the man who dropped it.
Now see, that’s the problem nowdays.
I only wish and pray I can absorb all the rich and beautiful theology and achive a properly grounded moral conscience in full accordance with the church. Otherwise, there is no reason to be here. I am either in, or out. I must pray I will be fully in line with the church, because my child’s life is hanging in the balance.
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How awesome!! Rem though, there is no such thing as absobing it all. It is a constant growth. You’ve accepted it all in saying you know what She teaches is true. It’s a different matter knowing everything taught through the Church. That’s why we’re all here to continue to grow in knowledge and faith.I only wish and pray I can absorb all the rich and beautiful theology and achive a properly grounded moral conscience in full accordance with the church. Otherwise, there is no reason to be here. I am either in, or out. I must pray I will be fully in line with the church, because my child’s life is hanging in the balance.
And, my grandchildren God willing I will be blessed with any.
I am having to make up for many years of hurting my Lord by ignoring him.
I will never make any of that up to him. But, he loves me anyway.
I must do my part. I have determined that of all the christian claims, the catholic church is the only one that makes any sense.
This is coming from a real skeptic.
By the way, my husband had a great time with Father! They even had a beer together! He was hesitant to order one, but Father ordered a round for them both!
He is really an approachable man. So serious when he needs to be. (trust me, you should see the reading he makes me do!
But, he can also live and be fun.
Sounds like that priest didn’t have much reverence for the Real Presence!Sad, so sad. You did rightly. Good for you Pal. I wonder what was going on in the priest’s brain
Probably an EMHC and not a priest was involved. In either case, many people might not see that well at certain distances. I wear bifocals but probably should have trifocals.
I saw it because I was in the front row pew. Father gave Holy Communion to my side of the pews. The EMHC were on all other sides of the pews.
I guess you and I are more expert than many others on this topic. [me too]
I will be a catholic sooner than I thought! Father is on a lesson plan with the husband.I guess you and I are more expert than many others on this topic. [me too]
Pray the Rosary (take a real small step in that direction). I started by just saying the “Our Father” and some “Hail Marys” – almost one decade perhaps. It takes time to learn, but our Mother will watch your every baby step, just like a human mother watches her baby learn to walk.
Take time to explore all the other treasures in the Church that we both are able to participate in. There are many wonderful things available now. And just like Christmas I suppose part of the wonder and excitement is to discover something for yourself. So I resist from giving you too many hints at wonderful things I’ve found. But I think the Rosary is way to big a thing to not tell you about it.
Quit worrying too much and enjoy this time of learning. This time of discovering such things as sacramentals (they tend to help prepare us to receive the sacraments).
jmm08
Awesome! Now perhaps you could join me in prayer that God will work a similar miracle in my unbelieving husband …I will be a catholic sooner than I thought! Father is on a lesson plan with the husband.
He went to mass at 7:00 tonight.
I went this morning, at the school mass and got to see my child there up front.
Sadly, I too dropped a host once when a woman had to cough and she reflexively pulled in her tongue. The host hit the floor, I immediately retrieved and consumed it. Then I resumed distributing communion. The host in no way shattered or chipped. They are actually baked to be tough. There was nothing to clean up. I agree with the OP, there was nothing to “purify.”