Live Streaming Mass and Consecration

[Autumn-Smoke]

I was asked this question and am uncertain of the answer.

While you’re watching live streaming mass and the wine and bread are consecrated, if you have a little wine and unleavened matzah at home, can this consecration pass through the spoken blessing? I was going to answer no, but a little piece of me said, well, maybe…

 

[sudy]

No, it can’t, I’m afraid. We can gain spiritual communion though. I’m fairly certain there’s another thread mentioning this that’s still active, which might give more details about the reasons why not.

 

[Autumn-Smoke]

Thanks! I’ll look around for the other thread.

 

[sudy]

Pretty certain it was this thread ’ Does transubstantiation require that the priest touch the bread and the wine, or that he focuses his attention on it?
hopefully anyway.

 

[Autumn-Smoke]

Yes, that’s it. Thanks

 

[OurLadyofSorrows]

No but we can do a spiritual communion

 

[Cor_ad_Cor]

The priest must intend to consecrate the elements; if he’s not aware they’re there, they’re not consecrated, regardless of distance or location. Not to mention that sacraments can’t be “transferred” electronically from one location to another.