Mass of the Lord’s Supper

[Phemie]

How widely known is the Circular Letter “Pascale Solemnitatis”?

Last night the Tabernacle was not empty when we got to church and Father retrieved the reserved Hosts and the one in the Luna to add to those he had just consecrated before he distributed Communion. Anyone else experience this?

 

[TomH1]

How widely known is the Circular Letter “Pascale Solemnitatis”?

I would guess its not widely known by Catholic laity. However, I think priests ought to be aware of it.

Our priest offers Mass in the Extraordinary Form every Friday and makes baptism and marriage available in the Extraordinary Form. So that should be a clue he tends to do things as they should be done.

Mind you, I could not go last night and will probably miss all the Triduum liturgies. I have nursing duties as my wife has decided to have flu this Easter and we have a daughter who was spending the weekend away at a friend’s suddenly returned home this morning.

 

[Cor_ad_Cor]

I’m afraid I don’t understand what the problem is.??? The tabernacle doesn’t need to be completely empty at the beginning of the Mass of the Lord’s Supper - does it? I’ve never in 20+ years heard of that. It has to be empty afterward, and all the Eucharist that remains consumed before the Easter Vigil…

 

[Phemie]

I’m afraid I don’t understand what the problem is.??? The tabernacle doesn’t need to be completely empty at the beginning of the Mass of the Lord’s Supper - does it? I’ve never in 20+ years heard of that. It has to be empty afterward, and all the Eucharist that remains consumed before the Easter Vigil…

Unless something changed in the Third Typical Edition of the Roman Missal, yes it does.

PASCHALE SOLEMNITATIS #48. The Tabernacle should be completely empty before the celebration.[53] Hosts for the Communion of the faithful should be consecrated during that celebration.[54] A sufficient amount of bread should be consecrated to provide also for Communion on the following day.

And no, all the Hosts consecrated at the Mass of the Lord’s Supper do not need to be consumed before the Easter Vigil. The Blessed Sacrament is supposed to be reserved outside the church (as in the sacristy or a separate chapel) after Communion on Good Friday. They reserve some for Viaticum, should it be required.

Another oddity last night. Fr. reserved some of the Precious Blood for his Communion today.

 

[JohnLilburne]

The empty tabernacle instruction is in the third edition of the Roman Missal. From rubrics at the beginning of “Thursday of the Lord’s Supper”.

“5. The altar may be decorated with flowers with a moderation that accords with the character of this day. The tabernacle should be entirely empty; but a sufficient amount of bread should be consecrated in this Mass for the Communion of the clergy and the people on this and the following day.”

[Excerpt from the English translation of The Roman Missal , © 2010 International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.]

 

[Tis_Bearself]

He may have reserved some Precious Blood if he has parishioners with celiac who can drink wine but can’t consume hosts.

 

[Phemie]

He may have reserved some Precious Blood if he has parishioners with celiac who can drink wine but can’t consume hosts.

That has only been requested once, by a visitor attending a funeral. He consumed the Precious Blood himself.

I had wondered why he was going through such pains to wrap a purifier tightly around the ciborium, rather than using the lid, before putting it in the tabernacle in the altar of repose. I got my answer yesterday when he took the wrapping off and consumed the Precious Blood - it was because it was the chalice, not the ciborium.