No More Communion Services

[anruari]

It’s not that categorical. In general practice it can’t be stored because the accidents of the wine will spoil, there is danger of spillage, etc.

OTOH, it can be transported to another location. A sick person who can’t consume even a small amount of the Host may be given a drop of the Precious Blood, which would necessitate its transportation from the church to the hospital.

The GIRM specifically states that the priest must drink all the remaining Precious Blood

1. When the distribution of Communion is finished, the priest himself immediately
   and completely consumes at the altar any consecrated Wine that happens to re m a i n ;
   as for any consecrated hosts that are left, he either consumes them at the altar or
   carries them to the place designated for the reservation of the Eucharist.

Here it specifically mentions reserving the precious body, but not the precious blood.

I would ask you to provide a reference to where it is stated taht the precious blood may be stored or transported?

(I believe Sacroscanctum Concillium also prohibits either of these things from being done.)

 

[Corki]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Corki
The whole reason to have a Communion Service is to give people the chance to receive Communion on a Sunday when a priest isn’t available to celebrate Mass. There would be no reason to reserve consecrated wine for that purpose.

No reason?

I know offering the chalice at a Communion service isn’t done for practical reasons.but your second sentence doesn’t follow on from your first.

We have a regularly scheduled Communion Service each week in place of a weekday evening Mass. I was wondering why they couldn’t have a consecrated wine along with the host since they know the service is planned. I understand that the consecrated wine cannot be kept on hand for emergencies.

There are three problems here.

First, Communion Services are supposed to be held on Sundays when a parish does not have a priest available. The directives are covered under the document “Directory for **Sunday Celebrations **in the Absence of a Priest”.

Second, the purpose of the Communion service is to make Communion available to the faithful at least once a week (on Sunday) even if no priest is avaialable. There is nothing to be gained by having both consecrated hosts and consecrated wine available. Why would anyone even want to do that? The idea isn’t to duplicate a Mass with the exception of the Consecration.

Third, the directives that allow a Bishop to permit Communion under both kinds are very specific to Mass. There is no allowance for Communion under both kinds outside of Mass.

 

[Phemie]

The GIRM specifically states that the priest must drink all the remaining Precious Blood

Here it specifically mentions reserving the precious body, but not the precious blood.

I would ask you to provide a reference to where it is stated taht the precious blood may be stored or transported?

(I believe Sacroscanctum Concillium also prohibits either of these things from being done.)

From Eucharisticum Mysterium, May 1967

Communion Under the Form of Wine Alone

1. In case of necessity and at the discretion of the bishop, it is permissible for the Eucharist to be given under the form of wine alone to those who are unable to receive it under the form of bread.

In this case the celebration of Mass in the presence of the sick person is permissible, at the discretion of the local Ordinary.

If, however, Mass is not celebrated in the presence of the sick person, the blood of the Lord should be preserved in a properly covered chalice and placed in the tabernacle after Mass; it should not be carried to the sick person unless it is enclosed in a container that prevents any danger of spilling. In administering the sacrament, the method best suited to the individual case should be chosen from among those indicated in the rites for use in distributing communion under both kinds. If, after communion has been given, some of the precious blood remains, the minister is to consume it; he is also to see to the required ablutions.

 

[anruari]

Thank you Phemie.

I would point out that the situation outlined in the quote you provided relates to a specific need, and is definately the extra-ordinary case. Certainly not for normal use.

 

[Phemie]

Thank you Phemie.

I would point out that the situation outlined in the quote you provided relates to a specific need, and is definately the extra-ordinary case. Certainly not for normal use.

Well, no, it would be for someone who can’t consume even the smallest piece of Host but could consume a drop of the Precious Blood. Apparently, it’s even been allowed to give the Precious Blood through a feeding tube.