Not enough precious blood?

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I went to Sunday Mass and when I went to take the chalice the EM said “it’s all gone”…
First off, I was frustrated because I don’t feel I completely consumed the Lord…even though I took the body, I never feel complete without the precious blood…then I was off put and distracted by being turned away from the chalice…is the issue of not putting enough in the chalice, or is it that some people consume to much…?
 
Rosary_Miracles said:
I went to Sunday Mass and when I went to take the chalice the EM said “it’s all gone”…
First off, I was frustrated because I don’t feel I completely consumed the Lord…even though I took the body, I never feel complete without the precious blood…then I was off put and distracted by being turned away from the chalice…is the issue of not putting enough in the chalice, or is it that some people consume to much…?
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  1. Many parishes do NOT give the people the Precious Blood. They only reserve it for the priests, deacons, and those giving out communion. So consider yourself lucky you have the opportunity in the first place.
  2. Remember: you did completely receive the Lord. To think that you are missing someone because you did not receive the Precious Blood is a heresy and is the reason why the laity in the Roman Rite were prohibited from receiving the Precious Blood from the Council of Trent until the Second Vatican Council.
  3. Some parishes that do provide the Precious Blood for the people, actually do not provide enough for every single person. This is not uncommon, because many priests do not wish to have “leftovers” which someone while have to drink.
If you wish to receive from the Chalice, may I suggest that you sit up front. If you sit up front, you should be almost guaranteed to receive if/when the Chalice is offered to the people.

God Bless
 
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Rosary_Miracles said:
First off, I was frustrated because I don’t feel I completely consumed the Lord…even though I took the body, I never feel complete without the precious blood…
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This is exactly why the Eucharist was only offered under one species for centuries, to counter this false notion.
 
Good point,
But I do sit pretty close to the front…thats why I was frustrated, because it seems people consume too much…
Every RC church I have ever been to offer the precious blood, so I guess I just feel like taking both body and blood made me feel “complete” I do understand this is not necessary, but it’s something I feel called to do…
 
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Rosary_Miracles said:
But I do sit pretty close to the front…thats why I was frustrated, because it seems people consume too much…
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I used to be a Sacristan at my college parish. I had to prepare enough wine for 300-400 people, maybe 500 if there were a lot of visitors, and of course, there was no sure-fire way of knowing exactly how many there would be. If I put out too much, a poor EMHC/priest was going to have to consume the rest of it, and I’ve heard of EMHCs and priests consumming entire chalices. If I put too little, some people might get upset. It is quite hard trying to put out the right amount.
 
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We have a similar problem. In our parish, we have Holy Communion under both kinds at nearly all Masses. The sacristans are usually generous with the amount of wine put out, but one priest always uses half of it, meaning that only half of the congregation get to receive Holy Communion from the chalice. On the other hand, if the number of communicants is reduced for some reason, the EMHC have to consume the excess. It is very difficult to judge the quantities.
 
Nobody is “called” to receive under both forms. Reception isn’t more “complete” under both forms.
 
Well, an eye dropper dispensing a single drop to each of the faithful is more than sufficient. IMO, a mere touch conveys the grace. Such was Terri Schiavo’s last communion, when she was unable to swallow.
 
The Lord is contained in the bread alone. You need not partake in the blood unless you want to do that.
 
Rosary_Miracles said:
I went to Sunday Mass and when I went to take the chalice the EM said “it’s all gone”…
First off, I was frustrated because I don’t feel I completely consumed the Lord…even though I took the body, I never feel complete without the precious blood…t
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You receive both the Body and Blood of Our Lord when you consumed the host.

While I understand it is a little disappointing when they run out of Precious Blood before everyone gets a chance to receive some, it does not affect your reception of the sacrament at all. Any feelings of being “incomplete” are just that, your feelings; they are not the truth.

I would suggest that you offer up any frustration you feel to the Lord and, if you really wish to receive the Precious Blood, sit closer to the cup next Mass.

This happens to me about once a month someplace and like I said I feel a bit grumpy about it too but I know it’s all in my head.
 
Holy Communion has a fuller form as a sign of the Eucharistic banquet when it takes place under both kinds.However, it remains at the diocesan bishop’s (and pastor’s) discretion whether and when to distribute communion under both kinds. That said, wine is notoriously difficult to estimate when preparing for mass and, if anything, running out is preferable to having an excess left over!
 
This is my problem with allowing congregants to take both species. All of a sudden Catholics are all Luther in thinking.
Think of it this way, until fairly recently in Church history, noone but the priest consumed the blood. The entire body, blood, soul, and divinity of Christ is present in the Body in the form of bread. You aren’t missing out on anything. The entire gesture of having both species is just to symbolize taking part in both species which Christ used for the sacrifice of the Mass.
This has been an ongoing problem in the Church for a while now with people thinking this. One church near me stopped giving the blood and parishioners called the diocese complaining and the reply they got they said the priest doesn’t have to and it is all up to his wishes if he wants to let parishioners receive the Precious Blood. My home parish just began giving the PB about a year ago! My whole life it was just the Host.
I think the USCCB or maybe even the Vatican needs to send an Apostolic Letter on this, it has been done before but it is amazing how many people think this. It in my opinion is a real problem when your at mass thinking you only got half of the Lord or something.
 
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You receive both the Body and Blood of Our Lord when you consumed the host.
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But did you DRINK the Precious Blood? Should Catholics take what Jesus has said literally or only in a figurative sense when He commanded us to DRINK His Blood and to eat His Body if we are to have life within us? “Unless you eat my body and drink my blood, there is no life in you”
I don’t see where you drink any liquid when you consume the host.
Consider the following:
I am drinking a glass of water.
I am consuming water when I eat a donut. Yes, there is water in the donut and you are consuming it, but are you actually drinking the water which is in the donut?
phil19034 said:
To think that you are missing someone because you did not receive the Precious Blood is a heresy
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Then does that not mean that the words of Jesus John 6:53 are not to be taken in the literal sense of drinking liquid?
 
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You’re telling me. I distribute it and my church is still new to giving it. People are hesitant. Main concern I hear is “backwash”. I have to finish it before giving the chalice back to the priest and let’s just say theres been enough of what Bob Ross would call happy little accidents left in the chalice that I’ve felt a slight buzz.
 
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Then does that not mean that the words of Jesus John 6:53 are not to be taken in the literal sense of drinking liquid?
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His blood is in the Host. Receiving the PB is new to parishioners in Church history. I can assure you the amount of saints formed just eating the body in the host is all the proof you need that they had enough.
 
Not trying to be funny here, but in all seriousness isn’t it great that our Lord used bread and wine at the Last Supper instead of lamb or some other food that would have been a nightmare to prepare for every Mass? Obviously God knew how large the Church would get, and the logistics of cooking and consuming lamb, fish or some other time-consuming dish for every Mass would have been unsustainable, a major headache for the priests and probably necessary cooking staff that would have been required for each parish.
 
In the Byzantine Tradition, the Particles are immersed in the Chalice and the communicant receives the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Christ under the appearance of both Species.
 
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