People walking out of Mass with the host

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strangest thing ive ever seen at Mass happened this Sunday…I returned to the pew and kneeled after recieving and I notice the Deacon chase a young woman and grab the host from her and state “those are for immediate consumption God bless”…she stormed off. I did notice she had tattoos on her wrists (i think) and i’m not judging I have some tattoo’s myself…it was all very odd. Went up after Mass to talk to the Priest and asked what was going on and he said they have been finding hosts in the bushes and in different parts of the church…I asked him why and he said long story and had to go…anyone hear of anything like this??? Why would someone do this?
 
It’s desecration of the Blessed Sacrament. This person, or persons could have no other motive.

Worst case, Satanists take the Host with them to desecrate it in a ritual.
 
fishisgood said:
Yes all people have somthing better to do with their time…I was hoping someone has heard of this before and knew why
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The reason could be varied. We can only guess their true intent. Some steal the host for desecration, such in a Satanic Black Mass. Some would do so just as a “protest” against the Church. Perhaps this is a closer explanation why the Hosts are discarded outside the Church. Because neo-atheists want to prove that there is nothing special in the Eucharist. I dunno, maybe they’re expecting to be hit by lightning? Who knows. Or just the act itself is an act of defiance and protest. Or just for them the act itself is them making a statement, either against the Catholic faith or against organized religion as a whole.

Ultimately, if they won’t tell, who knows why. Again, they have too much time in their hands to go to a religious ritual that they supposedly do not care about.
 
A reason for this that is scary. Some Satanists will take the Eucharist and desecrate it in a ritual. Their hatred of our Lord is so deep they will strike him in the only way they think possible. Others I cannot say. This was covered with us during a EMHC initiation. If someone is taking the Eucharist and just leaving it in the parking lot…then ignorance would be my only guess.
 
Ignorance could really only go as far as “oops, hey I’m still holding Jesus in my hand and I’m half way back to my seat.” Even if people don’t agree with Holy Mother Church and say “it’s just bread.” There would be no excuse for putting it in a bush or throwing it in the parking lot. That would almost never happen at some non-denominational or Protestant church.

A lot of people who receive Jesus and take Him outside of Mass and then throw Him on the ground do it probably because they think they’re funny. Exactly as Constantine said, they don’t have anything better to do with their time–that’s their legit reason. They want to rebel against the Church, and they see that as their opportunity to be cool and radical.

A lot people who do these kinds of things know exactly what they’re doing though. They know and believe that it is Jesus Christ and they want to desecrate Him as much as possible. They may not be lighting Him on fire or bringing him to a black mass, but they are still completely desecrating the Eucharist. The want Him to be brought down, and this is the way they’re going to try it.

Now, we could say best case scenario, this young woman has a sick family member and was going to bring her the Eucharist. Highly unlikely, but we can try and give her the benefit of the doubt.
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Praise the Lord that Deacon saw it and said something and took the host back.
 
Even for those that do somehow steal the Lord present in the Eucharist to bring to a satanic black mass. Despite their supposed “power” there is not one thing they can do, no incantation, no hex, no curse, no word of ill intent, that could even put a blemish on our Lord’s perfect face. Christ let those who wanted to persecute Him do so, and while we should try and prevent it as much as possible we should pray for those who will desecrate the Church or especially the Host. Heaven knows I would not want to be standing before my judgement with that kind of sin on my soul. We should pray these people (whether it was simply out of ignorance/to make a political statement or for some sick cult) to have a conversion of the mind and spirit. Who knows, maybe one of these days when they take the Eucharist they will actually succumb to the overwhelming power of Love that our Lord emanates. I mean it’s not like we can do much else for them anyways other than try and lead by example, try and show them the seriousness of their offense and offer them chances at redemption. No matter how it offends us, it certainly won’t go unpunished.
 
JerrySeibert said:
A reason for this that is scary. Some Satanists will take the Eucharist and desecrate it in a ritual. Their hatred of our Lord is so deep they will strike him in the only way they think possible. Others I cannot say. This was covered with us during a EMHC initiation. If someone is taking the Eucharist and just leaving it in the parking lot…then ignorance would be my only guess.
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Don’t give them the benefit of the doubt. It’s not ignorance, it’s intentional. Even if it’s a young child who doesn’t like the taste of a Host and is just acting like he/she is receiving to keep the parents happy, it’s still intentional. They know better.
 
I sure hope that the woman consumed immediately or turned it over. If she ignored me I’d tackle her before she reached the doors.
 
Immaculata90 said:
Ignorance could really only go as far as “oops, hey I’m still holding Jesus in my hand and I’m half way back to my seat.” Even if people don’t agree with Holy Mother Church and say “it’s just bread.” There would be no excuse for putting it in a bush or throwing it in the parking lot. That would almost never happen at some non-denominational or Protestant church.

A lot of people who receive Jesus and take Him outside of Mass and then throw Him on the ground do it probably because they think they’re funny. Exactly as Constantine said, they don’t have anything better to do with their time–that’s their legit reason. They want to rebel against the Church, and they see that as their opportunity to be cool and radical.

A lot people who do these kinds of things know exactly what they’re doing though. They know and believe that it is Jesus Christ and they want to desecrate Him as much as possible. They may not be lighting Him on fire or bringing him to a black mass, but they are still completely desecrating the Eucharist. The want Him to be brought down, and this is the way they’re going to try it.

Now, we could say best case scenario, this young woman has a sick family member and was going to bring her the Eucharist. Highly unlikely, but we can try and give her the benefit of the doubt.
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Reason #53920492 to eliminate receiving in the hand.
Reason #23005843 to eliminate EMHCs and just go back to altar rails.
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Praise the Lord that Deacon saw it and said something and took the host back.
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I was wondering how long it would take before this was said.
Honestly, if someone truly desired to steal a host, for whatever reason, they would find a way to do it, whether they received on the tongue or in the hand. Do you think if they went to a Mass and realized the priest was only distributing COT, they would say “Oh darn. I guess I can’t steal that host now. I will have to call the other Satanists and reschedule the black mass.” All they would have to do is spit it out.

Having said that, this has been discussed before in other threads, and I don’t want to rehash it. It is my opinion that mandating COT only would not stop someone who wanted to steal a host, that’s all I have to say about it.
God bless!
 
Immaculata90 said:
Ignorance could really only go as far as “oops, hey I’m still holding Jesus in my hand and I’m half way back to my seat.” Even if people don’t agree with Holy Mother Church and say “it’s just bread.” There would be no excuse for putting it in a bush or throwing it in the parking lot. That would almost never happen at some non-denominational or Protestant church.

A lot of people who receive Jesus and take Him outside of Mass and then throw Him on the ground do it probably because they think they’re funny. Exactly as Constantine said, they don’t have anything better to do with their time–that’s their legit reason. They want to rebel against the Church, and they see that as their opportunity to be cool and radical.

A lot people who do these kinds of things know exactly what they’re doing though. They know and believe that it is Jesus Christ and they want to desecrate Him as much as possible. They may not be lighting Him on fire or bringing him to a black mass, but they are still completely desecrating the Eucharist. The want Him to be brought down, and this is the way they’re going to try it.

Now, we could say best case scenario, this young woman has a sick family member and was going to bring her the Eucharist. Highly unlikely, but we can try and give her the benefit of the doubt.

Agreed.
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Praise the Lord that Deacon saw it and said something and took the host back.

Double Agreed. 👍
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anp1215 said:
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Honestly, if someone truly desired to steal a host, for whatever reason, they would find a way to do it, [edited]

God bless!
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Yep.

Although I wonder why, in the case that the OP stated, IF someone wanted to steal a host for desecration purposes, why wait around for mass to end? And why hold it out for others to see, why not just slip it into a pocket or purse and leave? Leaving at the end of communion isn’t unusual 😦 , right?

Only reason I can think of is complete ignorance of the significance of the consecrated host or flaunting the desecration thereof. 🤷
 
Newbie2 said:
Yep.

Although I wonder why, in the case that the OP stated, IF someone wanted to steal a host for desecration purposes, why wait around for mass to end? And why hold it out for others to see, why not just slip it into a pocket or purse and leave? Leaving at the end of communion isn’t unusual 😦 , right?

Only reason I can think of is complete ignorance of the significance of the consecrated host or flaunting the desecration thereof. 🤷
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The person in the OP’s case was most likely ignorant of the proper reception of Communion. She might not have even been Catholic and didn’t know anything about Communion. You’re right, it she really wanted to steal the host, she most likely would have been secretive.

Honestly, when I think about it, if I really wanted to steal a host, I think it would be easier to do so by receiving on the tongue. If I went up, received on the tongue, and just held it in my mouth until I sat down (or just walked out, unfortunately many do this), I doubt anyone would notice it. They can’t see what I’m doing inside my mouth and most likely aren’t going to be scrutinizing me when I return to the pew/walk out. But if I were to receive in the hand, I think the priest/deacon/EMHC would notice if I did not bring my hand to my mouth and place the host there (which in the OP’s case, is what happened. The deacon did notice that she didn’t do this).
 
Satanic desecration is extremely rare. Sometimes its just a spiteful person who is mad that they’re not allowed to receive communion. But the overwhelming majority of the times its simple human ignorance.

I once had a divorced and remarried (no annulment) individual tell me that they took the host in the communion line at a wedding because they didn’t want to look strange by not going up but then they didn’t know what to do with the host since they knew they shouldn’t receive so they flushed it. :eek:
Now what they did was horrifying but there also wasn’t any malice, they simply panicked and were ignorant of what they were really doing.
 
NewEnglandPries said:
Satanic desecration is extremely rare. Sometimes its just a spiteful person who is mad that they’re not allowed to receive communion. But the overwhelming majority of the times its simple human ignorance.

I once had a divorced and remarried (no annulment) individual tell me that they took the host in the communion line at a wedding because they didn’t want to look strange by not going up but then they didn’t know what to do with the host since they knew they shouldn’t receive so they flushed it. :eek:
Now what they did was horrifying but there also wasn’t any malice, they simply panicked and were ignorant of what they were really doing.
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Yeah, I would imagine it’s quite rare.
 
I wouldn’t put it past the National Catholic Reporter crowd to do this also. They refer to the Precious Blood as “altar wine.”
 
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