Placing Consecrated Hosts in Tabernacle

[DaveBj]

Redemptionis Sacramentum Para 163 states that it is the priest that is supposed to place the leftover consecrated Hosts in the Tabernacle after Communion. But is there an exception for that if the priest is crippled?

Our priest has major leg problems and has difficulty with steps (the Tabernacle is approached by several steps), balance, and standing for long periods. I’ve noticed that it is one of the EMsHC who places the Hosts in the Tabernacle (not even the deacon).

DaveBj

 

[DaveBj]

I’m bumping this back to the top of the queue, still looking for an answer.

DaveBj

 

[itsjustdave1988]

All ecclesiastical laws other than Divine law are dispensatable. He can request and is likely to receive dispensation. He may have already received dispensation. If you are concerned, I suggest you ask him directly.

 

[Deacon_Ed]

Redemptionis Sacramentum Para 163 states that it is the priest that is supposed to place the leftover consecrated Hosts in the Tabernacle after Communion. But is there an exception for that if the priest is crippled?

Our priest has major leg problems and has difficulty with steps (the Tabernacle is approached by several steps), balance, and standing for long periods. I’ve noticed that it is one of the EMsHC who places the Hosts in the Tabernacle (not even the deacon).

DaveBj

Dave,

I’m confused. Nowhere in RS does it say the priest must repose the Blessed Sacrament. This may be done by a priest or deacon or, if they are impeded or absent, by a layperson who is properly delegated. This would refer to an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. The paragraph you cite refers to the priest being aware that he celebrates the Mass for the people.

Deacon Ed

 

[Catholic4aReasn]

Redemptionis Sacramentum Para 163 states that it is the priest that is supposed to place the leftover consecrated Hosts in the Tabernacle after Communion. But is there an exception for that if the priest is crippled?

Hi!

I looked and looked (maybe in the wrong place) but I didn’t see anything about the priest place the leftover consecrated hosts in the Tabernacle. Could it be in another paragraph??

Thanks!

In Christ,
Nancy

 

[Teresa9]

Dear Dave

I don’t know where you have got this idea from, but an Extraordinary Minister may repose the Blessed Sacrament into the Tabernacle . It does not contravene church law for a lay person to do this who is an EMCH, after communion the EMCH’s usually consume all of the blood of Christ and repose the hosts, this is not wrong, you have nothing to worry about.

God Bless you and much love and peace to you

Teresa

 

[DaveBj]

Okay, my bad–twice. First, I had the wrong paragraph–it’s #107, which ends, “…while the consecrated hosts that are left are to be consumed by the Priest at the altar or carried to the place for the reservation of the Eucharist.” I had the wrong paragraph number, and I had mentally inserted “by the priest” after “carried.”

Break out the wet noodle

Oh, and thanks, itsjustdave; it’s really enough for me to know that things like this are dispensatable.

DaveBj

 

[Br.Rich_SFO]

Redemptionis Sacramentum Para 163 states that it is the priest that is supposed to place the leftover consecrated Hosts in the Tabernacle after Communion. But is there an exception for that if the priest is crippled?

Our priest has major leg problems and has difficulty with steps (the Tabernacle is approached by several steps), balance, and standing for long periods. I’ve noticed that it is one of the EMsHC who places the Hosts in the Tabernacle (not even the deacon).

DaveBj

I do believe that the priest may be if necessary assisted by another priest or deacon or EMHC.

 

[Br.Rich_SFO]

Teresa9:

Dear Dave

I don’t know where you have got this idea from, but an Extraordinary Minister may repose the Blessed Sacrament into the Tabernacle . It does not contravene church law for a lay person to do this who is an EMCH, after communion the EMCH’s usually consume all of the blood of Christ and repose the hosts, this is not wrong, you have nothing to worry about.

God Bless you and much love and peace to you

Teresa

It is not wrong IF the celebrant priest is UNABLE to do this. It does not apply if he does not want to do this or would prefere that someone else does it.

 

[Teresa9]

Br. Rich SFO:

It is not wrong IF the celebrant priest is UNABLE to do this. It does not apply if he does not want to do this or would prefere that someone else does it.

Dear Br Rich

Thank you, I knew it wasn’t wrong but not sure of the ins and outs of it. Thank you

God Bless you and much love and peace to you

Teresa

 

[Fr.JLT]

Canon Law does not require dispensations for those unable to fulfill the law. Unfortunately, we in North America are dominated by a mentality of law that comes from Northern Europe, (because of the English, Germans and Irish being the major racial/ethinc groups here) as opposed to Southern Europe, from which we get Roman and Canon Law. A priest who CANNOT genuflect, ascend the stairs to the tabernacle, etc etc, has absolutley no need to request any kind of dispensation and, if he did, he would be laughed at and no such thing would be given.

here’s a case in point as to the different mentalities. And we must remember that when it comes to Canon Law, the mentality is entirely different and we cannot and MUST not apply northern european legal notions to the Church . . .

WW II, aproaching the end. All the sanctions against Germany, as well as Hitler sucking all kinds of resources from the country. . . .
The German bishops saw fit – for some reason I personally cannot fathom – to send the following query to Rome:

“May we use lard in our cooking during Lent?” (Under the disciplines of that time, meat by-products broke the abstinence laws).

Rome responded: “Of course not.”

So the German bishops rescripted and said, “But (because of the above reasons) we have no olive oil!!!”

Rome’s response was quick and quite angry: “Then why the (@#^%(@^ did you ask???”

There’s the difference.

– Fr. L.