Question about communion host...

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Speaking as a speech thearapist who has worked in hospitals, no one should have given an unresponsive patient anything orally. Never, never, never. This man could have aspirated and even died on this host. Maybe this is also a lesson that should be told to priests and emes who bring the eucharist to the homebound, nursing home patients, and those who are in the hospital. Perhaps signs should be in the patient’s room telling visitors to check with the nursing staff before putting ANYTHING in a patient’s mouth.
 
AHapka said:
And of course, I find it two minutes later…
  1. The Precious Blood may not be reserved, except for giving Communion to someone who is sick. Only sick people who are unable to receive Communion under the form of bread may receive it under the form of wine alone at the discretion of the priest. If not consecrated at a Mass in the presence of the sick person, the Blood of the Lord is kept in a properly covered vessel and is placed in the tabernacle after Communion. The Precious Blood should be carried to the sick in a vessel that is closed in such a way as to eliminate all danger of spilling. If some of the Precious Blood remains after the sick person has received Communion, it should be consumed by the minister, who should also see to it that the vessel is properly purified.
from: usccb.org/liturgy/current/norms.shtml
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