Reserving the Eucharist at Home?

[Thom18]

With many of us here unable to go to Mass, I was suddenly reminded of the practice of reserving the Eucharist at home. Under what circumstances is this allowed? I know that it requires a bishop’s permission, but what circumstances would justify this?

 

[po18guy]

Nothing currently, as the potential for abuse is great. The Church is the guardian of the Eucharist and only rarely will cede that custody.

i.e. there was a tabernacle in the multi-religion chapel at the cancer center where I was treated. The Archdiocese stopped that, as the Eucharist was not in their custody.

 

[Cruciferi]

Storing the Eucharist at home Liturgy and Sacraments

This is from canon law. It doesn’t anticipate having people keep the Eucharist in their homes. There is an emphasis on having the Eucharist in a church, kept secure in a tabernacle, marked by a lamp, etc. Take a look at canon 935 – I wonder if the priest considers this a “pastoral necessity.” CHAPTER II. THE RESERVATION AND VENERATION OF THE MOST HOLY EUCHARIST Can. 934 §1. The Most Holy Eucharist: 1/ must be reserved in the cathedral church or its equivalent, in every parish church, and…

 

[CTBcin]

It’s pretty rare. I do know at least one retired priest with the Blessed Sacrament in his home, but only with permission, and permission is fairly rare.

 

[OraLabora]

I know of only one case. A couple of oblates would rent out rooms in their home to accommodate overflow from the abbey’s guest house a mile down the road. They had a room made into a small chapel with a tabernacle. They got permission from the archbishop, and the condition was that Mass be celebrated in the home chapel at least once per week.

A monk from the abbey would walk over to celebrate Mass and fulfill the requirement.

They have since moved, and so the practice ceased.