Sealed Vessel for Precious Blood?

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Given the following, I rather doubt there is a specific name for the vessel in question:

*#626 "In the case of (someone not being able to receive even a fraction of a Host) at Mass some of the Precious Blood is reserved in the tabernacle in a covered chalice. The contents of the chalice are transferred to a securely sealed glass or crystal vessel which the priest brings to the sick person. (18)

Before he leaves the tabernacle the celebrant washes the chalice with water, drinks the ablution and dries the chalice with a purificator. As well as bringing the sealed vessel, the celebrant should also bring with him the means for administering the Eucharist, that is, either a small chalice, or a spoon (made of noble material and reserved for this puerpose), or even in certain cases, an eye dropper. Just before Communion is to be given, some of the Precious Blood is transferred to this vessel and then crefully ministered to the sick peson, with the usual formula “The Blood of Christ.” What remains is consumed at once by the celebrant and both vessels are purified with water. However, if a sick person who is infectious has received the Eucharist in this way, the celebrant may purify the vessel without consuming the ablutions. Later this liquid is poured into the sacrarium of the drain of the baptismal font of directly onto clean earth."*

18.) Cf. RR, Rite of Annointin and Pastoral Care of the Sick, no. 95 (US edition no. 74)

Ceremonies of the Modern Roman Rite: The Eucharist and the Liturgy of the Hours.
Rev. Fr. Peter J. Elliott
Ignatious Press
 
ElToro said:
Has anyone ever seen a sealed vessel that was sold specifically for taking the Precious Blood to a communicant who was unable to receive Holy Communion in the other form?

I suspect the ideal vessel would be made out of something like stainless steel, sterling silver plated inside with gold or possibly all gold. It would have a wide mouth so that it could be completely purified and washed. It would also have an extremely good sealing system.

Something along the shape of an old 35mm film container but smaller and far better constructed. Any insight would be appreciated.
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I looked for such a device and in the end could not find anything specifally made to carry the preciouos blood. The instructions state that the container used can olny be for that purpose and must be sealable so it cannot leak.
Ifound in the drugstore a small pill holder with a screw on top with a sealable gasket. It holds enough for one person and when I use it, I place the wine in it before the mass and is then consecrated on the altar during the Euchaistic prayer. I then will givew the precious blood directly for the container, return to the church and purify it. All this takes some planning a cooperation from the preist.
 
FAB said:
I looked for such a device and in the end could not find anything specifally made to carry the preciouos blood. The instructions state that the container used can olny be for that purpose and must be sealable so it cannot leak.
Ifound in the drugstore a small pill holder with a screw on top with a sealable gasket. It holds enough for one person and when I use it, I place the wine in it before the mass and is then consecrated on the altar during the Euchaistic prayer. I then will givew the precious blood directly for the container, return to the church and purify it. All this takes some planning a cooperation from the preist.
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Do you find you have to do this very often? I’ve done it once under very special circumstances.
 
ElToro said:
Has anyone ever seen a sealed vessel that was sold specifically for taking the Precious Blood to a communicant who was unable to receive Holy Communion in the other form?

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for one thing the communion vessels used in the Eastern rites
but yes there is a small golden pipette type of device that can be used, most parishes don’t have them however, but a priest who is a hospital chaplain might. It could be used for a relative with a feeding tube, to administer a couple of drops of precious blood on her tongue. don’t know if it used nowdays. It was my understanding this can be done only by a priest, not by a lay communion minister visiting the sick, but if the patient is your relative, talk to the priest. the difficulty is the vessel must immediately be returned to the sacristy and purified.
 
puzzleannie said:
for one thing the communion vessels used in the Eastern rites
but yes there is a small golden pipette type of device that can be used, most parishes don’t have them however, but a priest who is a hospital chaplain might. It could be used for a relative with a feeding tube, to administer a couple of drops of precious blood on her tongue. don’t know if it used nowdays. It was my understanding this can be done only by a priest, not by a lay communion minister visiting the sick, but if the patient is your relative, talk to the priest. the difficulty is the vessel must immediately be returned to the sacristy and purified.
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The is no reason that the purification would need to be done in a sacristy. In the absense of a sacrarium, a nice flower bed or the like works wonders.
 
puzzleannie said:
for one thing the communion vessels used in the Eastern ritesbut yes there is a small golden pipette type of device that can be used, most parishes don’t have them however, but a priest who is a hospital chaplain might. It could be used for a relative with a feeding tube, to administer a couple of drops of precious blood on her tongue. don’t know if it used nowdays. It was my understanding this can be done only by a priest, not by a lay communion minister visiting the sick, but if the patient is your relative, talk to the priest. the difficulty is the vessel must immediately be returned to the sacristy and purified.
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Is typically a chalice.
 
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