Valid idea poor parishes?

[JD27076]

In a poor and/or mission parish where they are tight on liturgical items, would it be an appropriate gesture for the priest to implore the use of the ciborium cover as a paten for servers? Assuming it does not have a hole for a screw or whatnot.

I guess someone would claim it would look tacky, but how many people would notice? Or another could claim that it is not it’s official use therefore should not be used.

 

[zab]

In my opinion, the fact that the priest want to use it as a paten when one is not available is a good thing.

 

[Tarpeian_Rock]

A ciborium cover is a fraction of the size of the traditional communion paten. I wonder if maneuvering something that small, and lacking a handle, into the proximity of a communicant’s mouth/hands might actually cause accidents and dropping of the Host.

 

[pianistclare]

I would approach the Knights of Columbus from the sponsoring parish of that Mission.
They supply liturgical items in memory of deceased Knights all the time. Even a small mention in a parish bulletin of a sister parish would garner many donations of specific items, and a fund for the Pastor’s discretion. People love to know that their donations went to the Liturgy.