What happens to the wine (blood of christ)?

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what happens to the wine the blood of the lord ; when they clean the cup with a cloth… do they later wash the wine of the cloth after mass or to they store it???
 
pretty sure the cup is rinsed with water and the priest drinks it.

the cloth dries up the water.
 
adolfo123 said:
what happens to the wine the blood of the lord ; when they clean the cup with a cloth… do they later wash the wine of the cloth after mass or to they store it???
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The remaining Blood of Christ is consumed by either the EMHC, Deacon or Priest. Then the chalice is purified by either the Deacon or Priest by adding a small amount of water to the empty chalice and consuming this and then wiping the chalice dry. Later the chalice is again usually rinsed again in a special sink.
 
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do they later wash the wine of the cloth after mass or to they store it???
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The cloth used to wipe the chalice is called a purificator. The purificators, along with any of the other altar linens which may have touched the Precious Blood, are first soaked together in ordinary water and that water disposed of in the ground. Then, the linens are laundered ordinarily.
 
I think the cloths are rinsed once in plain water which is poured into the Sacrarium, the closed sink in the Sacristy which drains into the ground - not the sewer, or is poured out in a safe area where it will not be walked on. Then they are laundered like any other cloth.
 
When there is no sacrarium or ground available, the soil of a potted plant is acceptable.

The idea is to allow the elements to continue to decompose.

As a general rule, as long as the Eucharistic species have the appearance of bread and/or wine,Our Blessed Lord is present; appearances meaning the physical properties.

It’s unfortunate, but I know of some cases where parishoners have been asked to help out with the washing of purificators and corporals and they simply take them home and put them directly into the washing machine w/o any soaking. They may think they’re helping the parish, but they really are cheating their own faith when this is allowed to happen (not to mention the incongruency in respect for the Blessed Sacrament).

One reason that linen is chosen as the material for purificators and corporals is because of its high degree of absorbency…less of a possibility that traces will be left behind. The way I had it explained to me was that once wine (speaking of the physical appearances here) has been diluted with water to a certain point (I forget the exact ratio) it no longer considered to have the physical appearance of wine.
 
Br.Rich_SFO said:
The remaining Blood of Christ is consumed by either the EMHC, Deacon or Priest. Then the chalice is purified by either the Deacon or Priest by adding a small amount of water to the empty chalice and consuming this and then wiping the chalice dry. Later the chalice is again usually rinsed again in a special sink.
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Sacred vessels may also be purified by instituted acolytes.
 
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The remaining Blood of Christ is consumed by either the EMHC, Deacon or Priest. Then the chalice is purified by either the** Deacon or Priest **by adding a small amount of water to the empty chalice and consuming this and then wiping the chalice dry. Later the chalice is again usually rinsed again in a special sink.
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Or acolyte
 
Apparently the United States has received an indult allowing them (extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion- apart from the acolyte) to assist in the purification in cases of necessity. The operative word here is “necessity”. First off, the word assist does not necessarily need to include actual consumption of the ablution. Additionally, that word *necessity *can far too often be subject to misinterpretation. I can think of one case where the necessity is truly warranted and it would be due to the infirmity of the presider.

This is always dependent on the absence of a deacon.

ewtn.com/library/Liturgy/zliturg5.htm
 
Dicerning said:
Or acolyte
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Instituted Acolyte, however they are very few and most people never see one which is why I decided to leave them out to avoid confusion and address what should happen in the majority of parishes.
 
NeedImprovement said:
Apparently the United States has received an indult allowing them (extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion- apart from the acolyte) to assist in the purification in cases of necessity. The operative word here is “necessity”. First off, the word assist does not necessarily need to include actual consumption of the ablution. Additionally, that word *necessity *can far too often be subject to misinterpretation. I can think of one case where the necessity is truly warranted and it would be due to the infirmity of the presider.

This is always dependent on the absence of a deacon.

ewtn.com/library/Liturgy/zliturg5.htm
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The US did have an indult, which has expired and was intentionally NOT renewed by Rome. Only a priest, deacon or Instituted Acolyte may purify after Holy Communion. EMHC however may continue to consume the remaining Blood of Christ that is in their individual chalice after Holy communion.
 
Br.Rich_SFO said:
Instituted Acolyte, however they are very few and most people never see one which is why I decided to leave them out to avoid confusion and address what should happen in the majority of parishes.
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If a parish has a diaconal candidate then they will have (eventually) and instituted acolyte…(at least for awhile) which is somthing that isn’t exactly rare.
 
Dicerning said:
If a parish has a diaconal candidate then they will have (eventually) and instituted acolyte…(at least for awhile) which is somthing that isn’t exactly rare.
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I was wondering about that, myself. We currently have a diaconal candidate whom I’ve heard referred as an Acolyte by our pastor .
 
Br.Rich_SFO said:
Yes, but it is very rare to have Instituted Acolytes, which why I decided to leave that out…
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Your answer was incomplete. As far as instituted acolytes being "rare’ I guess that would depend on one’s diocese and the number of vocations coming to fruition in it.
 
Dicerning said:
If a parish has a diaconal candidate then they will have (eventually) and instituted acolyte…(at least for awhile) which is somthing that isn’t exactly rare.
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Very true. We constantly have instituted acolytes around here.
 
Br.Rich_SFO said:
Instituted Acolyte, however they are very few and most people never see one which is why I decided to leave them out to avoid confusion and address what should happen in the majority of parishes.
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They are not few. Your answer was incomplete and it might have misled people had it not been corrected.
 
Since were looking at rare,what about this one for rumination…?..(has to be at least medium rare if not extremely rare):

It is still possible that a lay person might assist in the purification of the sacred vessels…I know of one such person. He is defined in Canon 930 § 2, as the properly instructed lay person.

Insights…?
 
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