Whole wheat Eucharist?

[gmcconnell]

arial
6black
Hello,
I live in Florida but visited in Newport News VA. While there I went to church. Catholic church. When they did Communion the large host the priest held up was a darker shade than usual and the host we were given was like a little bit of whole wheat bread, definitely with yeast in it. I attended this church the last time I was in Newport News. We had whole wheat Eucharist then also but I don’t remember it being with yeast. Can a church vary the way the host is physically prepared? I didn’t think so. What say you? Thanks!

 

[LeahInancsi]

This was discussed a couple days ago.

The consensus was that the Eucharist is to be made from wheat flower and water only. I could possibly see how the color may vary, but it shouldn’t contain yeast.

 

[Joe_Kelley]

Note that yeast is licit in the Eastern Rites. In the Latin Rite, yeast makes the Eucharisit illicit but not invalid. Other ingredients make it invalid.

 

[Br.Rich_SFO]

gmcconnell:

arial
6black
Hello,
I live in Florida but visited in Newport News VA. While there I went to church. Catholic church. When they did Communion the large host the priest held up was a darker shade than usual and the host we were given was like a little bit of whole wheat bread, definitely with yeast in it. I attended this church the last time I was in Newport News. We had whole wheat Eucharist then also but I don’t remember it being with yeast. Can a church vary the way the host is physically prepared? I didn’t think so. What say you? Thanks!

It is possible to use un-bleached wheat flour in the Eucharistic bread. But yeast is not allowed licitly in the Latin rite, it’s use would not invalidate it.