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Posted: Tue Oct 23rd, 2007 12:41 pm |
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| Since the tiniest particle of the Eucharist contains the Real Presence of Jesus, what is one to do if part of the host they receive gets stuck somewhere in their mouth or between teeth? I am not trying to be funny, but this may have happened tom me even when I am careful to not let it happen. I would not want to try to floss it out and feel weird about eating more food on top of it. What is the situation since 99% of the host was consumed, is the other 1% still in my mouth still Jesus?
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Posted: Tue Oct 23rd, 2007 01:28 pm |
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From Understanding Scrupulosity, p. 113, by Fr. Thomas M. Santa, C.Ss.R., who has spent much of his life working with the scrupulous, including 10 years as director/editor of the Redemptorist Fathers’ apostolate, Scrupulous Anonymous:
QUESTION: After coming home from Mass, my children sometimes chew gum. My constant worry is that tiny pieces of the host may have remained between their teeth and later became mixed up into the gum that they chew.…
ANSWER: A very wise priest used to tell people with such worries about particles of the host, “Leave it to the angels. They have to have something to do.” He meant that human beings have no way of knowing for sure where particles of host might end up. And God does not expect us to worry about this. If there is a problem, it is God’s problem, not ours. He will let his angels handle it. God expects only that we act “in a human way.” He did not give us x-ray vision. He does not want us to get uptight and make a burden out of his gift of the Eucharist.…
Likewise, from page 115:
QUESTION: I wear dentures and lately have been concerned about brushing my teeth on Sundays for fear that bits of the holy Eucharist may be stuck in my dentures and I may rinse them out.…
ANSWER: No, you are not doing anything wrong. And no, you should not worry about this. I can assure you that this is one of the classical worries of scrupulous persons. Try to ignore it. Receive the Eucharist as usual. Brush your teeth as usual. Do not get tied up in unnecessary worries and fears.
Be at peace, Brian.
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brian
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Posted: Tue Oct 23rd, 2007 01:45 pm |
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| thank you. Where I go to church, which is Eastern Rit, I love that they give Communion to infants, but it seems that a lot of the precious blodd spills onto the cloth used to catch it. I know in the latin church there are specific ways cleaning when things spill and rules etc. I suppose I should assume that if the authority has no problem with the amount of Precious Blood falling to the cloth and has a means of washing it and taking care of it that it is perfectly acceptable.
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Posted: Tue Oct 23rd, 2007 02:32 pm |
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brian wrote: thank you. Where I go to church, which is Eastern Rit, I love that they give Communion to infants, but it seems that a lot of the precious blodd spills onto the cloth used to catch it. I know in the latin church there are specific ways cleaning when things spill and rules etc. I suppose I should assume that if the authority has no problem with the amount of Precious Blood falling to the cloth and has a means of washing it and taking care of it that it is perfectly acceptable.
The reason the cloth is used in the east is the amount of spillage. It is normal, and the vestments are properly cleansed.
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Posted: Tue Oct 23rd, 2007 04:54 pm |
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brian wrote: Since the tiniest particle of the Eucharist contains the Real Presence of Jesus, what is one to do if part of the host they receive gets stuck somewhere in their mouth or between teeth? You could consider not chewing the Host, but rather letting it dissolve and soften on your tongue to the point where you can simply swallow it.
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Posted: Tue Oct 23rd, 2007 10:23 pm |
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The cloths are rinsed into a sink in which the drain goes straight to the ground. So the Precious Blood is never mistreated.
Also, in the Byzantine Churches, after the blessing and veneration of the Cross at the end of Divine Liturgy, a blessed bread is received - this is the bread that has been cut away from the Lamb, which became the Eucharist - it is not consecrated, but blessed. It is normally passed over Jesus in the Eucharist, for Christ himself to bless the bread.
Two reasons for this:
1. Protection, that any particle of Eucharist left in the mouth would be taken into the
body by consuming the blessed bread.
2. That anyone participating - Protestant, Orthodox, whomever, may share in the meal.
But, again this is blessed bread, not consecrated Eucharist.
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Posted: Tue Oct 23rd, 2007 10:26 pm |
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Pani Rose wrote: The cloths are rinsed into a sink in which the drain goes straight to the ground.
In the west, this is called the sacrarium. Every Latin Rite church has one.
Last edited on Tue Oct 23rd, 2007 10:27 pm by CajunRick
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Posted: Tue Oct 23rd, 2007 10:29 pm |
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Thanks Rick, I was just going back to clarify that, but I could not remember what it is called in the West. I don't think most people are aware of it's existance, so it might be good to explain a bit more.
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Posted: Tue Oct 23rd, 2007 11:15 pm |
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Pani Rose wrote: Thanks Rick, I was just going back to clarify that, but I could not remember what it is called in the West. I don't think most people are aware of it's existance, so it might be good to explain a bit more.
An explanation of the sacrarium was actually the first post in our "Did You Know?" section. I included a link to that message in my last reply.
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Posted: Wed Oct 24th, 2007 01:30 am |
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I am so dumb sometimes, I was just thinking that was blue lettering  to accent the name.
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