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Should patens be used to catch particles of the Sacred Host during Mass?
1. About the
purpose of using a paten:
The use
of patens during Holy Communion are two-fold:
1. First the patens are used to catch the Sacred Host that may
inadvertently drop during distribution.
2. The second purpose is to catch particles that may fall from the Sacred
Host during Communion.
2. Whether each
Particle is the True Presence:
"Christ
is present in every Particle of the consecrated Host and of the consecrated
wine, when separated from the rest." - Council of Florence DB 698. CT 717
"If anyone denies that the Venerable Sacrament of the Eucharist
that Christ is present under every part of each Species when separated, let him
be anathema." - Council of Trent DB 885 CT 730
3. Whether the
Church Fathers were concerned about each Particle:
What
does St. Augustine say:
"Each receives Christ the Lord, and He is entire in each portion.
He is not diminished by being given to many, but gives Himself whole and
entire to each." (The Catechism of the Council of Trent, "Christ Whole
and Entire Present in Every Part of Each Species." p. 235)
4. Whether Sacred
Scripture refers to Particles of the Sacred Host:
During
the multiplication of the loaves, which is a prefigurement of the Holy
Eucharist, in John 6:12 it says, "And when they had eaten their fill, He told
His disciples, 'Gather up the fragments left over, that nothing may be lost.'"
During the multiplication of the loaves in St. Matthew's Gospel
14:20, it states, "And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces
left over."
5. Whether it is scrupulosity to be concerned about each
Particle:
What would St. Therese, patron of
missionaries, do if she found a Particle on a paten?
"Once when St.
Therese of Lisieux saw a small Particle of a Host on the paten after Holy Mass,
she called the novices, and then carried the paten in procession into the
sacristy with gracious, adoring comportment that was truly angelic."
What would St.
Teresa Margaret do if she found a Particle on the floor?
"When St.
Teresa Margaret found a Fragment of a Host on the floor near the altar, she
broke into tears because she thought about the irreverence that might be shown
to Jesus, she knelt in adoration before the Particle until a priest came to take
It and put It in the tabernacle."
What would St.
Charles Borromeo, patron of seminarians, do if he accidentally dropped a
Particle?
"Once when St.
Charles Borromeo was distributing Holy Communion, he inadvertently dropped a
Sacred Particle from his hand. The
saint considered himself guilty of grave irreverence to Jesus, and was so
afflicted that for four days he had not the courage to celebrate Holy Mass, and
as a penance he imposed an eight-day fast on himself!" (The
above three quotes are taken from, Jesus Our Eucharistic Love by Father
Stefano Manelli, O.F.M. Conv., S.T.D.)
6. Whether Church documents support the care of Particles or not:
"Priests
and deacons must remember that the service of the table of the Bread of the Lord
imposes on them some special obligations which refer in the first place to
Christ Himself present in the Eucharist and secondly to all who actually
participate in the Eucharist or who might do so.
With regards to the first, perhaps it will not be superfluous to recall
the words of the Pontificale which on the day of the ordination the
bishop addresses to the new priest as he hands to him on the paten and in the
chalice bread and wine offered by the faithful and prepared by the deacon:
Accipe oblationem plebis sanctae Deo oferendam.
Agnosce quod agis, imitare quod tractabis, et vitam tuam mysterio
dominicae crucis conforma." It
is from this admonition that the priest's attitude in handling the bread and
wine which have become the body and blood of the Redeemer should draw its
inspiration. Thus it is necessary for all to examine carefully our actions at
the altar, in particular the way in which we handle the food and drink which are
the body and blood of the Lord in our hands: the way in which we distribute Holy
Communion; the way in which we perform purification." (Dominicae Cenae: On
the Mystery and Worship of the Eucharist p. 26-27)
"Even
after Communion the Lord remains present under the species.
Accordingly, when Communion is distributed, sacred Particles remaining
are to be consumed or taken by the competent minister to the place where the
Eucharist is reserved." (Inaestimabile Donum: Instruction Concerning Worship
of the Eucharistic Mystery p. 9)
"In
Memoriale Domini, it states, 'the precepts of the Church and the
documents of the Fathers amply testify that the deepest reverence and the
greatest prudence have been shown with regard to the Holy Eucharist,' and
continue to be shown. Especially
in the manner of receiving Holy Communion some points indicated by experience
should be most carefully observed.
Let the greatest diligence and care be taken particularly with regard to
fragments, which perhaps break off the Hosts.
This applies to the minister and to the recipient whenever the Sacred
Host is placed in the hands of the communicant." (Immensae Caritatis:
Instruction on Sacramental Communion in Particular Circumstances issued by the
Sacred Congregation for the Discipline of the Sacraments 1973, p. 11.)
The amazing Bayside Prophecies
DISCARDED
"My child, I know you are in wonderment of why Michael is holding the chalice
with anxiety. I must tell you: within the chalice in Michael's hands are the
Hosts collected from throughout the world that had been discarded by the
faithless. I have asked that My Son's Body be protected upon earth. But many
clergy now have cast aside My warnings from Heaven, and His Body has been placed
and thrown on the floors, and into the water fonts of many of My Son's churches
throughout the world." - Our Lady, May 17, 1986
MOCKED
AND ABUSED
"You cannot worship, you cannot follow two masters, for one you will love, and
the other you will hate or learn to hate. And is there not much hate against My
Son in the world now? Is there not much derision and laughter and abominations
against His divinity? Do you not take His sacred, purified Body and cast it into
the water font? Do you not, in your arrogance, do you not, O pastors, protect My
Son's Body, His Body that is being carried to be mocked and abused in a form of
worship from satan?
"O pastors,
evil men of the cross, whatever shall become of you?" - Our Lady, February 1,
1977
LAX
"My child, please, you must make it known to Our clergy that they are
defiling My Son's Body in many ways. Disrespect and dishonor�how many tears have
I shed at the sight! Only consecrated hands shall give and bring My Son to the
peoples of earth, legally ordained and given the Holy Spirit�the clergy chosen
by the Father to bring His Son to you! Unclean hands shall not touch My Son's
Body! You must not allow My Son to be defiled any longer. No children shall
carry My Son's Body in the hands!
"Know, My
child, that only one exception can be made: when a legally ordained priest is
unable to reach the dying, he will send his deacon to bring My Son to him. But
only in severe trial and need, I say! Only to the dying. All others, My child,
will be given the needed grace if they pray.
"If Our clergy
become deluded by satan and lax in their responsibility to My Son, they will be
set in judgment before the Father for their part in the defilement of My Son's
Body.
"You must warn
My clergy, My child, with your message. We are not pleased by the manner in
which they honor the Son of God.
"A thorough
cleansing must be made within the House of God, the Church. Women shall not
receive My Son dressed as pagans�naked, and without absolution! Many have made a
farce and a meal of My Son. They come to receive Him without penance. What
manner of abomination is this, My child? Mankind must do penance and prepare
himself for the reception of the Host, My child." - Our Lady, December 31,
1974
FOUL
DEEDS
"I repeat again and again that none but a duly-ordained, legally-ordained priest
in My Son's House shall bring His sacred Body in the Host to another. Foul deeds
are being committed upon My Son's Body! And you allow them, neither caring..."
Veronica - Our Lady is now reaching down to Her mantle.
She is bringing it up to Her eyes, placing it over Her eyes.
Our Lady - "My child, My heart is torn. It feels as
though a thousand knives have pierced My heart. Every day another enters. How
many shall console Me in My sorrow? I am truly the Mother of Sorrows. And why?
Because My eyes look and watch the multitudes of My children entering into hell
day by day! I cannot stem the tide now. I ask, I beseech, I plead with you as
your Mother, to hold back the darkness. Fight the forces of darkness and evil
that have entered upon your world." - Our Lady, November 1, 1977
Directives from Heaven
D146 - Honor the Eucharist, Part 1 PDF
D147 - Honor the Eucharist, Part 2 PDF
D198 - Kneel Before Your God PDF
D223 - Adultery & Divorce PDF
D228 - Consecrated Hands PDF
D405 - The Holy Priesthood, Part 2 PDF
Articles
The consecrated hands of a priest
ConsecratedHands.htmBishop Laise speaks out against Communion in the hand
BishopLaise.htmModernist and Protestant revolutionaries were behind Communion in the hand
CommunionInTheHand.htmFr. John Hardon speaks out against Communion in the hand
Hardon.htmVIDEO: Bishop Athanasius Schneider on Communion in the Hand
BishopSchneiderOnCommunionInTheHand.htmCommunion in the hand should be rejected
VonHildebrand.htmRe-thinking Communion in the hand
cih.htmMore reasons for rejecting Communion in the hand
cih2.htmCommunion in the Hand: Documents and History (Bishop Juan Rodolfo Laise)
BishopLaiseBook.htm
Revised:
August 23, 2017