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I was raised Christian-Catholic and this happened once during Mass...

posted 3 years ago by enriquesingh (1811)
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But haven't really been to Church since I became an adult...

I just remembered I went once with my dad because it was one of my uncle's 1 year passing-away Mass... the priest was giving out the Communion wafers, other people were lining up with both their hands one of top of the other... others would open their mouths and the priest would 'feed' them the wafer.

A man took the wafer in his hands, pretended to place it in his mouth... he 'saved' it, turned around and began walking away... the priest caught him doing this and followed him... priest abandoned the altar-area and no one could really listen to what he said to the man when he was confronted or if he retrieved the wafer because they were almost at the end of the church by the main entrance... but there was some sort of verbal confrontation.

Afterwards when I asked my dad about the incident he told me that he thought the man was going to perform some sort of ritual against Christ with the wafer... but to this day we are not sure about what actually happened... why did the man take the wafer, what was he pretending to do with it... nor any further details... the priest returned and Mass resumed, but he did not address the incident.

Can anyone confirm if this 'ritual against Christ' is a thing?

[–] GloccaMorra (113) 3 years ago

Good chance he was bringing it to a spouse, family member or friend who was home-bound and could not attend mass. If he is not recognized as a Eucharistic minister in the Catholic Church, then this would be considered a sin. Only a priest or a Eucharistic minister can deliver Communion to another Catholic.

[–] enriquesingh (1811) 3 years ago

Very interesting answer, this hadn't crossed my mind.

[–] GloccaMorra (113) 3 years ago

I know my Bishop has been very strict and very public about this in church bulletins over the past two years with parishoners not attending mass in person due to COVID. They have said over and over again that if you are not a priest or Eucharistic minister you are forbidden to give the Body of Christ to another human being, no matter your good intentions.

A friend of mine is a Eucharistic minister at her parish, and she has told me stories of people going up for Communion, then pulling out a baggie and asking her to drop one, two, or three of them in so the person can return home and give it to their homebound fmaily members who didn't go out because of COVID. It's been more common than not. She in turn tells the priest before mass has ended, and he makes an announcement at the end of most every Mass warning parishoners this is forbidden by the Holy Catholic Church.