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Thread: The Blessed Sacrament
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Arethosemyfeet
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Originally posted by ExclamationMark:
[QUOTE] My daughter - a specialist infection control nurse - points out the potential hazards inherent in the practice
I think there are probably more hazards from others having inadvertently handled your wee cube of bread (or, worse, tearing from the same roll) than from the shared cup. Hands are generally far filthier than mouths.
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mr cheesy
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Originally posted by Arethosemyfeet:
I think there are probably more hazards from others having inadvertently handled your wee cube of bread (or, worse, tearing from the same roll) than from the shared cup. Hands are generally far filthier than mouths.
I'd imagine the risks of either must be very small. But I could tell you some stories (from my Baptist childhood) about how the bread and "wine" was stored and handled.
It'd be boring, so I won't - but let's just say it wasn't really handled with much dignity and hygiene.
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mark_in_manchester
not waving, but...
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When my Dad was helping out the (Methodist) communion stewards, I was sometimes tasked with throwing the leftover bread to the birds in the church garden. As a small boy, I generally ate it instead. I think nowadays I have a fairly 'high' view of the host for a non-con prod - and I feel no shame about either of those options. I remember munching and feeling entirely thankful!
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Vidi Aquam
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Originally posted by Forthview:
Years ago when the Blessed Sacrament was exposed on the altar, particularly at a devotion called Quarant'ore,it was considered very bad form to turn one's back on the Blessed Sacrament and that one should walk backwards out of the church.
I don't think people would do that today. Within the mainstream of the Catholic Church, things are much simpler. Of course some people say that there is a lack of respect. I might even say that myself sometimes.
I've seen people walk backwards in church at all times, not just when the Blessed Sacrament is exposed. It's been done in CMRI churches for decades, and some still practice it.
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Wm Duncan
Buoy tender
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Originally posted by Jengie jon:
"Wee Cuppies" are liturgically a recent innovation wherever they occur. They grew in popularity during Victorian health scares iirc.
Jengie
https://christandpopculture.com/story-little-communion-cups-whatever-technically-called/, and links therein, are worth noting here. We must inundate the author with the authoritative word, that they are technically called "wee cuppies."
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Jengie jon
Semper Reformanda
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Note the quotes, afaik it's a Sober Preacher Kid's* coinage.
So
a)Canadian
b)SOF specialism
Jengie
*afterthought it might just be Episcoterian.
[ 26. February 2017, 10:59: Message edited by: Jengie jon ]
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