Ship of Fools: Holding the paten and chalice at the same time at the Offertory

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Posted by stonespring (# 15530) on :

Why do some Roman Catholic priests hold both the paten and the chalice at the same time at the offertory? Instead of saying (silently or out loud) "Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through your goodness we have received this bread we offer you..." with the paten and then "Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation for through your goodness we have received this wine we offer you..." with the chalice after pouring the wine and water into it, they hold up both at the same time, saying (when I have heard it), "Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through your goodness we have received this bread and wine we offer you..."

The only justification I think these priests can be offerring is that it saves time. It is such a small difference in time that I can hardly think that it matters, and it is no reason to not use the (very simple) prescribed liturgical text. Even in the Jewish prayers of blessing that the post-Vatican II offertory prayers are based on, there are separate prayers for the bread and for the wine.

(I know you all know this, but I am talking about the offertory that preceded the Eucharistic Prayer, not the words of consecration.)

Posted by seasick (# 48) on :

I've copied this question to our miscellaneous questions thread and am closing this thread.

seasick, Eccles host

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