Post by kickingfrog on Feb 6, 2011 10:44:55 GMT
CD & Communion
If you can't eat bread, drink only the wine
Rabbi Marc Gellman & Msgr Thomas Hartman
May 22, 2004
My son and I have celiac disease and cannot have wheat or gluten in any form. Since my diagnosis four years ago, I have refrained from receiving communion. Being a Catholic, this has been hard for me. We leave Mass early, while other parishioners are receiving communion. My son just turned 6, and I've been thinking about how he can receive the sacrament of communion. He will start religious education this September, and I can't see him going through the classes and learning how wonderful it is to receive the body and blood of Jesus, only to find out he cannot receive the host. I can't find any recent information about this problem on the Web that relates to the Catholic Church. The last information I came across was that the Church would allow the use of "low gluten" bread for the host. My son and I can't have any gluten. Do you have any other information on this subject?
- J., via e-mail
This is a very interesting problem that has arisen because of recent advances in medicine that have identified certain diseases like celiac. Marc has seen this problem among Jews who have celiac and cannot eat the Passover matzoh, but the matzoh is not a sacrament as is the Eucharist.
Our solution is for you to understand that Holy Communion is both the wine and the bread. The wine becomes the blood of Christ in the Mass and the bread becomes Christ's body.
What both you and your son should have been told long ago is that taking the wine counts as if you took both the wine and the bread. The blood counts as if it were also the body. This means you can take Communion by just taking the wine.
When your young son is ready for his first communion, if you do not want him to drink the wine, have the priest consecrate some grape juice for him.
God never intended any Catholic to be prevented from taking Holy Communion just because of a chronic disease.
The blood of Christ will be enough for you and your son to feel and to know the salvation of Jesus Christ.
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Catholic Celiac Society
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. (Matthew7:7)
Catholic celiacs face a special set of challenges when it comes to the Church and the Holy Eucharist. There has been no unified effort by the Church to identify Catholics who turn away from the Church because of communion issues. There has been no organized effort to educate priests or Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion about the special needs of Catholics with celiac disease. There has been no support system for Catholic celiacs who have been struggling with this problem.
We are pleased to announce the formation of the Catholic Celiac Society whose three-fold mission will be to educate Catholic celiacs about their options for Holy Communion as provided for by Canon Law and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops; to inform Catholic clergy and lay ministers about the special needs of Catholic celiacs in their dioceses and parishes; and to reconcile those Catholic celiacs who have left the Church through lack of understanding, exclusion from the Eucharist, and isolation from their church community.
Please help us help you and other Catholic celiacs. Stand up and be counted. Contact the Catholic Celiac Society at info@catholicceliacs.org or call Chris Spreitzer at 914-737-5291.
www.catholicceliacs.org/
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Catholic Communion and Celiac Disease: the Options
by Barbara Coughlin M.D.
connceliac.org/Options.html
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Family Upset With Church's Stance On Girl's Communion
7-Year-Old Asks For Rice-Based Host
www.thebostonchannel.com/news/8603600/detail.html
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Coeliacs & communion
Cassie M on 9/1/2009
www.enabling.org/ia/celiac/communion.html
by the looks of it EnerG supplies gf wafers too
www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=352972
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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
A Short Introduction to Holy Communion and Celiac Sprue Disease
What is Celiac Sprue disease?
In recent years, many have worked to foster an increasing awareness of the significant effects of Celiac Sprue disease on people’s lives. The digestive system of those with this condition is considerably compromised by the consumption of gluten, one of the major ingredients in wheat flour. It is estimated that as many as fifteen percent of all persons of northern European origin are affected by this disease to some degree.
How does this affect those who go to Holy Communion?
This is a particular challenge to Catholics, who believe that the celebration of the Holy Eucharist and the reception of Holy Communion are the very source and summit of the Christian life. Priests should show great pastoral sensitivity and compassion to anyone afflicted with this disease, but especially to the parents of children with a gluten intolerance at the time of their first Holy Communion.
Can low gluten hosts be used at Mass?
The Secretariat for the Liturgy of the U.S. Bishops’ Conference has devoted considerable resources to this question for the last seven years. Within the past year, the Secretariat has successfully assisted the Congregation of Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Clyde Missouri in the production of a very low-gluten host which has been favorably reviewed by the publication Gluten-Free Living as “perfectly safe”1 for sufferers of Celiac Sprue disease.
Where can I buy these low gluten hosts?
Low gluten altar hosts are available from: the Congregation of Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, Altar Breads Department, 31970 State Highway P, Clyde, Missouri 64432 (Phone:1-800-223-2772, e-mail: ).
What if a person cannot consume low gluten hosts?
Such communicants may still receive the Precious Blood. Catholics believe that whoever receives Holy Communion only under the form of bread or only under the form of wine still receives the whole Christ, in his Body and Blood, soul and divinity.
What about people who cannot receive low gluten hosts and cannot receive even a small amount of consecrated wine?
In such cases, the bishop may grant permission for individuals to receive mustum, a type of wine with a minimal alcohol content. If an individual is unable to tolerate mustum, there is little else the Church can do except to recommend that the person make a “spiritual communion.” Why? Because the Church believes that it is impossible to consecrate anything except wheat bread and grape wine. From the time that the Lord Jesus took bread and wine and told his disciples “Do this in memory of me,” the Roman Catholic Church has tried faithfully to fulfill Christ’s command by taking unleavened bread made from water and wheat flour, and wine made from grapes for use at the Eucharist.
Can a priest or bishop change this teaching and consecrate a host made of rice?
No. It is impossible to consecrate a host made of something other than wheat and water. No priest or bishop can change this longstanding teaching of the Catholic Church. A little over a year ago, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, once again took up this question on behalf of the Holy Father when he wrote: “Hosts that are completely gluten-free are invalid matter for the celebration of the Eucharist.”2
Excerpts from Gluten Free Living (Vol. 9, no. 1).
See Ann Whelan’s “Make Your Own Decision” in Gluten-Free Living (vol. 9, no. 1), p. 4. In this same issue, see also Sr. Jeanne Crowe’s extensive review article on the low gluten host, “Catholic Celiacs Can Now Receive Communion”, pp.3ff.
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, circular letter to the Presidents of Conferences of Bishops, July 24, 2003 (Prot. 89/78-174/98) in BCL Newsletter, November 2003 (Vol. XXXIX), p. 45.
Email us at bcl@usccb.org
Secretariat for Divine Worship | 3211 4th Street, N.E., Washington DC 20017-1194 | (202) 541-3060 © USCCB. All rights reserved.
www.usccb.org/liturgy/celiasprue.shtml
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Bread of Life and Cup of Salvation
www.dioceseoflansing.org/worship/communionceliac.pdf
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USA Boston gluten free hosts
Donna White donna.white@BINGHAM.COM
From St John's
Subject: Communion Hosts
<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>>
Hello all. My post is prompted by the recent post regarding the NY Newsday article. At my parish (Paulist Center in Boston) gluten free hosts are provided by the parish. In addition, the parish makes sure that wine for celiacs is keep separate as it may be contaminated by the lips of a parishoner who has just received a wheat host. So if you are in the Boston area and are interested in a warm parish community that respects celiacs, please join us.
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Low-gluten hosts
The contact information for ordering low-gluten hosts is:
Congregation of Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, Altar Breads Department, 31970 State Highway P, Clyde, Missouri 64432. Phone: 1-800-223-2772.
......
I have the information from Sister
Crowe here. If you want I could fax it to you but
basicaaly you could contact her at: 610-695-8125
or the information from the Benedictine nuns
can be obtained from them at:
1--800-223-2772
or email: altarbread@benedictinesisters.org
From Kate on Delphi
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Communion Inclusion:
Greetings to People with Celiac Disease
Beginning Maundy Thursday 2003 (April 17), the Universalist National Memorial Church will begin offering communion bread suitable for persons with gluten sensitivity and celiac disease, also known as coeliac disease and nontropical sprue.
The morsels of bread, which will be entirely gluten-free and not simply low-gluten, will be distributed in foil capsules to prevent cross-contamination with the rest of the bread, made from wheat flour. Universalists do not practice "co-mingling" and the cup of "fruit of the vine" is plain grape juice, distributed in individual glasses.
From Pastor Wells: "I send my greeting to the members of the celiac community. There is a place for you at our Table, and at the dinner which traditionally follows the Maundy Thursday service."
Universalist National Memorial Church offers Communion on the broadest possible basis: as it says in our bylaws, "At every such service all present shall be invited to partake."
…..
Our thanks to members of the Washington Area Celiac Support Group for valuable information.
www.universalist.org/celiaccommunion.html
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Eucharistic host
Italy’s bishops have approved a low-gluten Eucharistic host for sufferers of celiac disease. The bishops’ national liturgy office, backed by the scientific committee of the Italian Celiac Association, said the amount of gluten in the approved hosts met church requirements but would not provoke health problems in celiac patients. The liturgy office said the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith approved the hosts. Because U.S. medical science generally advocates that celiac sufferers adopt a totally gluten-free diet, the U.S. bishops recommend celiac sufferers receive communion under the form of wine.
www.dnu.org/news/newspaper/feb02/trends.html
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Would a person with Celiac disease be protected by transubstantiation from being harmed by gluten in the host?
The argument that the accidental qualities of bread cannot harm the intestine of one who suffers from Celiac disease (due to non-tolerance of gluten in wheat bread) is false. It is of course true that the substance of the bread does not remain after the consecration of the sacred species. However, all the accidents remain, which include not just the exterior appearance, but everything that is subject to the senses and that science can investigate, including the chemical composition. The chemical effects of the gluten on the intestinal wall will consequently still remain, just as much as the appearance and texture of bread, for they are just as accidental to the real nature of what is there as the appearance and texture. Here lies the miracle and the mystery of the Blessed Eucharist. It would be a miracle if the accidental qualities of gluten were not to harm the intestine. Although such miracles can happen, we cannot depend upon such an extraordinary intervention of Almighty God. Consequently, a person who suffers from Celiac disease needs to ask the priest to give him or her a very small portion of the host. It is never allowed to manufacture the host out of rice or a non-wheaten material that does not contain gluten. Such hosts are not valid matter for the Holy Eucharist. [Answered by Father Peter R. Scott]
www.sspx.org/Catholic_FAQs/catholic_faqs__sacramental.htm#celiacdisease
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5-year-old girl suffering from celiac disease....
In February 2001, Law received national attention by denying a 5-year-old girl suffering from celiac disease, an allergy to gluten found in bread, the right to substitute a rice wafer at her first Communion.
Illustrating a remarkable rigidity for following church teachings, Law wrote to the parents of the girl Oct. 29, 2001: “The law of the church is extremely explicit regarding bread and wine used for the eucharistic celebration. In keeping with the Last Supper narrative found in the gospels, the bread must be made of wheat alone.” Though the girl’s parents were told the girl could still receive by drinking from the Communion cup, the family left the Catholic church in protest of Law’s decision.
www.natcath.org/NCR_Online/archives/122702/122702f.htm
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Wanda Zemler-Cizewski
The Eucharist and the Consequences of Celiac Disease:
A Question of Access to Holy Communion, pp. 237 - 247.
Summary. Wanda Zemler-Cizewski examines the problem presented by celiac disease in persons otherwise able and permitted to receive communion. Those who have celiac disease are unable to tolerate gluten and must, therefore, abstain totally from wheaten bread, including traditional altar bread. The predicament of such persons has received little attention in the literature of canon law and liturgical studies. This essay is intended to identify issues associated with this situation and investigate possible solutions.
Zemler-Cizewski's analysis begins with a summary of the current norms governing access by persons with celiac disease to the sacrament of the altar. She then looks at the implications of these norms for Roman Catholic laypersons. The final aspect of her investigation focuses upon the special problem presented by the celiac condition in priests and candidates for the priesthood.
At the end of her essay, Zemler-Cizewski acknowledges that the letter issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in 1994 regarding the use of low-gluten altar bread and mustum as a matter for celebration of the Eucharist has in practice settled the question for celiac sufferers. While she admits this point, Zemler-Cizewski explores what in theory might be possible grounds on which the question might be reopened, so as to make gluten-free bread valid matter for the host.
www.saintjohnsabbey.org/worship/worship/may2000a.html
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Where can I get the Roman Catholic Church approved hosts?
These communion hosts are made from codex wheat starch which is considered gluten free even though some will argue that in fact they do still contain minute amounts of gluten. My super sensitive celiac has had no reactions at all to the hosts.
"A PACK OF 50 COSTS £3 AND THERE IS A CARRAGE CHARGE OF £3 AIR MAIL
PAYMENT IS BY CHEQUE IN STERLING ONLY"
'Registered Office' 190/192 Bag Lane, Atherton,
Greater Manchester, England, M46 0JZ
St. Joseph's Workshops Ltd.
(UK)Tel. 01942-883210 (Overseas) Tel. 44-1942-883210
(UK)Fax. 01942-878087 (Overseas) Fax. 44-1942-878087
E-mail tom@sumthing.co.uk
findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1141/is_15_37/ai_70926886/
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Priests with CD
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Then, last but not least, the story of the day F. has been given the Holy Communion.
That day F. has taken the host advised by his physician, but he cannot do it any more; as a matter of fact, the host contains gluten, even if it’s a little quantity; so, if once in a while he has been able to do it, for the rest of his life, he’d better avoid it.
God knows how many priests having CD face the same problem, so that a special commission has been established inside the association to arise the ecclesiastic structures’ awareness about it. ,,,
www.segretariatosociale.rai.it/INGLESE/atelier/forum/celiachiaE.html#Anchor-Which-14210
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GF Communion wafer suppliers
Here is a list of GF Communion wafer suppliers in UK, from GF Food & Drinks directory, CUK 2004
Charles Farris Ltd
Quarry Fields, Mere, Wiltshire, BA12 6LA
Community of St Clare
St Mary's Convent, Freeland, Witney, OX29 8AJ
General Dietary Ltd
POBox 38 , Kingston on Thames, Surrey KT2 7YP
SOS Church Supplies
Unit 1 , Fallings Park Industrial Estate, Park Lane, Wolverhampton, WV10 9QA
ST Joseph's Workshop Ltd
190-194 Bag Lane, Atherton, Greater Manchester, M46 0JZ
Vanpoulles Church Furnished
Telford Place, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 1ZS
The Gluten-Free Altar Bread Co.
PO Box 685, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 8WZ
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Gluten-free AND wheat-free altar bread
don't know if this is useful to anyone, but I have found a supplier who does gluten-free AND wheat-free altar bread. It is a small, non-profit making organisation, bread made by the nuns and orders are placed by phone. There is a fully automated answer system but they will phone you if you have any queries.
Gluten-free Altar Bread Co
Tel: 01293 517 658
Price £13.25 for 100 includes postage, packing and VAT
Vee
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The priesthood & gluten-intolerance.
Monday, February 4, 2002
On the topic of low gluten hosts and gluten-intolerance, the Cardinal indicated that this topic remains a problem in some cases, particularly for priests who celebrate Mass as the sole celebrant or for candidates for the priesthood who suffer from celiac disease. The area has been under study by the Doctrine of the Faith. In cases of concelebration, it is permitted for laity and concelebrants with this disease to receive the Eucharist only under the species of the Precious Blood. "For now," the criteria forbid a sole celebrant to receive only the Precious Blood, allowing another member of the faithful attending that Eucharist to receive the Sacred Host. Candidates for the priesthood who suffer from this particular disease should be seriously reconsidered, and likely not promoted to orders if toleration of the "smallest amount" of gluten would not be possible, for in such cases, the individual would not be able to be a sole celebrant at the Eucharist. With respect to the latest dispensations granted for Italy, the Cardinal indicated that it was possible to obtain such only for those who could tolerate a minimum amount of gluten, which does not really solve the problem.
www.clsa.org/news/sep02/sep02.htm
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Email from Fr Des Forde:
Greetings from Ballyvaughan. The issue of communion for Coeliacs became an issue a while back and the special hosts were not acceptable according to the Theologians and so the issue was resolved by the Coeliac receiving communion from the Chalice. In many parishes this facility is available and if you check with the priest where your friend will be attending Mass something can be worked out. Here in my Parish the Chalice is left on the altar and if there is a Coeliac present they just go to the Chalice, in there own time, during communion time and receive from the Chalice themselves.
Hope this answers your inquiry.
Fr. Des Forde
P.P. Ballyvaughan,
Co. Clare
Ireland
00353657077045
MOBILE 0872524223
E. MAIL desforde@eircom.net
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Gluten free Mass (Galway, Ireland)
BBC Radio 4 Food Programme 23 March 2003
GUESTS AND INTERVIEWS
Isobel Eaton goes to Galway in the west of Ireland to find out why people living in Ireland are almost twice as likely to suffer from coeliac disease as those living anywhere else in the world. She speaks to Head of Catering for Irish Railways Tom Mythen, President of the Irish Coeliac Society Dr Fiona Stevens who runs the Coeliac clinic in University College Hospital in Galway, and Father Richard Lyng who offers a gluten-free mass to his parishioners at the Augustinian church in Galway city centre.
www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/foodprogramme_20030323.shtml
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If you can't eat bread, drink only the wine
Rabbi Marc Gellman & Msgr Thomas Hartman
May 22, 2004
My son and I have celiac disease and cannot have wheat or gluten in any form. Since my diagnosis four years ago, I have refrained from receiving communion. Being a Catholic, this has been hard for me. We leave Mass early, while other parishioners are receiving communion. My son just turned 6, and I've been thinking about how he can receive the sacrament of communion. He will start religious education this September, and I can't see him going through the classes and learning how wonderful it is to receive the body and blood of Jesus, only to find out he cannot receive the host. I can't find any recent information about this problem on the Web that relates to the Catholic Church. The last information I came across was that the Church would allow the use of "low gluten" bread for the host. My son and I can't have any gluten. Do you have any other information on this subject?
- J., via e-mail
This is a very interesting problem that has arisen because of recent advances in medicine that have identified certain diseases like celiac. Marc has seen this problem among Jews who have celiac and cannot eat the Passover matzoh, but the matzoh is not a sacrament as is the Eucharist.
Our solution is for you to understand that Holy Communion is both the wine and the bread. The wine becomes the blood of Christ in the Mass and the bread becomes Christ's body.
What both you and your son should have been told long ago is that taking the wine counts as if you took both the wine and the bread. The blood counts as if it were also the body. This means you can take Communion by just taking the wine.
When your young son is ready for his first communion, if you do not want him to drink the wine, have the priest consecrate some grape juice for him.
God never intended any Catholic to be prevented from taking Holy Communion just because of a chronic disease.
The blood of Christ will be enough for you and your son to feel and to know the salvation of Jesus Christ.
**********
Catholic Celiac Society
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. (Matthew7:7)
Catholic celiacs face a special set of challenges when it comes to the Church and the Holy Eucharist. There has been no unified effort by the Church to identify Catholics who turn away from the Church because of communion issues. There has been no organized effort to educate priests or Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion about the special needs of Catholics with celiac disease. There has been no support system for Catholic celiacs who have been struggling with this problem.
We are pleased to announce the formation of the Catholic Celiac Society whose three-fold mission will be to educate Catholic celiacs about their options for Holy Communion as provided for by Canon Law and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops; to inform Catholic clergy and lay ministers about the special needs of Catholic celiacs in their dioceses and parishes; and to reconcile those Catholic celiacs who have left the Church through lack of understanding, exclusion from the Eucharist, and isolation from their church community.
Please help us help you and other Catholic celiacs. Stand up and be counted. Contact the Catholic Celiac Society at info@catholicceliacs.org or call Chris Spreitzer at 914-737-5291.
www.catholicceliacs.org/
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Catholic Communion and Celiac Disease: the Options
by Barbara Coughlin M.D.
connceliac.org/Options.html
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Family Upset With Church's Stance On Girl's Communion
7-Year-Old Asks For Rice-Based Host
www.thebostonchannel.com/news/8603600/detail.html
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Coeliacs & communion
Cassie M on 9/1/2009
www.enabling.org/ia/celiac/communion.html
by the looks of it EnerG supplies gf wafers too
www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=352972
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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
A Short Introduction to Holy Communion and Celiac Sprue Disease
What is Celiac Sprue disease?
In recent years, many have worked to foster an increasing awareness of the significant effects of Celiac Sprue disease on people’s lives. The digestive system of those with this condition is considerably compromised by the consumption of gluten, one of the major ingredients in wheat flour. It is estimated that as many as fifteen percent of all persons of northern European origin are affected by this disease to some degree.
How does this affect those who go to Holy Communion?
This is a particular challenge to Catholics, who believe that the celebration of the Holy Eucharist and the reception of Holy Communion are the very source and summit of the Christian life. Priests should show great pastoral sensitivity and compassion to anyone afflicted with this disease, but especially to the parents of children with a gluten intolerance at the time of their first Holy Communion.
Can low gluten hosts be used at Mass?
The Secretariat for the Liturgy of the U.S. Bishops’ Conference has devoted considerable resources to this question for the last seven years. Within the past year, the Secretariat has successfully assisted the Congregation of Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Clyde Missouri in the production of a very low-gluten host which has been favorably reviewed by the publication Gluten-Free Living as “perfectly safe”1 for sufferers of Celiac Sprue disease.
Where can I buy these low gluten hosts?
Low gluten altar hosts are available from: the Congregation of Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, Altar Breads Department, 31970 State Highway P, Clyde, Missouri 64432 (Phone:1-800-223-2772, e-mail: ).
What if a person cannot consume low gluten hosts?
Such communicants may still receive the Precious Blood. Catholics believe that whoever receives Holy Communion only under the form of bread or only under the form of wine still receives the whole Christ, in his Body and Blood, soul and divinity.
What about people who cannot receive low gluten hosts and cannot receive even a small amount of consecrated wine?
In such cases, the bishop may grant permission for individuals to receive mustum, a type of wine with a minimal alcohol content. If an individual is unable to tolerate mustum, there is little else the Church can do except to recommend that the person make a “spiritual communion.” Why? Because the Church believes that it is impossible to consecrate anything except wheat bread and grape wine. From the time that the Lord Jesus took bread and wine and told his disciples “Do this in memory of me,” the Roman Catholic Church has tried faithfully to fulfill Christ’s command by taking unleavened bread made from water and wheat flour, and wine made from grapes for use at the Eucharist.
Can a priest or bishop change this teaching and consecrate a host made of rice?
No. It is impossible to consecrate a host made of something other than wheat and water. No priest or bishop can change this longstanding teaching of the Catholic Church. A little over a year ago, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, once again took up this question on behalf of the Holy Father when he wrote: “Hosts that are completely gluten-free are invalid matter for the celebration of the Eucharist.”2
Excerpts from Gluten Free Living (Vol. 9, no. 1).
See Ann Whelan’s “Make Your Own Decision” in Gluten-Free Living (vol. 9, no. 1), p. 4. In this same issue, see also Sr. Jeanne Crowe’s extensive review article on the low gluten host, “Catholic Celiacs Can Now Receive Communion”, pp.3ff.
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, circular letter to the Presidents of Conferences of Bishops, July 24, 2003 (Prot. 89/78-174/98) in BCL Newsletter, November 2003 (Vol. XXXIX), p. 45.
Email us at bcl@usccb.org
Secretariat for Divine Worship | 3211 4th Street, N.E., Washington DC 20017-1194 | (202) 541-3060 © USCCB. All rights reserved.
www.usccb.org/liturgy/celiasprue.shtml
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Bread of Life and Cup of Salvation
www.dioceseoflansing.org/worship/communionceliac.pdf
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USA Boston gluten free hosts
Donna White donna.white@BINGHAM.COM
From St John's
Subject: Communion Hosts
<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>>
Hello all. My post is prompted by the recent post regarding the NY Newsday article. At my parish (Paulist Center in Boston) gluten free hosts are provided by the parish. In addition, the parish makes sure that wine for celiacs is keep separate as it may be contaminated by the lips of a parishoner who has just received a wheat host. So if you are in the Boston area and are interested in a warm parish community that respects celiacs, please join us.
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Low-gluten hosts
The contact information for ordering low-gluten hosts is:
Congregation of Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, Altar Breads Department, 31970 State Highway P, Clyde, Missouri 64432. Phone: 1-800-223-2772.
......
I have the information from Sister
Crowe here. If you want I could fax it to you but
basicaaly you could contact her at: 610-695-8125
or the information from the Benedictine nuns
can be obtained from them at:
1--800-223-2772
or email: altarbread@benedictinesisters.org
From Kate on Delphi
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Communion Inclusion:
Greetings to People with Celiac Disease
Beginning Maundy Thursday 2003 (April 17), the Universalist National Memorial Church will begin offering communion bread suitable for persons with gluten sensitivity and celiac disease, also known as coeliac disease and nontropical sprue.
The morsels of bread, which will be entirely gluten-free and not simply low-gluten, will be distributed in foil capsules to prevent cross-contamination with the rest of the bread, made from wheat flour. Universalists do not practice "co-mingling" and the cup of "fruit of the vine" is plain grape juice, distributed in individual glasses.
From Pastor Wells: "I send my greeting to the members of the celiac community. There is a place for you at our Table, and at the dinner which traditionally follows the Maundy Thursday service."
Universalist National Memorial Church offers Communion on the broadest possible basis: as it says in our bylaws, "At every such service all present shall be invited to partake."
…..
Our thanks to members of the Washington Area Celiac Support Group for valuable information.
www.universalist.org/celiaccommunion.html
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Eucharistic host
Italy’s bishops have approved a low-gluten Eucharistic host for sufferers of celiac disease. The bishops’ national liturgy office, backed by the scientific committee of the Italian Celiac Association, said the amount of gluten in the approved hosts met church requirements but would not provoke health problems in celiac patients. The liturgy office said the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith approved the hosts. Because U.S. medical science generally advocates that celiac sufferers adopt a totally gluten-free diet, the U.S. bishops recommend celiac sufferers receive communion under the form of wine.
www.dnu.org/news/newspaper/feb02/trends.html
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Would a person with Celiac disease be protected by transubstantiation from being harmed by gluten in the host?
The argument that the accidental qualities of bread cannot harm the intestine of one who suffers from Celiac disease (due to non-tolerance of gluten in wheat bread) is false. It is of course true that the substance of the bread does not remain after the consecration of the sacred species. However, all the accidents remain, which include not just the exterior appearance, but everything that is subject to the senses and that science can investigate, including the chemical composition. The chemical effects of the gluten on the intestinal wall will consequently still remain, just as much as the appearance and texture of bread, for they are just as accidental to the real nature of what is there as the appearance and texture. Here lies the miracle and the mystery of the Blessed Eucharist. It would be a miracle if the accidental qualities of gluten were not to harm the intestine. Although such miracles can happen, we cannot depend upon such an extraordinary intervention of Almighty God. Consequently, a person who suffers from Celiac disease needs to ask the priest to give him or her a very small portion of the host. It is never allowed to manufacture the host out of rice or a non-wheaten material that does not contain gluten. Such hosts are not valid matter for the Holy Eucharist. [Answered by Father Peter R. Scott]
www.sspx.org/Catholic_FAQs/catholic_faqs__sacramental.htm#celiacdisease
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5-year-old girl suffering from celiac disease....
In February 2001, Law received national attention by denying a 5-year-old girl suffering from celiac disease, an allergy to gluten found in bread, the right to substitute a rice wafer at her first Communion.
Illustrating a remarkable rigidity for following church teachings, Law wrote to the parents of the girl Oct. 29, 2001: “The law of the church is extremely explicit regarding bread and wine used for the eucharistic celebration. In keeping with the Last Supper narrative found in the gospels, the bread must be made of wheat alone.” Though the girl’s parents were told the girl could still receive by drinking from the Communion cup, the family left the Catholic church in protest of Law’s decision.
www.natcath.org/NCR_Online/archives/122702/122702f.htm
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Wanda Zemler-Cizewski
The Eucharist and the Consequences of Celiac Disease:
A Question of Access to Holy Communion, pp. 237 - 247.
Summary. Wanda Zemler-Cizewski examines the problem presented by celiac disease in persons otherwise able and permitted to receive communion. Those who have celiac disease are unable to tolerate gluten and must, therefore, abstain totally from wheaten bread, including traditional altar bread. The predicament of such persons has received little attention in the literature of canon law and liturgical studies. This essay is intended to identify issues associated with this situation and investigate possible solutions.
Zemler-Cizewski's analysis begins with a summary of the current norms governing access by persons with celiac disease to the sacrament of the altar. She then looks at the implications of these norms for Roman Catholic laypersons. The final aspect of her investigation focuses upon the special problem presented by the celiac condition in priests and candidates for the priesthood.
At the end of her essay, Zemler-Cizewski acknowledges that the letter issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in 1994 regarding the use of low-gluten altar bread and mustum as a matter for celebration of the Eucharist has in practice settled the question for celiac sufferers. While she admits this point, Zemler-Cizewski explores what in theory might be possible grounds on which the question might be reopened, so as to make gluten-free bread valid matter for the host.
www.saintjohnsabbey.org/worship/worship/may2000a.html
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Where can I get the Roman Catholic Church approved hosts?
These communion hosts are made from codex wheat starch which is considered gluten free even though some will argue that in fact they do still contain minute amounts of gluten. My super sensitive celiac has had no reactions at all to the hosts.
"A PACK OF 50 COSTS £3 AND THERE IS A CARRAGE CHARGE OF £3 AIR MAIL
PAYMENT IS BY CHEQUE IN STERLING ONLY"
'Registered Office' 190/192 Bag Lane, Atherton,
Greater Manchester, England, M46 0JZ
St. Joseph's Workshops Ltd.
(UK)Tel. 01942-883210 (Overseas) Tel. 44-1942-883210
(UK)Fax. 01942-878087 (Overseas) Fax. 44-1942-878087
E-mail tom@sumthing.co.uk
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Priests with CD
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Then, last but not least, the story of the day F. has been given the Holy Communion.
That day F. has taken the host advised by his physician, but he cannot do it any more; as a matter of fact, the host contains gluten, even if it’s a little quantity; so, if once in a while he has been able to do it, for the rest of his life, he’d better avoid it.
God knows how many priests having CD face the same problem, so that a special commission has been established inside the association to arise the ecclesiastic structures’ awareness about it. ,,,
www.segretariatosociale.rai.it/INGLESE/atelier/forum/celiachiaE.html#Anchor-Which-14210
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GF Communion wafer suppliers
Here is a list of GF Communion wafer suppliers in UK, from GF Food & Drinks directory, CUK 2004
Charles Farris Ltd
Quarry Fields, Mere, Wiltshire, BA12 6LA
Community of St Clare
St Mary's Convent, Freeland, Witney, OX29 8AJ
General Dietary Ltd
POBox 38 , Kingston on Thames, Surrey KT2 7YP
SOS Church Supplies
Unit 1 , Fallings Park Industrial Estate, Park Lane, Wolverhampton, WV10 9QA
ST Joseph's Workshop Ltd
190-194 Bag Lane, Atherton, Greater Manchester, M46 0JZ
Vanpoulles Church Furnished
Telford Place, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 1ZS
The Gluten-Free Altar Bread Co.
PO Box 685, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 8WZ
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Gluten-free AND wheat-free altar bread
don't know if this is useful to anyone, but I have found a supplier who does gluten-free AND wheat-free altar bread. It is a small, non-profit making organisation, bread made by the nuns and orders are placed by phone. There is a fully automated answer system but they will phone you if you have any queries.
Gluten-free Altar Bread Co
Tel: 01293 517 658
Price £13.25 for 100 includes postage, packing and VAT
Vee
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The priesthood & gluten-intolerance.
Monday, February 4, 2002
On the topic of low gluten hosts and gluten-intolerance, the Cardinal indicated that this topic remains a problem in some cases, particularly for priests who celebrate Mass as the sole celebrant or for candidates for the priesthood who suffer from celiac disease. The area has been under study by the Doctrine of the Faith. In cases of concelebration, it is permitted for laity and concelebrants with this disease to receive the Eucharist only under the species of the Precious Blood. "For now," the criteria forbid a sole celebrant to receive only the Precious Blood, allowing another member of the faithful attending that Eucharist to receive the Sacred Host. Candidates for the priesthood who suffer from this particular disease should be seriously reconsidered, and likely not promoted to orders if toleration of the "smallest amount" of gluten would not be possible, for in such cases, the individual would not be able to be a sole celebrant at the Eucharist. With respect to the latest dispensations granted for Italy, the Cardinal indicated that it was possible to obtain such only for those who could tolerate a minimum amount of gluten, which does not really solve the problem.
www.clsa.org/news/sep02/sep02.htm
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Email from Fr Des Forde:
Greetings from Ballyvaughan. The issue of communion for Coeliacs became an issue a while back and the special hosts were not acceptable according to the Theologians and so the issue was resolved by the Coeliac receiving communion from the Chalice. In many parishes this facility is available and if you check with the priest where your friend will be attending Mass something can be worked out. Here in my Parish the Chalice is left on the altar and if there is a Coeliac present they just go to the Chalice, in there own time, during communion time and receive from the Chalice themselves.
Hope this answers your inquiry.
Fr. Des Forde
P.P. Ballyvaughan,
Co. Clare
Ireland
00353657077045
MOBILE 0872524223
E. MAIL desforde@eircom.net
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Gluten free Mass (Galway, Ireland)
BBC Radio 4 Food Programme 23 March 2003
GUESTS AND INTERVIEWS
Isobel Eaton goes to Galway in the west of Ireland to find out why people living in Ireland are almost twice as likely to suffer from coeliac disease as those living anywhere else in the world. She speaks to Head of Catering for Irish Railways Tom Mythen, President of the Irish Coeliac Society Dr Fiona Stevens who runs the Coeliac clinic in University College Hospital in Galway, and Father Richard Lyng who offers a gluten-free mass to his parishioners at the Augustinian church in Galway city centre.
www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/foodprogramme_20030323.shtml
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