GOT (was) RE: [at-l] What to think?

[nealb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (William Neal)]

True but this priest did not carry pre-blessed bread.  He consecrated on the
trail.*  So I would assume he carried some of the "other" items a priest is
suppose to have to consecrate the bread and wine.*2

Then there was the guy or gal I heard of who carried her or his father's
ashes and sprinkled along the trail....

William

*	Movies/TV often get it wrong about communion bread and holy water.
They show people sneaking in to take the water.  I know that you can take a
bottle home if you need it.  At our parish, the water is in a container and
it has a spigot like a water keg (though fancier).  And communion bread is
just that -- bread.  It is easy to get and to buy.  UNTIL it is consecrated.
Before, I often fill the bowl and pick up the bread that may spill out.
Afterwards, when it is in the tabernacle, I am not suppose to touch it.
Only Euchristic ministers are suppose to handle it after that.

*2	A few years back Italy had a problem finding enough sacremental wine
for services.  Apparently the main sacremental wine make was doing such a
good job, people were buying it for their homes.



-----Original Message-----
From: Ferguson, J. Mark [mailto:Ferguson@CWF.org]
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 10:33 AM
To: W F Thorneloe; William Neal
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Subject: RE: [at-l] What to think?


And then there was the tuba...

Skippie...

-----Original Message-----
From: W F Thorneloe [mailto:thornel@attglobal.net]
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 10:25 AM
To: William Neal
Cc: AT-L List (E-mail)
Subject: RE: [at-l] What to think?


A communion set does not have to be a huge chalice and silver plate.
Priests, rectors, chaplains and others commonly carry communion to ill
parishioners in hospital, knowing that weight and space is spare for such
gear. Small portable communion sets are the rule, with small containers for
the elements. This remains pretty commonplace among missionaries throughout
the world.

If someone would think it reasonable to carry a cut-out poster of a super
model, a blow-up alien doll or a rock from Springer, then I suspect a
priest carrying tools of his trade are pretty tame in comparison. Heck,
even I carry some medical gear with me.

OrangeBug

At 08:47 AM 3/5/03 -0500, William Neal wrote:
>As to the priest...  I understand several priests have hiked the trail --
>don't know if any finished.  Although one priest from Ireland apparently
>heard of the AT and when he got a Sabbatical, he hiked the AT.  And
>apparently, he carried a full communion set JIC he got to celebrate Mass
>with other Catholics.

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