In the Catholic Church, we believe that Jesus Christ is present -- body, blood, soul and divinity -- in the Holy Eucharist (Blessed Sacrament/Blessed Host). I would like to know if it is only the second person of the Holy Trinity (God the Son) who is in the Blessed Sacrament or all three persons (God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit) are in it.

What is Cavanagh Altar Bread? Why do churches in America prefer to use the product for Communion wafers?

Quite often, people use hand sanitizer before distributing the Host. Indeed, sometimes you can *taste* the hand sanitizer. Has there been any discussion in the Catholic Church about whether this profanes the sacred species? As St. Thomas Aquinas says, > [O]ut of reverence towards this Sacrament, nothing touches it, but > what is consecrated; hence the corporal and the chalice are > consecrated, and likewise the priest's hands, for touching this > Sacrament. Hence, it is not lawful for anyone else to touch it except > from necessity, for instance, if it were to fall upon the ground, or > else in some other case of urgency. Yet, here we have hand sanitizer touching the Sacrament. Should the hand sanitizer, at the least, be consecrated, as the chalice is?

Is it a sacrilege to take communion in hand? In the Old Mass, Catholics receive communion by kneeling down and receive the Holy Eucharist in tongue. In the new mass, this has been changed, Catholics no longer kneel down and take communion in tongue. Catholics believe that the “real presence of our Lord” is in the bread and wine and therefore it is only appropriate to behave in a such manner of reverence that is due to Him. According to tradition and teaching, the priest is the only one allowed to hold the body of Christ because his hands were consecrated. > Out of reverence towards this sacrament [the Holy Eucharist], nothing touches it, but what is consecrated; hence the corporal and the chalice are consecrated, and likewise the priest's hands, for touching this sacrament. > St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) - Summa Theologica, Part III, Q. 82, Art. 3, Rep. Obj. 8 > The fact that only the priest gives Holy Communion with his consecrated hands is an Apostolic Tradition. > The Council of Trent (1545-1565) > This method [on the tongue] must be retained. > _Memoriale Domini_ - Pope Paul VI (1963-1978) > To touch the sacred species and to distribute them with their own hands is a privilege of the ordained. > Pope John Paul II - _Dominicae Cenae_, 11 > It is not permitted that the faithful should themselves pick up the consecrated bread and the sacred chalice, still less that they should hand them from one to another. > _Inaestimabile Donum_, April 17, 1980, sec. 9. My question is more about worship and reverence. How do we behave in God’s presence? Yes, we are all dirty rags I know. Like for example in dining, do we use our licking fingers or use fork and knives? Do we exercise ethics and right conduct?

The current host is made of wheat and water and baked. Now during the pandemic we are facing new challenges that requires people receive the Eucharist in the hand which creates a high risk of letting the particles fall on the ground or stay on people's hand. This causes a sacrilege. It seems we will never be able to receive on the tongue. I'm sure this practice will be pushed going forward. What if we make hosts wrapped in clear edible coating that would prevent crumbling and also people from touching the bread? Many pills are made this way. What is the Catholic Church teaching on this addition to communion host? There would be zero particles falling on the ground and people could recieve on the hand.