Comments on: Gluten-Free Communion Wafers

By: Jules

Jules — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:50:05 +0000

Donna – I’ve been to churches where intinction (dipping the bread into the common chalice) is the norm as well, and those churches typically offer a separate cup for those who partake of the gluten-free host. Perhaps you could introduce this idea to your church? There is no change of routine or any additional cost. Hope it works for you, too!

By: Donna

Donna — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 17:42:53 +0000

There is also the issue at our church of dipping the bread into the wine. Most of our congregation choses to dip as opposed to sip, thus contaminating the communion wine with their bread. The church does not want to change with way we do everything b/c of cost, so there is a handful of us who sit out communion.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 17:58:31 +0000

It doesn’t matter if the priests knows where your host comes from. If it is not of proper substance, then it will merely be a “blessed” host and not the Body of Christ.

By: Jules

Jules — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:56:57 +0000

It sounds like you have some very accommodating priests, Cindy! Lucky you, as I’ve heard from many others about their priests being sticklers for the low gluten host.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 16:40:11 +0000

My question is that is this recipe than acceptable by the Catholic church. Our church at the time thought about just having gluten free hosts for everyone. I wasn’t sure that I could even have the low gluten hosts. I wanted to be sure so I bought my own and the priests have consecrated them.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 16:37:20 +0000

I am Catholic and have only used Ener-G hosts. Our priests has never asked where I get them. I have my own Pyx which I place on the alter with my host and it is consecrated at the same time as the rest of the host plus we use 3 chalices so as the wine is not contaminated either. The piece of host that father puts in the wine at the consecration is only in the chalice he drinks from. He hands me the pyx and I am the only one that touches the host.

By: Jules

Jules — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:13:33 +0000

Thanks for your tips, Carole!

By: Carole Edminson

Carole Edminson — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 01:27:13 +0000

I am the wife of a Catholic deacon and am the one with gluten issues. For those who can use the ones made by the sisters, I would have you purchase a pyx to place it in and have it placed on the altar before mass, with the priest permission of course. That way it will not be contaminated and you can arrange when to come up to receive it or have it brought to you after the consecration the way it is brought to those who are unable to stand.

By: Jules

Jules — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:32:36 +0000

Hi Pat – great question! To keep them nice and crispy, I’d recommend freezing them and only taking out the ones you need each week. They should last for several months that way.

By: Pat

Pat — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:12:20 +0000

What is the shelf life of these wafers?