Q: Is it permitted for a priest who notices he did not consecrate enough Hosts to step to the side, with another paten of unconsecrated hosts, and perform a second consecration of just those hosts (not also consecrating wine a second time), all within the same Mass? At Mass recently, our priest communicated under both forms, but then before distributing Holy Communion to the faithful, he noticed he was short of Hosts, and told the congregation he was going to “essentially perform another Mass within this Mass, but a mini-Mass.” Then he returned to the altar with the second paten of consecrated Hosts and went forward with the distribution of Holy Communion.
When I contacted the priest he was flippant. Is this something I should be concerned about? –Natalie Continue reading
