SHOCKING DESECRATION OF THE MOST HOLY EUCHARIST, UNDER THE FORM OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD; WAS IT A MENTALLY ILL PERSON OR AN IDEOLOGUE MAKING A PROTEST? IS IT A HATE CRIME?

 I’ve been assigned to downtown parishes from 1985 to 2016, thus I am aware of the variety of downtown people with mental issues that enter our downtown churches. Most are respectful and we never turned anyone away who appeared to be a street person, but we did not allow them to disrupt the Mass either. We were prepared for disrupters but they were few and far in between.

I am not sure what the situation of the woman in this video—clearly there is some issue, either psychological or ideological or both—she’s been radicalized against the Catholic Church and it seem as though, to me, it is a hate crime against our Lord and His Church. 

I will cut her some slack if it was a psychotic moment for her. 

But apart from the desecration, please note that this is a Modern Bugnin Mass celebrated as I pray that it should be, especially the Holy Communion Rite. 

Please note that the Mass at the altar is celebrated facing the congregation, but with the Benedictine Altar arrangement that makes it ad orientem, yes, ad orientem facing the people.

But also note that the laity receive Holy Communion kneeling at the Communion Rail and they are blessed to receive under both forms of our One Lord by way of intinction which I have advocated for decades, decades I say!

Here is Fr. Z’s description of what you will witness toward the end of this clip—but also notice the care the priest-celebrant takes to clean-up the spilled Precious Blood before he concludes the Mass—kudos!

From Fr. Z:

At Holy Family Church in St. Louis Park, MN…an appalling profanation took place.  The pastor clearly has implemented intinction…(to allow the laity to receive both forms of our Lord together).

However, it seems that there is nevertheless danger of profanation when some agitator screwball shows up.   Note the falsity of the person, who first chose to go up near the end of Communion time for greater visibility and who at first knelt as others did.

About 1:05:10 a woman grabs the intinction cup from the ciborium. Shoots it. Holds it up, drops it on the floor, and saunters (with escort) out.  Father quickly moves to clean up whatever of the Precious Blood was on the floor.

planned.

Perhaps in your goodness, you will perform some act of reparation for this nasty, pre-meditated sacrilege.