ARTICLE 3:
THE RITES AND CEREMONIES OF THE EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION
Can.
924 §1 The most holy Sacrifice of the Eucharist must be celebrated in bread,
and in wine to which a small quantity of water is to be added.
§2 The
bread must be wheaten only, and recently made, so that there is no danger of
corruption.
§3 The wine
must be natural, made from grapes of the vine, and not corrupt.
Can.
925 Holy communion is to be given under the species of bread alone or, in
accordance with the liturgical laws, under both species or, in case of
necessity, even under the species of wine alone.
Can.
926 In the eucharistic celebration, in accordance with the ancient tradition of
the latin Church, the priest is to use unleavened bread wherever he celebrates
Mass.
Can.
927 It is absolutely wrong, even in urgent and extreme necessity, to consecrate
one element without the other, or even to consecrate both outside the
eucharistic celebration.
Can.
928 The eucharistic celebration is to be carried out either in the latin
language or in another language, provided the liturgical texts have been
lawfully approved.
Can.
929 In celebrating and administering the Eucharist, priests and deacons are to
wear the sacred vestments prescribed by the rubrics.
Can.
930 §1 A priest who is ill or elderly, if he is unable to stand, may celebrate
the eucharistic Sacrifice sitting but otherwise observing the liturgical laws;
he may not, however, do so in public except by permission of the local
Ordinary.
§2 A priest
who is blind or suffering from some other infirmity, may lawfully celebrate the
eucharistic Sacrifice by using the text of any approved Mass, with the
assistance, if need be, of another priest or deacon or even a properly
instructed lay person.
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