I have been having a hard time going to church and not receiving communion. I know its personal and silly, its just how I feel. I do not have the option to just get wine at my church. I will look into these hosts, I just dont want to be singled out as (different) and draw any attention to myself during mass
This information came from a wonderful lady Sarah-Ann..Thank you!
As of January 2004, an extremely low-gluten host became available in
the United States. The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedictine_Sisters_of_Perpetual_Adoration>
in Clyde, MO, after ten years of perseverance, trial, and error, have
produced a low-gluten host safe for celiacs and also approved by the
Catholic Church for use at Mass. Each host is made and packaged in a
dedicated wheat-free / gluten-free environment. The hosts are made
separately by hand, unlike the common host which is stamped out of a
long thin sheet of bread by a cutter. Therefore, each host is a
slightly different size and shape. Most importantly, the finished
hosts have been analyzed for gluten content. The gluten content of
these hosts is reported as 0.01 %. In actuality, the gluten content is
probably less than 0.01%. Sister Lynn, OSB, said that the result of
the analysis of the finished host revealed "no gluten detected". The
hosts are labeled as 0.01 % since the lowest limit of detection of
this analysis was 0.01 %. In an article from the Catholic Review
(February 15, 2004) Dr. Alessio Fasano was quoted as declaring these
hosts "perfectly safe for celiac sufferers."
Coeliacs and Passover
The Jewish festival of Pesach <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover>
(Passover) may present problems with its obligation to eat matzo
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matzo>. Matzo is normally made from
wheat or other gluten-containing grains, so oat matzo is used. Many
products prepared for Passover are free of wheat, barley, spelt, oats,
and rye, as many Orthodox (especially Hasidic) Jews avoid non-matzo
wheat products (/gebroks <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gebruchts>/)
altogether. Potato starch is the primary starch used to replace the
grains. However, Jewish law clearly holds that a person with coeliac
disease should not endanger his health in order to fulfill a
commandment, and thus is not required, or even allowed, to eat any
matzo other than gluten-free matzo
And for anyone who wants more information than they can digest...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coeliac_disease
Visit the Celiac Web Page at Http://www.enabling.org/ia/celiac/index.html
Archives are at: Http://Listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?LIST=CELIAC