Q: We have a large Hispanic population and several Quinceañeras each year. Due to the unavailability of Spanish speaking priests, the Quinceañera is usually celebrated with a Deacon presiding and a communion service. Not ideal – would obviously be wonderful to celebrate with the Eucharist…but what I wonder about is this – there was an unawareness that extra hosts should have been consecrated at the morning liturgy – but the lead sacristan has been out. So, apparently the deacon and another member of the staff brought consecrated hosts to the tabernacle from other churches. I know this can’t be ‘best practice’ but is it actually permissible?
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A: The USCCB publishes a page on Quinceañeras here: https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/sacraments-and-sacramentals/sacramentals-blessings/persons/quinceanera. The link to their booklet is broken, but it can be found here: https://catholicbookpublishing.com/products/order-for-the-blessing-on-the-fifteenth-birthday-burgundy?srsltid=AfmBOoqzF67KzCyY94CM4kNgMZ0njuzRxJOfjYe1v6__QIQmldiWRPV7. Can the Blessed Sacrament be transported by car from one church to another? Well, it’s happened before, but it’s not ideal. Another solution is not to include the distribution of communion. When it’s not Mass, the pairing of sacrifice and communion is missing, and if you’re not having sacrifice, you can argue against having communion. It wouldn’t affect the Quinceañera itself.