Items That Cannot Be Shared
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Communion vessels made of materials that easily break or deteriorate.
From the General Instruction of the Roman Missal:- 328. Sacred vessels should be made from precious metal. If they are made from metal that rusts or from a metal less precious than gold, they should generally be gilded on the inside.
- 329. In the Dioceses of the United States of America, sacred vessels may also be made from other solid materials which in the common estimation in each region are considered precious or noble, for example, ebony or other harder woods, provided that such materials are suitable for sacred use. In this case, preference is always to be given to materials that do not easily break or deteriorate. This applies to all vessels that are intended to hold the hosts, such as the paten, the ciborium, the pyx, the monstrance, and others of this kind.
- •330. As regards chalices and other vessels that are intended to serve as receptacles for the Blood of the Lord, they are to have a bowl of material that does not absorb liquids. The base, on the other hand, may be made of other solid and worthy materials.
Certain pew resources.
If your parish is the recipient of paperback pew resources (missalettes, hymnals) as part of an ongoing subscription:
- these may not be shared, as technically they are only licensed for use by the current subscriber during their specific period of use
- they should be recycled according to the requirements of your local recycling company
All out-of-date copies of liturgical books.
Below is a list of ritual books currently in use shown with their earliest possible publication dates:
The Eucharist
Roman Missal – 2011
General Instruction of the Roman Missal – 2011
Lectionary for Mass [including the Book of Gospels] – 1998/2002
Eucharistic Prayers for Masses with Children – 2011
Lectionary for Masses with Children – 1993
Other Sacraments
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults – 1988; Spanish – 1993
Rite of Baptism for Children – 1970; Spanish – 2009
The Order of Confirmation – 2016
Rite of Penance – 2010
Pastoral Care of the Sick: Rites of Anointing and Viaticum – 1983
Order of Celebrating Matrimony – 2016; Spanish – 2010
Other Liturgical Books
Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest – 2012; Spanish -- 2007
Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharist Outside Mass – 1976
Order of Christian Funerals – 1989; Cremation appendix 1997; Spanish – 2002
Book of Blessings – 1989
Liturgy of the Hours – 1975/1976
Order of Crowning an Image of the Blessed Virgin Mary – 2005
Excerpts of Ritual Books updated and published separately
Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers – 2007
Bendición al Cumplir Quince Años (Quinceañera) – 2008
Rite for the Blessing of a Child in the Womb – 2012
Order for the Solemn Exposition of the Holy Eucharist – 1993
Communion of the Sick – 2012
Administration of Communion and Viaticum by an Extraordinary Minister – 2013
If your liturgical book has a publication date prior to that listed above:
Unless the particular copy has historical/archival significance, it should be reverently disposed of by burning, or by intact burial on church grounds or in a Catholic cemetery. If burned, it is suggested that the ashes should afterwards be collected and buried on church grounds or in a Catholic cemetery.