Eucharistic Question

[Sojourner]

Is the physical makeup of the Eucharist in other rites the same as in the Latin rite? Same percentages of wheat, etc.?

[phatcatholic]

[quote name='Terra Firma' post='1390594' date='Sep 22 2007, 11:10 AM']Is the physical makeup of the Eucharist in other rites the same as in the Latin rite? Same percentages of wheat, etc.?[/quote]The [i]Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches [/i], nos. 706-707 read as follows:[list][b]706[/b] In the Divine Liturgy the sacred gifts which are offered are bread made of wheat alone and recently made so that there is no danger of corruption and natural wine of the grape and not corrupt.

[b]707 1.[/b] The preparation of the Eucharistic bread, the prayers performed by the priests before the Divine Liturgy, the observance of the Eucharistic fast, liturgical vestments, the time and place of the celebration and other like matters must be precisely established by the norms of each Church sui iuris.
[b]2.[/b] For a just cause and having removed any astonishment on the part of the Christian faithful, it is permissible to use the liturgical vestments and bread of another Church sui iuris.
[/list]Notice that 707:1 leaves the particulars regarding the preparation of the Eucharist to each Eastern Church. Thus, the Byzantine-Ruthenian Church in the USA has established that "Bread for the Eucharist is to be made of wheaten flour, water and yeast only. According to liturgical prescription the prosphora bears the seal (IC XC NI KA)." If I find more on the particular law of the other Eastern Churches, I'll let you know.

Pax Christi,
phatcatholic