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<blockquote data-quote="Penitent" data-source="post: 1556254" data-attributes="member: 20857">According to canon law the type of flour to be used for making prosphora is wheat.&nbsp; Specifically, it is supposed to be make of white flour (not whole wheat).&nbsp; There exists in the history of the church instances of extreme need in which other types of bread were used.&nbsp; I remember reading about a group of bishops which were exiled to the island of Solovki during the Soviet era.&nbsp; On Pascha they snuck out into the woods and celebrated the liturgy.&nbsp; They did not have white bread, and so they used what they had: black bread (in Russia white bread connotes bread made from wheat, black bread is made of rye).&nbsp; If I remember correctly they also didn't have any wine and so they used water instead.&nbsp; Who would dare criticize this group of holy bishops under persecution for using economia and celebrating the liturgy is this fashion?With non-celiac gluten sensitivity and celiac disease there are also sometimes cases of extreme need.&nbsp; And it is not limited to this group of people.&nbsp; Other people are allergic to grapes and if they were to take communion they could possibly have an anaphylactic reaction, which is life threatening.&nbsp; I think one problem with celiac disease is that many people don't take it seriously because some of the people who are following the gluten free diet are not doing it because they have to but only because it is a faddish diet to follow.&nbsp; But it is a real problem and people can die from celiac disease.I think in your case you should talk to your priest about this problem.&nbsp; Would you have the same reaction if the priest were to commune you from the chalice only wine, without a particle of bread?&nbsp; If you even have a reaction to this, there are other work-arounds that can used: as I mentioned above in this thread, it is possible to take some wine out of the chalice before adding in the bread and communing you separately.&nbsp; The problem with this approach is that not all priests are aware that this is an option, or if they are aware they might not be willing to accommodate you in this manner.&nbsp; It is not likely that we are going to begin using gluten-free bread in the Eucharist.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Penitent, post: 1556254, member: 20857"] According to canon law the type of flour to be used for making prosphora is wheat. Specifically, it is supposed to be make of white flour (not whole wheat). There exists in the history of the church instances of extreme need in which other types of bread were used. I remember reading about a group of bishops which were exiled to the island of Solovki during the Soviet era. On Pascha they snuck out into the woods and celebrated the liturgy. They did not have white bread, and so they used what they had: black bread (in Russia white bread connotes bread made from wheat, black bread is made of rye). If I remember correctly they also didn't have any wine and so they used water instead. Who would dare criticize this group of holy bishops under persecution for using economia and celebrating the liturgy is this fashion? With non-celiac gluten sensitivity and celiac disease there are also sometimes cases of extreme need. And it is not limited to this group of people. Other people are allergic to grapes and if they were to take communion they could possibly have an anaphylactic reaction, which is life threatening. I think one problem with celiac disease is that many people don't take it seriously because some of the people who are following the gluten free diet are not doing it because they have to but only because it is a faddish diet to follow. But it is a real problem and people can die from celiac disease. I think in your case you should talk to your priest about this problem. Would you have the same reaction if the priest were to commune you from the chalice only wine, without a particle of bread? If you even have a reaction to this, there are other work-arounds that can used: as I mentioned above in this thread, it is possible to take some wine out of the chalice before adding in the bread and communing you separately. The problem with this approach is that not all priests are aware that this is an option, or if they are aware they might not be willing to accommodate you in this manner. It is not likely that we are going to begin using gluten-free bread in the Eucharist. [/QUOTE]

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