[Desdemona]

"And let's not forget those occasions when the host fell to the floor, and the priest had to circle the spot with chalk and deconsecrate it after it Mass."

No kidding? Really?

[ArrogantBustard]

No kidding. Really. I never had a dropped Host on my watch. But one fine morning, Father XXXX dropped the ciborium!!! He covered the spot with a purificator; I have no idea what they did to clean it up. I had to run off to school directly after Mass.

AB

[eastsider]

That's what they did at my pre-Vatican II Masses. The priest in charge of the altar boys taught us that it was a universal (read, "catholic" : ) practice.