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Canadian Mass/White Wine Father X Saturday, October 27, 2012

Question:

There are generally two reasons for the use of white wine.

The first is practical. It doesn't stain the linens.

The second is theological. During the Reformation, those (Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican) who held to a belief in the Real Presence (albeit defined differently) prefered the use of white wine against those (Calvinist, Zwinglian, etc) who held to a purely symbolic interpretation of the Lord's Supper and only used red.

Hope that helps the questioner.
Question Answered by Mr. Jacob Slavek

Dear Father,

Thanks for the suggestions.  I've also heard that some prefer to use white wine because it doesn't scare children.  I'm not saying that any of these are good reasons, but one of them is probably what the original questioner is after.

Thank you,

Mr. Slavek
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