A church service, especially in
a catholic setup, is not complete without partaking in the Holy Communion.
Believers partake in the Holy communion to commemorate the Lord's supper or the
Last supper. The fellowship brings Christians together. It entails eating the
Body of Christ and His blood. Most churches use pure grape wine to represent
the 'blood' and bread wafers to represent the body to mark the ceremony. Today,
churches are advancing to prefilled communion instead of the traditional method
of partaking in the Lord's supper where believers used to drink from the same
cup, as was the case in the actual Last dinner with Jesus Christ. So, what are
the benefits of using prefilled communion?
The following are the benefits
of using prefilled
communion cups;
1.
Prefilled Communion cups are
sealed; hence no one interferes with the seal, and one removes the seal
themselves. This helps to maintain cleanliness as a lot of hands do not handle
the cup. Today, the world is faced with the deadly pandemic, the COVID-19,
transmitted from one person to another through touch. To prevent the spread of
the disease, people have to maintain a high degree of personal hygiene and
sanitize regularly. They also have to keep
social distance to avoid contact among themselves. Therefore, prefilled
communion cups ensure that Christians do not have to share the communion cups
while partaking in the Holy Eucharist, leading to the transmission of the
virus. Prefilled Communion cups, therefore, offer a healthier and more hygienic
way of sharing the Holy Eucharist.
2.
Some churches have a large
congregation, or even there may be an event in the church that leads to people's
unusual turn-up. It may be time-consuming to prepare the communion, not to
mention the inconvience in distributing the communion to all the members. Therefore, the prefilled communion cups
provide a fast alternative to serving the Eucharist to the church members.
Prefilled cups also help save time as most communion cups are disposable; hence
one does not have to clean them after the church service.
3.
Prefilled communion cups help prevent spillage while refilling the cups,
especially when there is a large congregation. The prefilled cups have a seal
hence no spillage. Additionally, some churches place the Holy Communion on
seats before the service in readiness to partake in the Eucharist. However,
members may not turn up as expected; therefore, the remaining communion goes to
waste if not sealed. Therefore, churches should embrace the use of prefilled
cups to prevent wastage as the Holy Eucharist is expensive.
4.
Most prefilled communion cups
are packed with fresh unleavened bread wafers. The grape wine contains no
artificial additives; thus, it is fresh and requires no refrigeration while
storing the holy communion. The prefilled communion cups also have a more
extended expiry period from the day of their manufacture.
