This looks like it could be a problem that Anglican clergy could share. "with a chronic shortage of priests both in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic, Father Brian D'Arcy says that many priests often celebrate more than one mass a day, sometimes in different parishes. 'The shortage of priests has resulted in those who are currently ministering having to say multiple masses, and often drive from church to church to do so, having drunk from the chalice in each church,"
However, when you start thinking about the practicalities, maybe it need not be a problem; it just requires that those presiding at multiple Eucharists be aware of the alcohol content of their ministry! But not putting so much wine in the chalice, getting lay help with consuming afterwards, even reserving wine for later consumption are all possibilites. Where there's a will ...
Holy tipple may take priests over limit | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited:
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