{"id":52501,"date":"2026-08-11T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carfundacion.roymo.info\/?p=52501"},"modified":"2026-07-06T17:37:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T15:37:55","slug":"vasos-sagrados-para-celebrar-la-santa-misa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.fundacioncarf.org\/en\/vasos-sagrados-para-celebrar-la-santa-misa\/","title":{"rendered":"How Three Priests Celebrated Mass During the Pandemic Thanks to a Backpack"},"content":{"rendered":"

The gift most appreciated by a newly ordained priest is the Sacred Vessels Backpack<\/a> from the CARF Foundation: a backpack containing everything needed to administer the sacraments and celebrate the Holy Mass<\/a> in places lacking resources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why are they called Sacred Vessels?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

They are Sacred Vessels<\/strong> those in which the Body or Blood of the Lord is placed. Because they are sacred, they are used only for that purpose and must be blessed by the bishop or a priest. Sacred vessels must possess the dignity required for sacred worship, be decent in appearance, and be made of precious metal or, at the discretion of the episcopal conference, of other solid materials considered precious in each locality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These backpacks are intended for hundreds of newly ordained priests,<\/strong> so that when they return to their home countries\u2014where they carry out pastoral work in remote areas, or where there are not enough resources to maintain a well-equipped parish\u2014these items will help them celebrate Holy Mass or hear confessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some priests who have received this backpack have written to the CARF Foundation to express their gratitude for the donation. This is the case with Anoop Mathew<\/strong>, a priest of the Syro-Malabar Diocese of Tellicherry in Kerala, India. He shares his testimony about the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Use of Sacred Vessels During the Pandemic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The year 2020 is remembered for the COVID-19 pandemic that affected the entire world. Today we want to reflect on how some seminarians in Rome and Pamplona experienced those days and how they were able to celebrate Holy Mass thanks to the backpack of sacred vessels they received upon completing their formation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anoop Mathew, a priest from India<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

India was one of the countries hardest hit by COVID-19. During the lockdown, many priests had to celebrate Holy Mass in their homes. This was the case for Anoop Mathew, former resident of the Ecclesiastical College Sedes Sapientiae in Rome and deacon of the Syro-Malabar Church.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is very grateful for the gift of the set of sacred vessels he received from the CARF Foundation\u2019s Social Action Board, as it allowed him to celebrate Holy Mass during the lockdown:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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