[Coleus]

extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion purify the sacred vessels (the cups that contained the precious blood) after Mass. EM's drink what's left over and at the Sacrarium ( a sink where the drains go directly to the gound), dilute with water, drink, then clean the vessels in the Sacrarium.

[Miss Marple]

Thank you. I have seen them take the chalices to the room but did not know who was cleaning them, and if the term "purification" referred to that.

I do know that our church replaced their vessels because the originals were orginally made back in the 70's and weren't gold or silver. We now have gold vessels.