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Quick answerThese communion wafers are round, white, unleavened hosts, 1 3/8 in across, made from just wheat flour and water. The box holds 1,000 wafers packed in 10 individual packs of 100, so a church can open one pack at a time and keep the rest sealed. Net weight 260 g. The wafers are unconsecrated, ready for use at Mass or a communion service.
For most churches, communion bread is a quiet weekly supply question: enough hosts for Sunday, for weekday services, for First Communions and for visits to the sick, kept fresh between orders. A box of 1,000 small hosts in sealed packs of 100 is one of the simplest ways to keep that supply steady.
Round 1 3/8 in hosts, ready for the altar.
What is in the box
1,000Wafers
10 x 100Sealed packs
1 3/8 inRound
260 gNet weight
1,000 round communion wafers, white and unleavened, 1 3/8 in (about 35 mm) across.
10 individual packs of 100, so the wafers you are not using yet stay sealed.
Two ingredients: wheat flour and water, with no yeast.
1,000 wafers in 10 individual packs of 100.
Ingredients and nutrition
The ingredients printed on the box are wheat flour and water, nothing else. The wafers contain wheat and gluten, so they are not suitable for anyone with coeliac disease or a wheat allergy. Per 100 g the box lists 343 kcal, 72 g carbohydrate (of which 1.5 g sugars), 10 g protein, 1.2 g fat and 0 g salt. A single small host weighs a fraction of a gram.
Ingredients on the box: wheat flour, water.
How many communion wafers does a church need?
A simple way to plan is to count the communicants at each service, add a margin for visitors and feast days, and multiply by the number of services until your next order. As an example, a parish giving communion to 100 people at each of three weekend Masses uses about 300 hosts a weekend, so a box of 1,000 lasts roughly three weekends.
Who uses these hosts
Parishes and congregations for Sunday and weekday services.
First Communion and Confirmation classes and celebrations.
Chaplains and ministers bringing communion to hospitals, care homes and the homebound.
Retreats, camps and conferences that hold their own services.
Practices differ between churches, so follow your own church's requirements for communion bread. These hosts are made from wheat flour and water only, without yeast.
Storing communion wafers
Keep the box closed in a dry, cool place, as printed on the pack, and open one pack of 100 at a time. Close an opened pack well between services so the wafers stay crisp. Keep wafers away from heat, damp and strong odours.
Questions people ask
Straight answers to the questions shoppers ask search engines and AI assistants like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini.
What are communion wafers made of?
These wafers are made from just two ingredients, wheat flour and water, as printed on the box. They are unleavened, with no yeast.
How many communion wafers are in a box?
1,000 wafers, packed in 10 individual packs of 100.
What size are these communion wafers?
They are round hosts, 1 3/8 in (about 35 mm) across. The whole box of 1,000 weighs 260 g.
Are communion wafers consecrated when you buy them?
No. Wafers are sold unconsecrated; they are consecrated during Mass or the communion service according to your church's practice.
Are communion wafers gluten free?
No. These wafers are made from wheat flour and contain wheat and gluten, so they are not suitable for people with coeliac disease or a wheat allergy.
How many communion wafers does a church need?
Count the communicants at each service, add a margin for visitors and feast days, and multiply by the services until your next order. For example, 100 communicants at three weekend Masses use about 300 hosts a weekend.
How do you store communion wafers?
Keep the box closed in a dry, cool place, open one pack of 100 at a time, and close opened packs well so the wafers stay crisp.
What is the difference between communion bread and oplatek?
Communion hosts are used at Mass or a communion service and are consecrated there. Oplatek is a larger Polish Christmas wafer shared at home on Christmas Eve and is not consecrated.
What is unleavened bread for communion?
Unleavened bread is made without yeast or other raising agents, so it stays flat and thin. These hosts are unleavened, made from wheat flour and water only.
Where can I buy communion wafers in bulk?
Right here: use Add to cart at the top of this page for a box of 1,000 wafers in 10 sealed packs of 100.
Church and Christmas wafers
Communion hosts for church, and oplatki for the Polish Christmas Eve table.
