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Lick off any visible specs of the Host. Get a clean bucket, put the shirt in it, fill with warm water, let it soak to dissolve any particles, dump the water outside not down the drain. You did not do it intentionally so don't worry about it.

Thank you very much for the help. That is a relief. How long would you recommend that I soak it for before dumping the water outside? Should I try to scrub down the area where it was (without soap obviously)? I'm also trying to think of the most respectful place I could dump the water. Would under a tree be good? Once that is done, is it ok to throw the shirt in the washing machine and then the dryer?

Another thing that has been haunting my mind: when I made my general confession last Sunday. I was wearing a jacket since it was rainy and chilly that morning but by the time I was able to go to the confessional which in that particular chapel consists of two closets--one for the penitent the other for the priest--it was already around 11 am and the summer heat started making an appearance. I didn't take my jacket off and while I was in the confessional it was getting extremely hot and was sweating profusely. I also hadn't eaten that morning and I started feeling kind of nauseous.

By the time that I completed the general confession and it was time to make my Act of Contrition, I was feeling like I was almost going to pass out. I was able to say the Act of Contrition but I felt like I was just rattling it off out of memory rather than being able to actually focus on what I was saying while being sincere and heartfelt one due to feeling as if I was about to pass out due to both, the stress, my high blood pressure, and the sweltering heat. I certainly was contrite and I meant what I said but, because I was feeling like I was going to pass out and not focusing intently on the prayer, I was concerned about the validity of my last general confession. Was that truly sufficient?