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Great article. I always try to get in the line of the actual priest. Funny thing is, I have timed it and sometimes it takes longer for all of the Eucharistic Ministers to receive their communion first than if the priests themselves would just begin giving communion with no delay.
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Is anybody here an Extraordinary Minister? There are so many elderly in my family- to bring Communion would be such a blessing all the way around. Yet, I wrestle with the idea for a number of reasons. I can’t get around much anymore, I have to use a cane. But that aside, I have qualms about it. I don’t take Communion in my hand- it was so ingrained in me not to. I also am deeply troubled by an experience as a patient in the hospital. Because of Universal Precautions Against The Spread Of Disease, my EM wore gloves- vinyl- to distribute the Eucharist. Worse yet, the gloves are disposed of in the garbage or the Hazardous Waste containers. Thank God the gloves usually come off inside-out, but that’s little consolation. Any thoughts?
At any Mass, the ONLY “Eucharistic Minister” is a priest—and any concelebrating priest.
At Communion time, a priest and a deacon are ordinary ministers of Communion. And there can be Extraordinary Ministers of Communion.
Any priest/bishop who permits “eucharistic ministers” (LAYMEN) to hand out Holy Communion probably does not believe in Transubstantiation.
Good article, thanks for posting.
Off topic, the person pictured has a very nasty nail biting habit which is so ugly, especially in a man.