10 Things to Remember When Receiving Communion (Catholic Caucus)

Aletelia ^ | December 21, 2015 | Deacon Greg Kandra

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+ thx.

[minnesota_bound]

#11 Do not drink too much of the wine.....

[Lil Flower]

Eucharistic ministers. My pet peeve.

[IrishBrigade]

I wanted to ask that very question to an annoyed, sneering priest as I attempted to receive communion on the tongue.

That is unacceptable by any standard...report such a priest immediately to the diocesan bishop...

[steve86]

I go to a Tridentine Mass when it is available (and where Communion on the tongue is universal, of course) but it is my understanding that no one ever requests it at the large and successful Catholic parish down the street. Very sad. I’m guessing some of the younger Communicants have never even heard of Communion on the tongue.

[warsaw44]

The man was reassigned at some point as there is a new priest.

Not sure what reporting such things are worth, FRiend. Two years ago I attended an Ash Wednesday service and the entire mass was conducted by a woman.

From start to finish.

This was in Belmont, Massachusetts and I called the Cardinal’s office. They instructed me to call the Belmont parish and complain. So - I did. What I ended up with was an angry priest telling me it does not matter and that there aren’t enough seminarians.

The conversation went downhill after that. Nothing was ever done about it, no one cared.

[infool7]

Should one smack the person in front of him if the line isn't moving fast enough, as I witnessed one of the faithful, eager to receive the Body and Blood of his Lord, do one Sunday morning?

Ha Ha you might like Ireland, my wife and I had a chance to visit back in 2012 and attend Mass several times in various places as it was Easter. It seemed that at every Mass as soon as the Priest approached the alter rail the entire congregation rushed the alter like they might run out of hosts. I think everyone was reverent from what I could tell but just don't get in their way.

[Melian]

I find it very distracting when the Eucharistic Minister touches the hair of the child in front of me to give a blessing and then uses the same hand to pick up my Host and hand it to me.

I really wish they would just hold their hands above the child’s head as they bless. I’m often distracted by worry about germs and lice right at the moment of most importance.

And can Eucharistic Ministers even really give a blessing? They aren’t deacons. Is their blessing any more than just any lay persons?

[NYer]

I find it very distracting when the Eucharistic Minister touches the hair of the child in front of me to give a blessing and then uses the same hand to pick up my Host and hand it to me.

I can appreciate that. In the Maronite Church, the priest and/or deacon (we have no Eucharistic Ministers), touches the head of the young child with the base of the chalice, as a blessing. Communion is by intinction and only on the tongue. No EMHCs. No communion in the hand. No swiping hair with the same hand that touches the Eucharist.