Holy Communion

[Veridicus]

[quote name='elizabeth09' timestamp='1280199324' post='2148542']
I was at this one Church where the preist and the decon only give out Communion. But there was four other people who gave out the Blood of Christ. In this case, I really like this.
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That is how it is at the OF Masses at the parish I attend in Indianapolis. There are two priests who distribute hosts onto the tongues of kneeling parishioners at the communion rail; only a few people receive on the hand and there are a few elderly people who cannot kneel. They also have a couple of EMHC distributing the Precious Blood in the front corners abutting the sanctuary.


And for the record, I prefer to receive the Blessed Sacrament kneeling and on the tongue from the priest or deacon. In cases I am at a parish where I am unfamiliar with where the priest will be distributing from, I find it best to simply sit near the back and to get into whichever line the priest giving out Communion to. I really prefer not to receive from EMHC anymore.

Edited August 16, 2010 by Veridicus

[Mark of the Cross]

[quote name='sixpence' timestamp='1279911090' post='2146919']
A question for all you smart people:
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You're in the wrong forum, that's probably why you didn't get a response.

[quote]When did it become "allowed" to receive the Body of Christ in the hands rather than the tongue? What prompted this change? What was the reasoning behind it, and for what reason do people reject this practice? ([u]aside from[/u] Tradition) Why is the tongue a more "worthy" body part than the hand? I am not trying to cause a debate, just trying to understand. Thanks [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif[/img]

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Good question. Since it is an extraordinary event, one would have to wonder why a minor physical difference would matter. People touched Jesus when they wanted to be healed, he said to them "It is your faith that has healed you." Touching or how didn't seem to matter then, it was what was going on in their soul and mind that was important.