Consuming the Eucharist

[zunshynn]

But so... if there is not enough time for one to have swallowed the host before recieving the Precious Blood, should one not recieve from the cup?

I thought the ban on intinction was mostly for the protection of the Eucharist anyhow... to prevent the Blood from falling to the ground... which wouldn't happen if the host was already on the tongue? Is there some theological reason behind it that I'm missing?

[betinabean]

I've never been told to chew or not to chew. Though I never chew for fear that somehow some would get stuck in my teeth and would get washed down the drain when I brush my teeth next. Maybe a little silly but...

I also like to receive the body and blood together.

[tojo]

The "stuck in my teeth issue" worries me also, so I always try to drink water right away after Mass, swish it over my teeth with my tongue, and try to make sure none of the Host is left unswallowed. I figure that since water os best since it doesn't even break our communion fast, the idea of "washing Jesus down with pop" or anything besides water seems to be a poor choice to me.

[Carrie]

I don't chew the Eucharist either. I was taught to let the Eucharist melt and then swallow when it was softened.

[Aloysius]

after you've received the Eucharist, there is no communion fast. the communion fast is in preparation of receiving it.

I'm not sure, I'm sure that the only time the host should be mixed in the wine is when it's done by a priest. it's not just to prevent the precious blood from spilling, it's because the symbol of the resurection with the body and blood being comingled ought to be done by the alter Christos, whether it be at the point of comingling in the mass or intincting when distributing communion. I don't know if this applies when the host is already in the person's mouth, however.

[tojo]

[quote name='Aloysius' date='Nov 23 2005, 02:46 PM']after you've received the Eucharist, there is no communion fast.  the communion fast is in preparation of receiving it.
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I know, I was just pointing to that by way of saying I thought water was the most appropriate thing to go into one's mouth first after communion, especially if you're ensuring none of the Host sticks in your teeth.

[dspen2005]

i let the Host dissolve on my tongue to the point that i can swallow it whole. My issues with chewing the Host is that some of it can get caught i between my teeth.... and then u have to floss, etc... so i'm afraid of flossing Jesus when I get home from Mass. We had one priest in our Order, who never brushed his teeth for this very reason; out of respect for the particles that may have been present in his mouth.... he was an old -fashioned italian friar, from the old country.

[Ash Wednesday]

[quote name='Proud2BCatholic139' date='Nov 23 2005, 02:01 PM']Um...actually, I was going to put Saint in Training. How does that sound?
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Um, yeah, I think that's better than my suggestion...

[the_rev]

I am not a chewer, I also don't receive from the cup at the novus ordo either.

Jesus is present in his fully body, blood, soul, and divinity in the host, there is no need to receive the cup if Jesus is present in both body and blood withiin the host itself.

[Paphnutius]

[quote name='Aloysius' date='Nov 23 2005, 02:46 PM']after you've received the Eucharist, there is no communion fast.  the communion fast is in preparation of receiving it.

I'm not sure, I'm sure that the only time the host should be mixed in the wine is when it's done by a priest.  it's not just to prevent the precious blood from spilling, it's because the symbol of the resurection with the body and blood being comingled ought to be done by the alter Christos, whether it be at the point of comingling in the mass or intincting when distributing communion.  I don't know if this applies when the host is already in the person's mouth, however.
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Well sooner or later it is going to mix...I would not think that there is a problem with them mixing in your mouth. Also, when I was doing some missionary work in Honduras, all that they did was intinction because of the limited amount of wine.

My very Itialian grandmother always told me not to chew, I do so anyways because I usually have to sing shortly after receiving.

[franciscanheart]

its almost humorous to me to try to think about which i do and when. paphnutius brought up something i had not thought about when i was thinking about which i do and how i would respond. originally i was going to say that on the days that I serve as an Extroardinary Minister of Holy Communion that I dont chew. I was going to say that I didnt feel comfortable chewing the host and saying thank you to Father and chewing while walking down to the altar rail and i definitely wouldnt want to be there chewing until i could clear my mouth to say "The Body of Christ". however, letting it dissolve in my mouth and then swallowing often means i swallow a rather tough piece in order to say those words to the first person. so i dont know... i think i generally tend to let it dissolve. i feel less distracted that way and i think others are less distracted that way. i know one time i saw a young boy who not only talked at the altar rail right before receiving but then turned around and was chewing really obnoxiously and looking around. it was kinda mean of me but i decided then and there that i really didnt like how it looked or felt when i turned around and was chewing the host. call me weird....