Am I within my "rights" to only receive from the Priest?

[Will_S]

You have the right to stand in whichever line you choose, so go stand in the line that leads to the priest. Problem solved.

 

[The_Curt_Jester]

Of course you can receive from the priest all the time. People who say you don’t have that right might as well just go ahead and say that you are obligated to receive from the EHMC. Talk about making things up!

In the eighteen years since my parish has had EMHCs I’ve never once received from them. I just cross to the other side if necessary, although I rarely attend an NO anymore, so it’s not such a problem now.

 

[pnewton]

Then it would be really nice if the lay “eucharistic ministers” were taught how to give Communion on the tongue, instead of trying to shove the host into folded hands.

You are right about that. It should be a requirement for any lay minister that they know how to properly do their job, or not do it. I am still waiting to see if someone can go on opinion and show where the Church is teaching this as a “right”. Until then, we are just exchanging musings and opinions. Sitting in the back and drifting to whatever line the priest is in is surely a practical solution, though.

 

[Mark_David]

The last part wasn’t necessary, and I would disagree that it is ridiculous.

I disagree as well. If your conscience tells you that it would offend God, then I don’t see what the problem is in going with that - unless it were specifically stated by the Church that receiving the Host from a woman or a non-priest is fine.

 

[Invictus_88]

I disagree as well. If your conscience tells you that it would offend God, then I don’t see what the problem is in going with that - unless it were specifically stated by the Church that receiving the Host from a woman or a non-priest is fine.

I’m pretty sure the Church has sanctioned EMHCs.

 

[Mark_David]

I’m pretty sure the Church has sanctioned EMHCs.

Okay. But even then, he should do what his conscience tells him to. Some people receive the Host on their tongue while kneeling; others receive it in their palms. Each to their own.

 

[TimothyH]

Now, am I within my right to want to rather get Holy Communion from the Priest? I feel uncomfortable receiving from anybody other than a Priest.

The way I see it is that I have no rights. God himself, after having created me, became man to die on the cross for me so that I could spend eternity in Heaven with him. If he hadn’t died on the cross for me, I would spend eternity in Hell, and even that is still not out of the question because of the way I treat him. Who am I to ask what my rights are before such a merciful and loving King? And since he was crucified for me, who am I to complain how uncomfortable I am with anything?

I find is strange that we as beggars, who really ought to be thrown into Hell for eternity for our sins, should presume to walk into God’s house and demand that we be fed in a way which suits us.

That’s just the way I look at it, my own personal opinion.

-Tim-

 

[puzzleannie]

I think you know very well that’s not what I was referring to or what I meant by this thread.

But thanks for the response anyway.

and I thought I responded to what you were asking, and gave an example of why what you asked is acceptable. If the response was of no value simply ignore it, the rejoinder is unneccesary. The next time I want to back somebody up I will be sure to abstain. and btw I do not know perfectly well what you mean, only what you post. my mind reading abilities have diminished with age.

 

[Dave2300]

TIMOTHY H-----, that is the best post I’ve seen in years, and should be required reading for anyone who ever posts anything complaining about this or that, as if entitlement is our main concern and goal.
Wonderful post, Tim, no exaggeration, it is the best, because it is true.

We, as creatures, are hardly in a position to dictate to the Master what we want or need or prefer. We’re lucky to be alive in the first place, we certainly have no right to have been created.

 

[corsair]

In reference to post#12, Truelight, you hit he “nail on the head”

God Bless

 

[Lormar]

I used to think like this too, but then one day I was listening to "Catholic Answers" (anyone here familiar with that show?) and I heard Fr. Vincent Serpa say that if Our Lord is humble enough to be “handled” by an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist, who are we to “demand” to receive Him from a priest only? So now, if a priest distributes Holy Communion on our side, fine; if not, that’s fine too. Jesus is still Jesus no matter who gives Him to you!

 

[TheMc]

I could if there were. In South Africa, there are zero Latin Masses. They happen occasionally with Bishops, and even then it isn’t the EF it’s OF with Latin.

Why not petiton your pastor or bishop for one? You are within your rights to do so. (No really, you are.)

 

[Mrs_Sally]

[NB: Not intending to argue about EHsMC]

At my Church there is always one EMHC giving out Communion (despite it being totally unecessary, but that’s beside the point for now). Recently I have noticed that the Pastor makes a point about having a woman give out the Sacred Host. Now, am I within my right to want to rather get Holy Communion from the Priest? I feel uncomfortable receiving from anybody other than a Priest anyway, but the fact that there seems to be a push towards having a female give out the Sacred Host makes me even more uncomfortable. I have a feeling that some might of course find this offensive, within my Parish and probably here at CAF too. But I’m just asking, not making any claims are saying anything as fact.

Couple of points:

Yes, you can receive from the priest. Simply sit on the side of the church that he normally distributes to and you will automatically be in his line.

As for “making a point” that the EMHC is a woman, how does that happen? I doubt male EMHCs are being turned away at the altar. More likely, it is just that there are more woman volunteers. EMHCs also take Holy Communion to the sick and home-bound, and in my parish it is mainly women who do that work.

 

[FAB]

[NB: Not intending to argue about EHsMC]

At my Church there is always one EMHC giving out Communion (despite it being totally unecessary, but that’s beside the point for now). Recently I have noticed that the Pastor makes a point about having a woman give out the Sacred Host. Now, am I within my right to want to rather get Holy Communion from the Priest? I feel uncomfortable receiving from anybody other than a Priest anyway, but the fact that there seems to be a push towards having a female give out the Sacred Host makes me even more uncomfortable. I have a feeling that some might of course find this offensive, within my Parish and probably here at CAF too. But I’m just asking, not making any claims are saying anything as fact.

Depends on wha t you consider a “right” , The church says you havethe right to recieve kneeling or standing, in the hand or on the tongue. It states that when present the ordinary minister, deacon and/or priest is to distribute. It does not say or imply that when EMHC are present that there is a “right” to recieve form the ordinary minister.
Another post indicates that it is a women EMHC because they are more often to answer the call to ministry, there is a lot of trith to that opinion.

 

[Mrs_Sally]

Then it would be really nice if the lay “eucharistic ministers” were taught how to give Communion on the tongue, instead of trying to shove the host into folded hands.

Please speak charitably to your pastor on this issue. The training for EMHCs at my parish and throughout this diocese includes training on give communion on the tongue. Many parishioners don’t know how to receive communion that way though, and barely open their mouths to try to take the host in their teeth. Training and charity need to go both ways.

 

[Dave2300]

Jesus Himself was baptized not by some high priest in a temple somewhere but by humble John the Baptist! In the middle of nowhere, in a river, by a humble person with a belt around his waist whose diet was wild locusts and honey.

If that was good enough for Jesus, who did not look around for someone higher in station to baptize Him, then anything like that, coming from someone who is not a priest or a deacon or a bishop or archbishop or Pope-------well, you get the idea

 

[TrueLight]

Jesus Himself was baptized not by some high priest in a temple somewhere but by humble John the Baptist! In the middle of nowhere, in a river, by a humble person with a belt around his waist whose diet was wild locusts and honey.

If that was good enough for Jesus, who did not look around for someone higher in station to baptize Him, then anything like that, coming from someone who is not a priest or a deacon or a bishop or archbishop or Pope-------well, you get the idea

John the Baptist was prophesied since the old testament to be the one who would announce the coming of the Messiah and would prepare his way.

Yes, he was an unworthy human, but he was John the Baptist!

 

[TimothyH]

TIMOTHY H-----, that is the best post I’ve seen in years, and should be required reading for anyone who ever posts anything complaining about this or that, as if entitlement is our main concern and goal.
Wonderful post, Tim, no exaggeration, it is the best, because it is true.

We, as creatures, are hardly in a position to dictate to the Master what we want or need or prefer. We’re lucky to be alive in the first place, we certainly have no right to have been created.

Maybe I just read Thomas Kepmpis too much

We all want beauty and reverence. We all love our priests. God deserves nothing less than our absolute best. But I try to remember that I am a beggar and that there are people who would gladly lick the crumbs from the floor around the altar.

On the day of my death, I might be lying in a crashed car or in a hospital bed, unable to speak, wishing that someone would bring me food for the journey. When that person walks into my hospital room, stands next to my bed, holds up our Lord and says “Body of Christ”, I’m not gonna question who they are. I’m just gonna be like “Thank you Jesus, thank you Jesus, thank you Jesus…”

-Tim-

 

[Miriam1947]

I prefer to receive from the priest or a deacon. Sometimes that is not possible.

 

[Dave2300]

re post 37, agreed, but my main point was that it was not a priest or a temple or a baptismal font or anything else----Jesus chose, also, to be born in a stable or manger, which is another indication of Our Lord’s extreme humility as fully human and fully divine—so if these things were good enough for Him, that is certainly one way to compare our own desires for this or that setting or this or that person------