Are you an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist?

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PhilotheaZ said:
I am an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. There is no such thing as an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist…
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Technically there IS an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist.

A laicized priest may say Mass in a life or death case; example a laicized priest comes upon an accident and a seriously injured man requests viatucum.) The laicized priest is allowed to confect the Eucharist for this man, but does so in an Extraordinary fashion has his normal faculties have been removed.
 
Yes, I am but I never get asked to serve or am listed on the schedule. But when I was commissioned I very happy but now that I have been a ExtraOrdinary Minister of the Eucharist for around 4 months I really feel nothing because I don’t do anything. I am really disgusted with the whole thing.
 
No don’t want to. I’d rather become a deacon someday God willing.
 
I choose other because I am an EMHC but since my daughter was born I don’t fullfil the duties at Mass. It is to hard to commit to a particular Mass. I only help out in the role with the Ministry of the Sick, visiting the hospital and/or people that are homebound.
 
Brendan said:
Technically there IS an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist.

A laicized priest may say Mass in a life or death case; example a laicized priest comes upon an accident and a seriously injured man requests viatucum.) The laicized priest is allowed to confect the Eucharist for this man, but does so in an Extraordinary fashion has his normal faculties have been removed.
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Good point Brendan. 👍
 
:thumbsup:Great job by all of the terminology police who pointed out my inaccurate lingo in regard to the title of the layperson who has special permission to hand out the Eucharist. Or should I say communion?

Amazing you could understand my question…😉

I am in good company in regard to the common error and also know that according to ***Sacramentum Redemptoris, ***Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion is the proper term.

Find my error repeated by these fine sites:

ewtn.com/library/Liturgy/zliturg5.htm
catholic-church.org/st-patricks/MINISTRY/eucrWhat.htm
catholicinsight.com/online/church/liturgy/article_470.shtml
catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0606058.htm
zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=59199

These same people used to be referred to as “Special Ministers of the Eucharist” not all that long ago. And since I go to Eucharistic Adoration and not Communion Adoration, the terminology slipped my mind.

I apologize for the error. Thank you for participating in the poll to all who responded.

I do not wish to ever be a EMHC as I think that they overused and to me it only seems proper to have clergy distributing the Eucharist. Of course, there should be exceptions when no clergy are available.

Peace.
 
I chose “other”. I am not currently an EMHC although I have been in the past. That was a huge parish. Now I am in a tiny parish that thinks it needs 3 EMHCs for a Mass when probably 50 people receive Communion weekly. The EMHCs also ring the altar before the Priest’s Communion and I am uncomfortable with that. I have been asked but declined.
 
kell0618 said:
Are you an EME? After choosing the best option that describes your situation, please elaborate why or why not.

Thank you!
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No. I will not be one because I am too unworthy to touch the host, or go into the sanctuary without a cassock and surplice to serve. Priests’ hands are consecrated when they are ordained- lay people do not have this consecration.
 
Other. Count me among “not for me, not sure it should be for anyone else except in *<ahem> *extraordinary circumstances”

I have served in extraordinary occasions in the past, but not as a matter of habitual institution. I was invited by my pastor, but reluctantly declined, for the reason above and because I already serve as a reader, and a good one (judging from the compliments I recieve), which for good or for ill seem not as easy to come by as capable EMsHC, and prefer to continue in that capacity.

:twocents:
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I’m not, but my husband is! Our parish really overuses them, they actually send two to the back of the church, besides the 3 or 5 (depending on one or both forms of Communion) at the front. I really am not in a hurry to get through Mass, so I don’t get it.
 
I am not an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion, but, God willing, I will be an acolyte before too long. Then, I’ll become one through the reception of that ministry, although I think that they’re terribly overused as well.
 
dylanschrader said:
I am not an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion, but, God willing, I will be an acolyte before too long. Then, I’ll become one through the reception of that ministry, although I think that they’re terribly overused as well.
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Where do you live that they institute acolytes? It’s been on my mind very much recently, mostly due to abuses I see at my parish.

I hope that one day I can join you as an acolyte.

God Bless,
Penitant
 
Penitant said:
Where do you live that they institute acolytes? It’s been on my mind very much recently, mostly due to abuses I see at my parish.

I hope that one day I can join you as an acolyte.

God Bless,
Penitant
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I’m a seminarian, so it’s part of the process. I’m sure that there are some dioceses that institute acolytes and lectors. Sorry I don’t know of any right now, though. I would definitely like to see a lot more of it.

I hope that it works out for you.
 
I voted as “other” since I was one, but now I’m a deacon so I’m an ordinary minister of the Eucharist.

Deacon Ed
 
Deacon_Ed said:
I voted as “other” since I was one, but now I’m a deacon so I’m an ordinary minister of the Eucharist.

Deacon Ed
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Deacon Ed, You really should know better.

You are a Ordinary Minister of Holy Communion, unless you were also Ordained to the priesthood, Deacons cannot confect the Eucharist, so they are not ministers of the Eucharist.

Redemptionis Sacramentum specifically stated that the correct terms be used in this matter ( and unlike the glass flagons, I don’t think there is contrary particular law being debated in LA on this one too)

Therefore, as a Deacon, would you not feel obligated to follow the Vatican’s instructions on this matter?
 
Brendan said:
Deacon Ed, You really should know better.

You are a Ordinary Minister of Holy Communion, unless you were also Ordained to the priesthood, Deacons cannot confect the Eucharist, so they are not ministers of the Eucharist.

Redemptionis Sacramentum specifically stated that the correct terms be used in this matter ( and unlike the glass flagons, I don’t think there is contrary particular law being debated in LA on this one too)

Therefore, as a Deacon, would you not feel obligated to follow the Vatican’s instructions on this matter?
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Now that really is nit picking 😦
 
Brendan said:
Deacon Ed, You really should know better.

You are a Ordinary Minister of Holy Communion, unless you were also Ordained to the priesthood, Deacons cannot confect the Eucharist, so they are not ministers of the Eucharist.

Redemptionis Sacramentum specifically stated that the correct terms be used in this matter ( and unlike the glass flagons, I don’t think there is contrary particular law being debated in LA on this one too)

Therefore, as a Deacon, would you not feel obligated to follow the Vatican’s instructions on this matter?
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Come on Brendan, no need to point out an error to the good deacon here.
 
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