Cardinal Sarah: return to Communion directly on the tongue while kneeling

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FrDavid96 said:
If you want to argue in favor of Communion in the hand, pick a stronger argumen
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I have the strongest and only argument necessary… it is approved by the Church as fine way of receiving.

I do disagree with you, however…By citing the historical practice of receiving in hand as evidenced by St Cyril, the US Bishops did indeed leverage that data point as a basis for their request to allow receipt on the hand… the fact that Cardinal Sarah, Aux Bishop Schneider and others are publicly asserting that communion in the hand is practically an affront to to God when it is a legitimate discipline of the Church, proves that there is disagreement among prelates…to argue otherwise seems a bit silly.
 
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NuclearReceptor said:
I’m scrupulously paranoid that by receiving on the tongue, I’m going to accidentally drop the Host on the floor.
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It didn’t happen once with any of the 70 or so 2nd graders receiving 1st Holy Communion in 1964 with me, I think you are more careful than a 7 year old boy
 
NuclearReceptor said:
@FrDavid96 Fr. David, I’m scrupulously paranoid that by receiving on the tongue, I’m going to accidentally drop the Host on the floor. For those of us who have never been taught the way of receiving on the tongue, what practical considerations should we take so that the Host is securely placed in the tongue/mouth? I’ve read that we should tilt our head back a bit…(also, are we supposed to make eye contact with the priest or should we look elsewhere while receiving?)
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It’s unfortunate that no one ever taught you this way. But I digress.

First, hold your head straight forward—neither up nor down, but straight ahead.

Just open your mouth and put your tongue out (a little beyond your lower lip, but not too much). Open wide, but not so wide as to be uncomfortable. At that point stay still! Don’t move around—neither left-right nor up-down. (that’s the part that bothers me, when the communicant moves). Don’t move until the Host is inside your mouth.

Once the Host contacts your tongue, It will stay there (because the Host is dry and the tongue wet). The priest knows how to distribute and he knows to put as much of the Host onto the tongue as he can. Don’t worry about it. Just draw the tongue back in then consume. It becomes rather second nature after a few times.

If you really are worried, ask the priest for a few unconsecrated hosts to take home and practice.

As for eyes, I tell people their eyes should be on the Body of Christ—that holds whether receiving in the hand or on the tongue. Always on the Body of Christ.
 
godisgood77 said:
I do disagree with you, however…By citing the historical practice of receiving in hand as evidenced by St Cyril, the US Bishops did indeed leverage that data point as a basis for their request to allow receipt on the hand… to argue otherwise seems a bit silly
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You have the timeline reversed. The permission (from Rome) for Communion in the hand came first. Afterwards, they used the words of the ancient text to describe the method.
 
Multiple times? I’m aware of one case where the Holy See clarified that the Cardinal’s words were his opinion and not binding. I am not aware of “multiple” public corrections.
 
The facing east ordeal where the Holy See has to clarify the Cardinal’s comments
 
Yes. That’s the one clarification I’m aware of (though it wasn’t a correction as the Cardinal never said his comments were anything other than his opinion)… but I am not aware of the multiple public corrections you referred to.
 
Two issues where the Holy See stepped in to correct the good Cardinal… One relative to ad orientum and the use of the phrase ‘Reform of the reform’… The second about the Pope’s directive for liturgical translations.


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Liturgy: Pope’s Letter to Cardinal Sarah (Unabridged Translation) - ZENIT - English

The Holy See Doesn’t Impose a Translation on Episcopal Conferences
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I don’t think Francis is doing anything particularly wrong or what have you, but I will be glad when a different leadership style is brought in.
 
“Lex orandi, lex credendi” how we worship informs what we believe and therefore how we act. When we detract from the reverence and majesty of the Blessed Sacrament we undermine our reverence for other things, such as our fellow humans. I don’t think it’s an accident that with the undermining of the liturgy we have seen in the last few decades that we have seen other part of the catholic faith being undermined.
 
My belief in the Real Presence is in no way diminished because I choose to receive Communion on the hand.
If anything, I am doing exactly what Jesus said, “take and eat”. These are 2 separate actions, and not accomplished when the host is placed on my tongue.
 
I knew it! Eventually we’d hear how CITH is what Jesus wants, and COTT not.
 
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I never said it is what Jesus “wants”, I said it is what Jesus said, “take and eat, take and drink”.
Those are 2 separate actions.

Sorry you don’t like it, but…
 
You are clearly implying that those who receive in the hand are fulfilling what Jesus asked, and that those who receive on the tongue aren’t.
 
No, I am not.
I am saying that it can be both.
If you want to receive on the tongue, as is past custom of the Church, go ahead. Just don’t tell me that I am wrong for receiving on the hand.

I am not the one who has said that one way is objectively better than the other or that one is “diabolical”. Personally, I don’t care how others receive and I would never question their belief in the Real Presence. I have enough to worry about in my own walk with Jesus, I don’t see the need to condemn others for a practice that the Church allows.
 
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You clearly implied that reception in the hand fulfills the command of Christ, and reception on the tongue does not.
 
I am not implying anything. All I am saying is Jesus said take and eat.
I don’t care how you want to receive. I do not think one way is better than the other.
The Church has said both are acceptable, why can’t you accept that? If you want to receive on the tongue, go ahead, makes not nevermind to me. Where we have a problem is when you say that receiving in the hand is inferior.
 
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