Communion on the tongue making a come back?

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malphono said:
I presume you mean “intincted” … Oh but the lawyers here are going to have a field day with that blooper! 😃
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I had to google intincted because I never heard the term before but accidentally googled indicted, confussion ensued. 😊
 
Holy Communion on the tongue has never gone away - I have never received Holy Communion in my hand and never would. I have read that Pope Benedict was in favor of doing away with CITH and I wish he would have been able to get that idea accepted.

With regard to the “souvenir” aspect. There is a church in my City (a Shrine) wherein an usher stands next to the Priest distributing the Host to make sure that the person does not slip the Host into their pocket - they do not leave the Communion Line before putting the Host in their mouth.😊

So, I can understand where that might be a problem at a Papal Mass.

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Before I became catholic (5 days ago, but 6 masses ago:P) I Allways received the Protestant communion (or whatever it’s called) in my hands and I Allways thought that once I where to recieve the most holy Eucharist as a Catholic I would recieve it the same way, but at my confirmation I decided to recieve the communion by tongue instead and for some reason I really cared for it so Im going to stick to it in the future I think:)
I’ve been thinking of receiving it while kneeling as well, but noweone at my parish does so it would be akward to do so I think.

As mentioned above, if receiving it by hand one should really lick their hands to consume it all and due to the fact that the communion are after the handshake of peace it would’ve been very unhygienical to do so…

Nah, tongue is better in my opinion:)
 
Jon_S said:
I just came into the church.

Throughout my whole formation I had planned on receiving in the hand as most of my parish does.

The day of the Vigil, our faith formation director taught us how to receive either in the hand or on the tongue.

He said both ways are perfectly legitimate, but he prefers the tongue because he does not like to lick his hand.

He said, since we believe every particle and molecule if that host becomes Christ, you can’t just go and dust your hands off. People do and should lick their hand to ensure every particle is consumed.

I had not thought of that before.

So I received on the tongue and plan on continuing to do so!
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I have never heard of “licking the hand” as ever being taught or recommended. Seems misguided and problematic. I believe the Church teaches that the Real Presence remains only insofar as a particle is recognizable as bread. We can’t see molecules. The thought of a church full of people, each having licked their hand, then returning to their seats and grasping the top of the pew with saliva-slicked hands is deeply troubling.
 
Oneofthewomen said:
And that is not what I said, or implied when I used the word “souvnier”.

I said that the Vatican forbids CITH so that no one is “tempted” to make a souvenir out of Communion. If someone really wanted to profane the Eucharist, CITH/COTT would not matter, they would find a way
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I watched the Pope’s Mass on Holy thursday and plenty of people received CITH. I do not think this is a hard and fast rule. (By the way, I don’t really care, I receive on the tongue, but just wanted to point out that this apparent “rule” was not followed at this Papal Mass).

What I read last year was that Pope Benedict himself said he would give only COTT, but did not require others to. I don’t know where that statement came from, though.
 
jc4751 said:
I think on the tongue is really the only way to go. However, there are cultural issues around one person placing an object in another person’s mouth, whatever the context. I do not, however, think that in the hand makes it a “souvenir of Mass,” as long as the community is respectful and acknowledges the significance of it.
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I agree. Proponents of “COT” suggest that it is less susceptible to profanation, but one can just as easily remove a host from their mouths.
 
Tarpeian_Rock said:
I have never heard of “licking the hand” as ever being taught or recommended. Seems misguided and problematic. I believe the Church teaches that the Real Presence remains only insofar as a particle is recognizable as bread. We can’t see molecules. The thought of a church full of people, each having licked their hand, then returning to their seats and grasping the top of the pew with saliva-slicked hands is deeply troubling.
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Maybe, but I know there are special procedures in place if a drop of wine is spilled or a host dropped. That is also why so parishes use that thing under the chin to catch any particles or crumbs that might fall.

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In Mexico, everybody I have seen receives communion on the tongue. It’s how it’s done, here.
 
Tarpeian_Rock said:
I have never heard of “licking the hand” as ever being taught or recommended. Seems misguided and problematic. I believe the Church teaches that the Real Presence remains only insofar as a particle is recognizable as bread. We can’t see molecules. The thought of a church full of people, each having licked their hand, then returning to their seats and grasping the top of the pew with saliva-slicked hands is deeply troubling.
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Then consider these points.

wdtprs.com/blog/2009/03/hand-in-glove-02-another-communion-in-the-hand-experiment/

wdtprs.com/blog/2009/03/poll-communion-in-the-hand/
 
I am a young catholic and I take Holy Communion in the tongue, I think it’s a great thing if more and more people receive on the tongue. Where I go to mass there are a few young people who receive on the tongue and kneeling. The way I feel is Jesus is present before us, Our Saviour, Our King I just feel I should be kneeling before Him showing reverence. I respect if some people want to receive in the hand that’s there choice but that is my opinion.
 
anon98328916 said:
I am a young catholic and I take Holy Communion in the tongue, I think it’s a great thing if more and more people receive on the tongue. Where I go to mass there are a few young people who receive on the tongue and kneeling. The way I feel is Jesus is present before us, Our Saviour, Our King I just feel I should be kneeling before Him showing reverence. I respect if some people want to receive in the hand that’s there choice but that is my opinion.
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Tarpeian_Rock said:
I stand by my comment. If anyone can cite a Church document recommending hand licking, I’d be really interested.
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I was referring to your comment.
I believe the Church teaches that the Real Presence remains only insofar as a particle is recognizable as bread. We can’t see molecules.
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I’m suggesting that under the right circumstances, you would be able to recognize most of the small particles that might come off any time we touch the bread. We don’t have to go to the molecular level to see them. There is a reason some may want to “lick their hands,” document or no document.
 
My son will be receiving his first Communion this Sunday. The children are allowed to choose whether they want to receive on the tongue, or in the hand. I told him however, that the usual way for Catholics around the world is on the tongue, and that our country has permission to receive in the hand, and I left it at that. I learned that later, he told my husband “Mama said that real Catholics receive on the tongue, so that’s what I’ll do”. We thought that was cute, but not really what I told him! : )
 
I don’t know if it’s making a comeback or not. My pastor will only distribute communion on the tongue, even though it’s not a Tridentine Mass.
 
Is there a shred of evidence that Communion on the tongue is making a come back?

No .

Roman Catholics have a choice as to how they receive the Eucharist , on the tongue or in the hand .

So isn’t it about time that some got off their high horse and left Roman Catholics to make their own mind up ?

How I receive Communion is my own affair and has nothing to do with those who post their intolerance on CAF .

So how do I receive Communion ?

Well it is just none of the business of anyone on this forum .
 
Sunbreak said:
I don’t know if it’s making a comeback or not. My pastor will only distribute communion on the tongue, even though it’s not a Tridentine Mass.
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If you are speaking of a Latin Rite parish in the USA, he really doesn’t have the authority to do that unless communion is typically via intinction in your parish.
 
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