Does it matter Which Hand?

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Having only one *tongue *(forked though it might be) it hasn’t been an issue. But which *hand *is correctly used to receive the Host? :confused:

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SacredHeartFan said:
right handed: left on top
left handed: right on top
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In other words, whichever way allows you to receive with the least risk of dropping the Sacred Host.

You cradle one hand under the other, making a “throne” for Jesus. Then with the bottom hand, you take the Host from the other Hand and place It in your mouth.
 
As an Anglican it was always right hand on left, and you lower your head to your right hand and thus consume it.
 
I have a question on this question. I am a former Catholic. When I was growing up in the 1950’s the only hand that was allowed to touch the host during communion was the priest’s. Is this inferring that the person receiving communion will actually take the host in his/her hand?
 
bpbasilphx said:
As an Anglican it was always right hand on left, and you lower your head to your right hand and thus consume it.
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I’ve seen the Ghanians in our parish do that but we were always taught to do L over R then use R hand to pick up the Host and put it in your mouth.
 
amadeus2 said:
I have a question on this question. I am a former Catholic. When I was growing up in the 1950’s the only hand that was allowed to touch the host during communion was the priest’s. Is this inferring that the person receiving communion will actually take the host in his/her hand?
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Yes, we may receive in the hand. It is generally the way it’s done in North America (we have an ‘indult’ to do so – IOW, a special permission that only applies to the countries that asked for it) although we are still free to receive on the tongue if we wish.
 
amadeus2 said:
I have a question on this question. I am a former Catholic. When I was growing up in the 1950’s the only hand that was allowed to touch the host during communion was the priest’s. Is this inferring that the person receiving communion will actually take the host in his/her hand?
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Sadly, yes.
 
Kenneth_Jones said:
Having only one *tongue *(forked though it might be) it hasn’t been an issue. But which *hand *is correctly used to receive the Host? :confused:

Ken
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Ken,

You place your dominant hand beneath the other hand and receive the Host onto the palm of your “other” hand. That way, when you actually pick up the Host, you are using the fingers that are more “dexterous” (no offense to lefties!)
 
FrDavid96 said:
Ken,

You place your dominant hand beneath the other hand and receive the Host onto the palm of your “other” hand. That way, when you actually pick up the Host, you are using the fingers that are more “dexterous” (no offense to lefties!)
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That’s OK, we lefties understand that you didn’t mean anything “sinister” by it.
 
Lepanto said:
Please cite your source for your Rutler correction claim.
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It has appeared in other threads in these fora. Her comment was not about receiving in the hand, it was about a general lack of respect while receiving.

You are most welcome to search the threads herein.
 
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