Does your non-Catholic Christian denomination celebrate Holy Communion (the Holy Eucharist) or “Last Supper” at ever Service? If not…then please expl

[Gabriel_of_12]

We absolutely do! Anglicans believe that the eucharist is the body blood soul and divity of Jesus Christ. We celebrate it every single Sunday and during the week as well. You would be very much welcomed to come to Holy Eucharist and receive with us.

SIA, I am so consoled to hear an Anglican state and believe in the true presence of Jesus Christ in his blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist. I know you did not invite me to your communion, as much as I would love to participate in communion with Anglicans as our early fathers once did. I am glad that you are holding on to the traditions of our early church fathers. Although the validity of the Sacraments are in question here, I can still have holy communion with my seperated brethern who hold to the teachings of the true presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, by spiritual communion, until that one day when we are once again not seperated by what is valid, and what is held to authority. I pray that day will happen in my life time.

I have to admit, I attended a Funeral Mass, who the celebrant Priest was of the Dominican orders. Their were Lutherans and Anglicans present at this Roman Catholic funeral ( my sister inlaw who was killed in the line of duty in the police force), The Priest gave the protocol of those who wish to recieve Communion must believe in the true presence of Jesus body, blood, soul and divinity. And they all went up for communion! this touched my brother and me. I just read your post, thought I shared that with you. I am sure proud of you

Peace be with you

 

[JonNC]

SIA, I am so consoled to hear an Anglican state and believe in the true presence of Jesus Christ in his blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist. I know you did not invite me to your communion, as much as I would love to participate in communion with Anglicans as our early fathers once did. I am glad that you are holding on to the traditions of our early church fathers. Although the validity of the Sacraments are in question here, I can still have holy communion with my seperated brethern who hold to the teachings of the true presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, by spiritual communion, until that one day when we are once again not seperated by what is valid, and what is held to authority. I pray that day will happen in my life time.

I have to admit, I attended a Funeral Mass, who the celebrant Priest was of the Dominican orders. Their were Lutherans and Anglicans present at this Roman Catholic funeral ( my sister inlaw who was killed in the line of duty in the police force), The Priest gave the protocol of those who wish to recieve Communion must believe in the true presence of Jesus body, blood, soul and divinity. And they all went up for communion! this touched my brother and me. I just read your post, thought I shared that with you. I am sure proud of you

Peace be with you

Gabriel,
I know there will be folks upset that a Catholic priest allowed this to happen, but I was moved to hear such a wonderful and touching story of Christian unity in the face of such sadness. I pray for the day when we can share the Eucharist on a regular basis in Christ’s unity.

Thanks for sharing this, and His blessings on your family,
Jon

 

[SIA]

Gabriel,
I know there will be folks upset that a Catholic priest allowed this to happen, but I was moved to hear such a wonderful and touching story of Christian unity in the face of such sadness. I pray for the day when we can share the Eucharist on a regular basis in Christ’s unity.

Thanks for sharing this, and His blessings on your family,
Jon

If there were more priests who would do this, the barriers would begin to break down bewteen two churches who are very close in doctrine such as Anglicans and Catholics.

 

[thirdn6]

Gabriel,
I know there will be folks upset that a Catholic priest allowed this to happen, but I was moved to hear such a wonderful and touching story of Christian unity in the face of such sadness. I pray for the day when we can share the Eucharist on a regular basis in Christ’s unity.

Thanks for sharing this, and His blessings on your family,
Jon

I am surely one of those folks who get upset! Sympathy, togetherness among people of different faiths has nothing to do with being worthy to receive holy communion! They must first be reconciled (by conversion) to the Catholic church before they can partake in the Holy Eucharist! They are considered catechumens- they can not participate. It’s sacrilegious!

 

[thirdn6]

If there were more priests who would do this, the barriers would begin to break down bewteen two churches who are very close in doctrine such as Anglicans and Catholics.

If there were more priests who would do this, there would be more ex-communications! It definitely was an error in the part of the priest if he, knowingly, is giving holy communion to these non-catholics.

 

[vocatio]

For Hope070408
http://coctocatholic.com/forum/
Hope, we did the same. My wife and I were church of Christ. My father-in-law was an elder before resigning because of some issues with “heresy”. A young many was elected elder and his children were just not old enough in his eyes for one. There were other issues as well. First, my FIL was 72 when I got married outside the Catholic Church in 1989 after being proselytized. We also had the “Lord’s Supper” every Sunday. I always saw it as centered, but it really wasn’t. The sermon was actually centered. We did not offer classes. We had a believer’s baptism that once you were ready you went forward or in the middle of the night or whenever it was you asked to be baptized. I got baptized on a Weekday at about 7:30 PM. They opened the church building just for me and family and some friends that found out on the spur of the moment showed up. Some mainstream churches are doing the wait until service now. But that was always strange to us. If baptism is important then why not tonight…why not to night. Oh wilt thou be saved then why not oh why not tonight…. Flashbacks.

For SIA
I must be confused, but did you say you were a Catholic that left the Catholic Church? So why would you become Anglican? I attended a mass at an Anglican parish, only they’re Catholic now. Very reverent. I’m hoping to see a return to the TLM more than now. Not that I want to see the NO go away. But Orthodoxy/Eastern Catholicism has a beautiful Divine Liturgy that everyone should experience. It would give us a taste for what it was like in the ancient church.

And as for you last post on this thread. That is so wrong to encourage illicit behavior from priests. No joke. If you were previously Catholic as I gathered from one of your posts then you should already know this and definitily not promote it. A priest that does this is committing a grave sin. He should be rebuked for it. He also has no right to do this. We [Catholics] are not allowed to receive communion in other faiths. And just as a child should obey his parents we are also to obey our Mother Church. But then you probably know this already.

On a separate note: You ought to consider watching the Journey Home. Right now there have been 3 interviews with former Anglicans - 2 priests converts and one layman. It’s interesting anyway. If you have time and interest visit "The Journey Home” on EWTN.

http://www.ewtn.com/audiovideo/index.asp [should be a priest]

www.ewtn.com . If you have satellite or cable you may get it. But there are archives of the shows online.

 

[thecoach]

I am surely one of those folks who get upset! Sympathy, togetherness among people of different faiths has nothing to do with being worthy to receive holy communion! They must first be reconciled (by conversion) to the Catholic church before they can partake in the Holy Eucharist! They are considered catechumens- they can not participate. It’s sacrilegious!

Oh yeah, I am sure Jesus would agree with you…NOT

 

[thecoach]

If there were more priests who would do this, there would be more ex-communications! It definitely was an error in the part of the priest if he, knowingly, is giving holy communion to these non-catholics.

You all keep thinking that Jesus is yours alone in HIs fullness…you need to see the writing on the wall, and why so many are leaving your church…its because of attitudes like this one.

 

[JonNC]

I am surely one of those folks who get upset! Sympathy, togetherness among people of different faiths has nothing to do with being worthy to receive holy communion! They must first be reconciled (by conversion) to the Catholic church before they can partake in the Holy Eucharist! They are considered catechumens- they can not participate. It’s sacrilegious!

I agree that reconciliation (which can also come through ecumenism) is very important for unity to truly take place.
The story is still a beautiful moment of what the future may hold for us in terms of unity.

Jon

 

[donmaximuso27]

You all keep thinking that Jesus is yours alone in HIs fullness…you need to see the writing on the wall, and why so many are leaving your church…its because of attitudes like this one.

Your profile states you are a Catholic. Are you honestly not aware of what Canon Law states about non-Catholics recieving communion? It is not a joke that the Great Schism and the Reformation occurred. It is not a joke that all churches, outside the Catholic and Orthodox Church, do not have apostolic succession, and therefore do not have a valid Eucharist. We all desire unity, but as Catholics, we know for certain that our Church is the only Church founded by Christ. Therefore, while we desire unity, it must occur in the true Church of Christ, the Church that has the only fullness in truth regarding faith and morals, the only Church that has maintained apstolic succession since St. Peter. We want all to be united in truth, not untruth. To allow non-Catholics, who do not believe in the Holy Mother Church, to recieve the Eucharist is indeed an abomination. You need to realize the importance of the Sacrament and the importance of our preparation of that Sacrament. If people who denied the Church are allowed to recieve the true Body and Blood of Christ, then what is the point of Catholics recieving absolution of mortal sin before recieving? You are trying to undermine the very words of God.

“Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord. Let a man examine himself, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup” (1 Cor. 11:27–28).

1400 Ecclesial communities derived from the Reformation and separated from the Catholic Church, "have not preserved the proper reality of the Eucharistic mystery in its fullness, especially because of the absence of the sacrament of Holy Orders."239 It is for this reason that, for the Catholic Church, Eucharistic intercommunion with these communities is not possible. However these ecclesial communities, "when they commemorate the Lord’s death and resurrection in the Holy Supper . . . profess that it signifies life in communion with Christ and await his coming in glory."240

1401 When, in the Ordinary’s judgment, a grave necessity arises, Catholic ministers may give the sacraments of Eucharist, Penance, and Anointing of the Sick to other Christians not in full communion with the Catholic Church, who ask for them of their own will, provided they give evidence of holding the Catholic faith regarding these sacraments and possess the required dispositions.241

 

[Zooey]

My Methodist church has Holy Communion once a month.
My personal opinion is, that this is not nearly often enough, and that Fr. John Wesley must be furious with us!! He said, you see, that every Christian should recieve Holy Communion as often as possible, and I am certain that once a month was NOT what he had in mind!!

 

[zagjames]

You all keep thinking that Jesus is yours alone in HIs fullness…you need to see the writing on the wall, and why so many are leaving your church…its because of attitudes like this one.

Millions stay in the Church because of what they know we have, what is special and unique to the Catholic faith. True eucharist, something that can only be partaken in if you are inside the Church.

 

[Gabriel_of_12]

Thank you all for your comments and sympathy

I want to clarify, That the Dominican Priest, was informed by my family that there will be Anglicans and Lutherans,attending the funeral Mass. The Priest did give the protocol in order to recieve holy communion to all. What was new that I heard him say was, If you truly believe that this consecrated bread and wine is truly the body and blood soul and divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ, and profess this faith, then you are welcome to recieve holy communion. Now this is not word for word, but it went along those lines. The Church was wall to wall people, and communion was distributed to all.

Now I am not agreeing or disagreeing with what the Father did. All I can remember is how Father expressed to everyone after the protocol statement,the way he said if you believe in the true presence, how you could feel the love in the church recieving communion.

Another Item I would like to mention, My brother elected me to recite the Rosary, and how all attended, followed along with the prayers and mysteries from different faiths. I recited the scriptural mysteries, for all who were not familiar with the Rosary, and I was amazed how all these Roman Catholics, Lutherans and Anglicans followed along with me in the Rosary. My sister inlaw was loved and respected by so many different people. She is missed. And these funeral services united a diversed community that just lost one of their leading citizens tragically,

Peace be with you.

 

[SIA]

For Hope070408
http://coctocatholic.com/forum/
Hope, we did the same. My wife and I were church of Christ. My father-in-law was an elder before resigning because of some issues with “heresy”. A young many was elected elder and his children were just not old enough in his eyes for one. There were other issues as well. First, my FIL was 72 when I got married outside the Catholic Church in 1989 after being proselytized. We also had the “Lord’s Supper” every Sunday. I always saw it as centered, but it really wasn’t. The sermon was actually centered. We did not offer classes. We had a believer’s baptism that once you were ready you went forward or in the middle of the night or whenever it was you asked to be baptized. I got baptized on a Weekday at about 7:30 PM. They opened the church building just for me and family and some friends that found out on the spur of the moment showed up. Some mainstream churches are doing the wait until service now. But that was always strange to us. If baptism is important then why not tonight…why not to night. Oh wilt thou be saved then why not oh why not tonight…. Flashbacks.

For SIA
I must be confused, but did you say you were a Catholic that left the Catholic Church? So why would you become Anglican? I attended a mass at an Anglican parish, only they’re Catholic now. Very reverent. I’m hoping to see a return to the TLM more than now. Not that I want to see the NO go away. But Orthodoxy/Eastern Catholicism has a beautiful Divine Liturgy that everyone should experience. It would give us a taste for what it was like in the ancient church.

And as for you last post on this thread. That is so wrong to encourage illicit behavior from priests. No joke. If you were previously Catholic as I gathered from one of your posts then you should already know this and definitily not promote it. A priest that does this is committing a grave sin. He should be rebuked for it. He also has no right to do this. We [Catholics] are not allowed to receive communion in other faiths. And just as a child should obey his parents we are also to obey our Mother Church. But then you probably know this already.

On a separate note: You ought to consider watching the Journey Home. Right now there have been 3 interviews with former Anglicans - 2 priests converts and one layman. It’s interesting anyway. If you have time and interest visit "The Journey Home” on EWTN.

http://www.ewtn.com/audiovideo/index.asp [should be a priest]

www.ewtn.com . If you have satellite or cable you may get it. But there are archives of the shows online.

This in my opinion is silly, plain and simple. This is one reason why I left the RCC. No offense, but I really don’t care to be scolded by you. The church is entitled to its opinion and you are as well for that matter. But it is only opinions. None of this could be supported by Scripture.

 

[vocatio]

This in my opinion is silly, plain and simple. This is one reason why I left the RCC. No offense, but I really don’t care to be scolded by you. The church is entitled to its opinion and you are as well for that matter. But it is only opinions. None of this could be supported by Scripture.

No offence intended and no scolding intended other that to help others understand that the Catholic Church does not condone what you suggested… and that is the Church’s opinion my friend.

It appears that you don’t care how far you drag other people away form their conscience. That is to be rebuked and rebuked strongly in MY opinion. That is part of defending the faith…even if that is defending someone elses faith.

A year and a half ago I was attending a faith only congregation and the youth minister started “recruiting” children right out from under their parents. All of the Children were active in their own churches. I defended them even though it put us at odds with the minister. Your comments are no different to me. You can worship water for all I care. But when you start promoting others to worship water I have a problem with it. It’s one thing for you to stray from Catholicism, but to try to promote doing the same to others smells like an agenda. No…I used to be one like you… I was on the other side of the fence too for a long while. I learned truth in history and early church beliefs. I learned that bible only does not work and even if that is all we had it still points to Catholicism and not bible only.

I did not consider myself Catholic for 17 years and even towards the end when we stepped away fromthe church of Christ into the faith only church to learn more at the time. But hind sight 20/20 I realized that I never stopped being Catholic. I used my Catholic conscience to recognize that abortions for even babies conceieved even from rape and incest is wrong. I used it to figure out that invetro fertilization is wrong. No once you walk away into bible only beleif, little by little you faith withers and dies to barely existing. That’s my experience whether or not it is yours. I’ve learned about many more that have been where I’ve been to discover the reality of the Catholic Church in scripture and history. You know we can’t undo our baptism just like we can’t undo being Catholic, whether you believe it or not. We are marked for life or to say it the way I understand it, our souls are indelibley marked forever.

I had no idea that Anglicans were bible only. That surprized me. I guess you/we learn something new all the time. I’d like to hear more about that from a “cradle” Anglican. You gotta give me some slack here, I don’t know you or where you’re comming from. I believe in self-preservation and always knew that we must protect ourselves from pride. No matter. I have an obligation to defend the Church when others try to impose their will on the Church. Youd opinion is as valuable as mine.

Pax Christi tecum

 

[SIA]

No offence intended and no scolding intended other that to help others understand that the Catholic Church does not condone what you suggested… and that is the Church’s opinion my friend.

It appears that you don’t care how far you drag other people away form their conscience. That is to be rebuked and rebuked strongly in MY opinion. That is part of defending the faith…even if that is defending someone elses faith.

A year and a half ago I was attending a faith only congregation and the youth minister started “recruiting” children right out from under their parents. All of the Children were active in their own churches. I defended them even though it put us at odds with the minister. Your comments are no different to me. You can worship water for all I care. But when you start promoting others to worship water I have a problem with it. It’s one thing for you to stray from Catholicism, but to try to promote doing the same to others smells like an agenda. No…I used to be one like you… I was on the other side of the fence too for a long while. I learned truth in history and early church beliefs. I learned that bible only does not work and even if that is all we had it still points to Catholicism and not bible only.

I did not consider myself Catholic for 17 years and even towards the end when we stepped away fromthe church of Christ into the faith only church to learn more at the time. But hind sight 20/20 I realized that I never stopped being Catholic. I used my Catholic conscience to recognize that abortions for even babies conceieved even from rape and incest is wrong. I used it to figure out that invetro fertilization is wrong. No once you walk away into bible only beleif, little by little you faith withers and dies to barely existing. That’s my experience whether or not it is yours. I’ve learned about many more that have been where I’ve been to discover the reality of the Catholic Church in scripture and history. You know we can’t undo our baptism just like we can’t undo being Catholic, whether you believe it or not. We are marked for life or to say it the way I understand it, our souls are indelibley marked forever.

I had no idea that Anglicans were bible only. That surprized me. I guess you/we learn something new all the time. I’d like to hear more about that from a “cradle” Anglican. You gotta give me some slack here, I don’t know you or where you’re comming from. I believe in self-preservation and always knew that we must protect ourselves from pride. No matter. I have an obligation to defend the Church when others try to impose their will on the Church. Youd opinion is as valuable as mine.

Pax Christi tecum

Thank you for your post but I must correct you. Anglicans are not Bible only. They are Scripture, Tradition and Reason in that order.

 

[vocatio]

I never asserted I knew. I was confused when you said “None of this could be supported by Scripture”. I’d actually have to care enought to hunt it down… but it’s not that important to me. Humble is my middle name. I get humiliated all the time. I live out my life liturgically making fun of myself.

 

[emeraldcoast]

Thank you all for your comments and sympathy

I want to clarify, That the Dominican Priest, was informed by my family that there will be Anglicans and Lutherans,attending the funeral Mass. The Priest did give the protocol in order to recieve holy communion to all. What was new that I heard him say was, If you truly believe that this consecrated bread and wine is truly the body and blood soul and divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ, and profess this faith, then you are welcome to recieve holy communion. Now this is not word for word, but it went along those lines. The Church was wall to wall people, and communion was distributed to all.

Now I am not agreeing or disagreeing with what the Father did. All I can remember is how Father expressed to everyone after the protocol statement,the way he said if you believe in the true presence, how you could feel the love in the church recieving communion.

Another Item I would like to mention, My brother elected me to recite the Rosary, and how all attended, followed along with the prayers and mysteries from different faiths. I recited the scriptural mysteries, for all who were not familiar with the Rosary, and I was amazed how all these Roman Catholics, Lutherans and Anglicans followed along with me in the Rosary. My sister inlaw was loved and respected by so many different people. She is missed. And these funeral services united a diversed community that just lost one of their leading citizens tragically,

Peace be with you.

This sounds like a beautiful celebration of life for your sister in law!

God Bless!

 

[Jimmy_B]

You all keep thinking that Jesus is yours alone in HIs fullness…you need to see the writing on the wall, and why so many are leaving your church…its because of attitudes like this one.

Hello thecoach,

Jesus Christ embodies all that is true, so whoever accepts the truth, accepts Jesus and those who reject the truth, reject Jesus. Christian truth is found in Catholicism. People do not reject Christ and leave the Catholic Church because of the “attitudes” of others; they do so because of their own personal reasons, because they want to reject the truth.

People love excuses and some have an excuse for everything. Christianity requires responsibility, some “leave” because they prefer darkness to light and they prefer sin to goodness and virtue.

Some leave because of their own ego and an inability or desire to become humble. Some want to have God on their terms instead of His terms. Some leave because they are confused or do not understand their own Catholic faith and so on…

There may something that causes one to make the decision to reject Catholicism but there is absolutely no valid reason or excuse to reject or abandon ones Catholic Faith, or to reject Jesus Christ.

God doesn’t ever turn His back to us and neither does His Church, we turn our back to God and His Church. Christianity requires us to surrender ourselves, “May it be done to meaccording to your word” - Luke 1:38

****Peace ****

 

[Larryk113]

ALL… I respect you so please do not see this as a slap at you, but simply a bit of befuddlement at the logic you mentioned as I have heard this quite frequently…

I agree that there will be people that may start to let it be rote, so… there are people that go to church every Sunday just because… does this mean we should only have church every so often?

I don’t know who started this logic of “it would mean less” but how can anyone deny everyone that is truly respectful of it because a few may lose interest…

It’s like saying I am not going to tell my wife I love her everyday because I don’t want it to become trite…
Sure, this may happen to some… but you can’t throw the baby out with the bath water

In Christ