Episcopalian Communion Service

[Panis_Angelicas]

I was once invited to give a pro-life presentation during a non-Catholic worship service. Another Catholic accompanied me.

During the service the pastor (an ex-Catholic) offered “communion” consisting of dixie cups with grape juice and crackers. He prayed loudly, fervently, and passionately that all would come to this table, and that the Lord would tear down the walls that divided His people, etc., etc., etc.

I did not partake of the crackers and grape juice.

(Being a partaker in the actual Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, how could anyone seriously participate in the dixie cup communion? What an affront to Jesus. What a mockery of His Body and Blood!)

 

[sparkle]

WHY did you stay seated in your pew? What did this accomplish? You truly missed out on God’s grace here I believe!

What is wrong with some Catholics to think that ONLY through the Catholic Church they will benefit and/or TRULY receive Christ? This is ludicrous!

Dear Ones: God will meet us in every venue. He is there–NOT only in the Catholic Church as many might think and believe. HE is at work elsewhere too, contrary to popular belief.!~~

God Be With You All~~~~

 

[GKC]

sparkle:

WHY did you stay seated in your pew? What did this accomplish? You truly missed out on God’s grace here I believe!

What is wrong with some Catholics to think that ONLY through the Catholic Church they will benefit and/or TRULY receive Christ? This is ludicrous!

Dear Ones: God will meet us in every venue. He is there–NOT only in the Catholic Church as many might think and believe. HE is at work elsewhere too, contrary to popular belief.!~~

God Be With You All~~~~

Greetings, Sparkle,

I’m Anglican, not RC, but I must disagree with you here, in a sense, and agree with my RC friends. It is a doctrine of the Church that a sacrament conveys grace, ex opere operato, but only when the proper form, matter, minister and intent are present. Anglo-Catholics agree, but as members of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, we possess the same valid orders and sacraments as do our Roman brethern, and confect, consecrate and receive the Body and Blood of Christ, per the definitions of Trent. The RCC disagrees with this, and so holds that our Mass is not valid, and grace is not conveyed. And that since our Anglican orders (per Apostolicae Curae) are not valid, receiving Christ, in the sense of the Real Presence in the sacrament, does not happen. And that to act as if all this were not so, by receiving at an Anglican service, gives an incorrect impression, at the very least. There it is, sad, but understandable.

I have no real problem with a given Church declaring the conditions under which one may receive. Certainly Anglo-Catholics do, though that is generally limited to saying those who are baptised, and confirmed by a bishop in Apostolic succession, and in a proper state, may receive. We certainly don’t expect RCs to admit us, nor to approach our altar rail, though from our standpoint, nihil obstat. RCs see it otherwise.

GKC

 

[boppysbud]

Luds just to be fair to Episcopalians they do not believe that the Holy Eucharist is symbolic or in memory only.

You are thinking of Evangelical Protestants, Episcopalians try and close the gap between Catholic and Protestant. They call the service the Holy Eucharist or Mass just like we do, they believe in the real presence without using the words substance and accidents. They reserve the blessed scarament in a tabernacle just like we do, and have Benediction with the Blessed sacrament like we do (some of us any way).

Yes there are diffferences to be sure, but they are not as huge as you seem to think.

 

[GKC]

boppysbud:

Luds just to be fair to Episcopalians they do not believe that the Holy Eucharist is symbolic or in memory only.

You are thinking of Evangelical Protestants, Episcopalians try and close the gap between Catholic and Protestant. They call the service the Holy Eucharist or Mass just like we do, they believe in the real presence without using the words substance and accidents. They reserve the blessed scarament in a tabernacle just like we do, and have Benediction with the Blessed sacrament like we do (some of us any way).

Yes there are diffferences to be sure, but they are not as huge as you seem to think.

See my post, 9 July, 0107. This is typical of an Anglo-Catholic parish. Some Anglican parishes are more evangelical, and may differ in their practice. But belief in the Real Presence is common among Anglicans.

GKC

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