Eucharist on the tongue

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jazzy_987 said:
I didn’t mean in general, I meant in what I have seen and to relate to my own personal experience; what is popular in my area. I guess I should have been more specific about what.
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I hope you are aware that the reception of Communion in the hand is an indult that a country’s bishop must request.

So that means that there are many countries (including most of Latin America) where this practice has NOT been requested and is not allowed.

You would not be permitted to recieve Communion in the hand in any of those countries.

If you go to a Papal Mass(even in the US), you would not be allowed to recieve Communion in the Hand.

So if you ever plan on doing any internation travel, I would practice recieving Our Lord on the tounge.
 
I always take Communion on my tongue as do my wife and four kids. All I’m saying is that there must be a many Bishops asking for the exception because there are folks everywhere taking the Eucharist in their hand all over Asia and Europe. All three churches I attended in France (one of them was an Italian Chuch catering to Italian Tourists and expats) distributed the host onto the communicants hand.

It is interesting to me that this practice has become so pervasive.
 
Brendan said:
If you go to a Papal Mass(even in the US), you would not be allowed to recieve Communion in the Hand.
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I do not believe this to be correct? I have not had the privilege of attending a Papal Mass in the US, but I am pretty sure that in Rome Communion was administered in the hand as well as on the tongue. (Whether this may have been a misunderstanding or innovation on the part of a particular minister I could not say)

tee
 
tee_eff_em said:
I do not believe this to be correct? I have not had the privilege of attending a Papal Mass in the US, but I am pretty sure that in Rome Communion was administered in the hand as well as on the tongue. (Whether this may have been a misunderstanding or innovation on the part of a particular minister I could not say)

tee
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Both Pope John Paul II and now Pope Benedict refuse to give Communion in the Hand.
 
Coach said:
It is interesting to me that this practice has become so pervasive.
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In an age and as part of a movement the worshipped the ego, exalting the self and denying God, it should not surprise us that the devil seized this opportunity to weaken belief and devotion to God. Reception in the hand is not a problem, but it leaves more of a possibility for abuse and is not able to serve as a remedy for ignorance as effectively as the universal method, reception on the tongue. When I use the word ‘universal’ I mean that the Church has stated that for all Masses everywhere, this is the way it is done. An indult, such as reception in the hand, can never be a universal option, even if it is practiced world-wide, because it is still an exception that must be approved on a case-by-case basis.
 
I have been receiving exclusively on my tongue for many years. I also do not feel worthy to touch our Savior with my hands. In addition, I believe particles of the Sacred Host fall off into a person’s hands, which ultimately, end up on the floor - our Lord is trampled under foot.

Congratulations on coming into the One True Church!
 
BobP123 said:
[Edited by Moderator] I hope they’ll be ready with the photo ops when those same people receiving in the hand hear about the M.P. :eek:
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[Edited by Moderator] Just verifying my recollection of others around me receiving in the hand (albeit from a priest other than the Holy Father himself).

tee
 
Yes, unfortunately the catholic church has succumbed to the modern world and after vatican II things has gone from bad to worst.
Actually, the vatican II document does not say that is OK to receive in the hand but it is something the "modernist"have introduced on their own and noone in the church has challenged this problem. Instead, the vatican keeps quite towards this radical practice.
I agree when you said that you do not feel worthy to take our Lord in your hands. I feel the same way. I feel it is a sacrilege and like you I have never received him in the hand. I encourage you to continue to faithful and true to the tradition of the church and not to give in to this [Edited by Moderator] practice. Pray for priests to be more holy and less secular.
May God Bless and i’ll keep you in my prayers.
 
I rarely have the opportunity to even notice how other people are recieving. I usually drag half the neighborhood to church with me. I have lots to pray for and atone for so I try never to notice what others are doing.

My thinking is that at the mear mention of the name of my Lord ever angels knee bends and every tongue confess. I take my cues from the angels. I recieve on the tongue on my knees. I have recieved so many times with little to NO reverence and I need to make reparation for that. I offer up every mean glance and every refusal to my Lord. I am receiving my Lord and if I could receive with my face on the floor I would. I am so not woarthy! I put one of my children behind me and they make sure knowone trips over me. I try to always recieve from the priest and if he refuses, I offer that up to my Lord in atonement for my sins. Mary had to be without original sin to be able to carry him. He humbles himself to come to me. Words can never express the feelings I have. He is my Lord and he comes to me! Thankfulness just doesn’t begin to touch how I feel. Heaven and earth touch during the Mass and I want to cherish every moment. WHAT A GIFT!!!
 
dkoinzan said:
I rarely have the opportunity to even notice how other people are recieving. I usually drag half the neighborhood to church with me. I have lots to pray for and atone for so I try never to notice what others are doing.

My thinking is that at the mear mention of the name of my Lord ever angels knee bends and every tongue confess. I take my cues from the angels. I recieve on the tongue on my knees. I have recieved so many times with little to NO reverence and I need to make reparation for that. I offer up every mean glance and every refusal to my Lord. I am receiving my Lord and if I could receive with my face on the floor I would. I am so not woarthy! I put one of my children behind me and they make sure knowone trips over me. I try to always recieve from the priest and if he refuses, I offer that up to my Lord in atonement for my sins. Mary had to be without original sin to be able to carry him. He humbles himself to come to me. Words can never express the feelings I have. He is my Lord and he comes to me! Thankfulness just doesn’t begin to touch how I feel. Heaven and earth touch during the Mass and I want to cherish every moment. WHAT A GIFT!!!
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Yes it’s a tremendous gift, and yes we must receive in a spirit of thankfulness, awe, reverence and humility.

Remember though that many of our Orthodox and Eastern Catholic brothers don’t kneel or prostrate themselves at any point in the liturgy, not even when receiving Communion. And never have at any point in their history.

So a posture of standing is not at all incompatible with the very same attitudes you choose to express by kneeling.
 
LilyM said:
Yes it’s a tremendous gift, and yes we must receive in a spirit of thankfulness, awe, reverence and humility.

Remember though that many of our Orthodox and Eastern Catholic brothers don’t kneel or prostrate themselves at any point in the liturgy, not even when receiving Communion. And never have at any point in their history.

So a posture of standing is not at all incompatible with the very same attitudes you choose to express by kneeling.
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I wouldn’t know how other people in other cultures view humility. I know I am hubbled on my knees. To stand may be more humble for someone else, but it isn’t for me. I can’t drag anyone with me when I come to judgement day. I am on my own.
 
I always thought recieving communion in your hands was an American phenomenon. I travelled abroad and almost everywhere (France, Scotland, Poland, even Canada) the Host is recieved exclusively on the tongue. Even at an Anglican church during a wedding! I attend Sunday mass at my local parish regularly, but once in a while (usually when on vacation or during other engagements) I am forced to go to other churches. I normally attend mass in a different langauge, so I know there are slight differences in practice in American churches. Nonetheless, I noticed the “standards” of some churches has declined over the years. People slouch in pews, they dress as if they just got done playing ball, they chew gum, they play with cell phones. And I’m not talking about your typical bored children or young adolescents. Some grown men and women attend mass with the same demeanor as if going to the movies. Well in the churches that recieve communion in their hands, I see people stuffing the Body of Christ into the side of their cheek and chewing it with their mouths open like hard candy. It’s absolutely sickening. But I’m sure those are just unforunate examples. Regardless, I always thought recieving communion in your hands was some sort of trend or cultural difference. Like I noticed a large proportion of Latin American Catholics kiss their fingers after making the sign of the cross but it is never mentioned in any church doctrine.
 
dkoinzan said:
I wouldn’t know how other people in other cultures view humility. I know I am hubbled on my knees. To stand may be more humble for someone else, but it isn’t for me. I can’t drag anyone with me when I come to judgement day. I am on my own.
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Indeed.

The fact is, we are Roman Catholics, not Eastern Orthodox.
 
Harpazo said:
Yesterday I received the Holy Eucharist for the first time in my life at the Easter Vigil. Before Mass, I asked how to posture myself so as to NOT receive the Eucharist in my hand, but on my tongue. I was surprised that the priest, did not even recognize what I was doing when it came time for Holy Communion. I felt somewhat embarrassed, yet surprised at the same time that this isn’t practiced anymore. Personally, I don’t feel worthy enough to hold Christ’s body in my hands.

This morning at Mass, the same thing happened…

Has anyone else experienced this? If so, what did you do to try and correct it for the future? Comments and advice are greatly appreciated.

In Pax Christi
Andrew
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I keep my hands as low as possible and have them one atop the other, there is no mistaking my intention.

Trouble is, in Catholic schools they do not teach Communion on the tongue…they do not emphasize it as even an option.
 
Originally Posted by LilyM
Yes it’s a tremendous gift, and yes we must receive in a spirit of thankfulness, awe, reverence and humility.

I don’t receive in a spirit of thankfulness, awe, reverence and humility. I am thankful! I am in awe! I am reverent! I am humbled! How profound that the My Lord would even allow this communion to happen! I don’t act in the spirit of. I am profoundly in total amazement. In that moment when heaven and earth touch there is everything good and holy and I am so touched by my Lord! It is beyond words!
 
I’ve never had any problem receiving on the tongue in any church that I’ve attended–just lucky I guess.

But our bishop had a letter read at all the Masses years ago, asking all of the parishioners to cross themselves as a gesture of reverence before receiving, so that is what I always do, while the person in front of me is receiving…
 
As a child I always received on the tongue from the priest. Then I reluctantly conformed to the hand when it became the fashion. This lent I decided to go back to the tongue (I read something about Mother Teresa not believing in the hand). I also went back to receive from the priest or the deacon. Yes, I was also an EMHC. I’ve noticed that I’ve become more emotional since I’ve changed to this way of receiving. More tearful after Communion now. I don’t know why. But I’m glad I have done this. I have never had any problems with people not giving on my tongue as long as I close my hands in prayer and open my mouth after Amen.
 
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