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Jocelyn
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Is it ok to take the Eucharist in my hands?
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Ghosty
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In the United States it is permitted to receive in the hands, though outside of the U.S. it’s extremely uncommon, IIRC.
If you are going to receive in the hand, I believe it’s done with the left hand cupped in the right. It’s also preferable to bow before stepping up to receive, at least that’s how I’ve seen it done.
In the church I attend, most people receive on the tongue, and that’s the way I always receive. That is the traditional way to do it, and that is the way that you will see it done in the rest of the world, and in the non-Latin Catholic Churches.
My personal advice is to receive on the tongue in the tradition manner, but that’s just my preference. What ever you do, remember that you are receiving Christ directly, and you should respect that fact.
Peace and God bless!
If you are going to receive in the hand, I believe it’s done with the left hand cupped in the right. It’s also preferable to bow before stepping up to receive, at least that’s how I’ve seen it done.
In the church I attend, most people receive on the tongue, and that’s the way I always receive. That is the traditional way to do it, and that is the way that you will see it done in the rest of the world, and in the non-Latin Catholic Churches.
My personal advice is to receive on the tongue in the tradition manner, but that’s just my preference. What ever you do, remember that you are receiving Christ directly, and you should respect that fact.
Peace and God bless!
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thistle
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Here in the Philippines its a mixture but more seem to receive it in the hands although I receive it on the tongue
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viktor_aleksndr
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i recieve it on tongue (in philippines too). But i would love to recieve it on tongue kneeling.
But in RS it is stated that you can recieve it either on hand or tongue as long as you make profound reverence before recieving it. It is applicable to all Roman Catholic Churches unless the mass is a TLM one or the priest is strict on the manner of recieving it.
But bear in mind that you cannot be denied if you recieve it on tongue kneeling.
But in RS it is stated that you can recieve it either on hand or tongue as long as you make profound reverence before recieving it. It is applicable to all Roman Catholic Churches unless the mass is a TLM one or the priest is strict on the manner of recieving it.
But bear in mind that you cannot be denied if you recieve it on tongue kneeling.
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thistle
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viktor aleksndr:
That’s true but once you are informed that you are supposed to receive it kneeling if you then in subsequent Masses continue to kneel you are then defying authority.
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Walking_Home
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With reverence, I receive on the tongue.
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AltarMan
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Actually the most traditional way would be to receive in hand as they did in the first century Church…
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asquared
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I am curious why you are asking, if you have not yet make your first holy communion, and are in a class preparing for it, you will be instructed at the proper time. Until then, watch what others do, and if you see something that concerns you, raise the question in your class. Otherwise, info from other posters is generally correct.
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Servus_Pio_XII
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Ah, but you forget, traditional does not mean dredging up things from 1,500 years ago, it means that one follows the standards of reverence as they have evolved. And, quite frankly, the US standards are not exactly the norms to be looked up to.
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OutinChgoburbs
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The info is generally correct with one exception: the dominant hand goes under, the non-dominant on top, forming a “throne”. That’s the hand with which you write and use for your fork. Lefties are not expected to test their small and gross motor skills receiving the Eucharist by using their right hand to pick up the Host. And before somebody says something (I’m a bit parnoid on this point), yes, left did at one point mean “sinister” and no, the left hand is not considered evil or sinister.
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AltarMan
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Servus Pio XII:
Closer to 2000 years ago. And who says?
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Pentecost2005
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The point being that the mere fact they did it that way in those days does not in itself recommend the action.
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Siena
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By this logic, then, we should all be attending church in a catecomb somewhere…
It is permitted to recieve in the hand (and, it’s with the hand used most infrequently on top- lefties place the right hand on top, etc)
however, I think it is more reverent to recive on the tounge. -I know where my hands have been… checking the baby’s diaper, wiping a snotty nose, etc. :bigyikes:
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AltarMan
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Do you know where the priest’s/deacon’s/EMsHC hands have been?
In any event it makes no difference to me what you belive is more reverent – the Church allows both.
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Siena
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I did state this in my post.
I also said it was my PREFERENCE.
The Priest and Decons hands are consecrated.
(I am also not fond of Extrordinary ministers of Communion- but don’t get me started there…
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Kielbasi
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If you’re a Roman Catholic in the United States, yes it is, communion in the hand is copasetic. Indeed it is the normative way to receive communion in the US, the EMHC is likely to be perplexed if you want to receive in any other fashion.
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AltarMan
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Consecrated or not, that dosen’t mean that they are necessarily any more hygenic than anyone else’s hands.I did state this in my post.
I also said it was my PREFERENCE.
The Priest and Decons hands are consecrated.
(I am also not fond of Extrordinary ministers of Communion- but don’t get me started there…
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AltarMan
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The normative way to receive Holy Communion in the USA is on one’s tongue in the Latin Rite. Holy Communion in hand is via* indult.*
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AltarMan
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Correct. The same goes for things that were commonly done 50 years ago in many cases…
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palmas85
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Hopefully very reverently.
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