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Bulldog
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Tongue — I started out as Tongue when I was little then switched to hand (gasp!) and now am back on tongue though sometimes I’m afraid that my tongue is not all the way out… hmmm.
How do you receive the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Christ????
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Michael_Welter
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Always in the hand. I receive Him in the hand, then look directly at Him and say “I love you”. Then I consume Him. It’s awesome. :yup:
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mlchance
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In a way that is approved of by the Church.
– Mark L. Chance.
– Mark L. Chance.
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DJJG
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I am an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, and I receive on the tongue, whether I’m acting as an EMHC or not.
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tradconvert
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Anima Christi:
Exactly my own experience since I became a Catholic - and I also always kneel to receive - I do also only attend the traditional mass where kneeling is the only option, but I wouldn’t do it any other way given that it is the Real Presence.
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MaryAgnes
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What if … there was no other way than to receive in the hand? Then what would you do? How would you feel? … and why?
Just curious.
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tradconvert
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That is purely a hypothetical question which I don’t believe I’ll ever have to confront in reality. But of course if there was truly no alternative - then as a Catholic - I’d receive by hand. If it ever happens I’ll tell you how it feels- but don’t hold your breath - the wait might see you out!
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gez722
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Receiving on the tongue is my own personal act of reverence to Our Lord.
God Bless,
Gary
God Bless,
Gary
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timothy2
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The Biblical way:
1 Corinthians 11:23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was betrayed, took bread, 24 And giving thanks, broke and said: Take ye and eat: This is my body, which shall be delivered for you. This do for the commemoration of me. 25 In like manner also the chalice, after he had supped, saying: This chalice is the new testament in my blood. This do ye, as often as you shall drink, for the commemoration of me. 26 For as often as you shall eat this bread and drink the chalice, you shall shew the death of the Lord, until he come. 27 Therefore, whosoever shall eat this bread, or drink the chalice of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and of the blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man prove himself: and so let him eat of that bread and drink of the chalice. 29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily eateth and drinketh judgment to himself, not discerning the body of the Lord.
Partaking of the Lord’s Supper is a serious matter. I wonder if there are any here, like myself, that think the Biblical model is superior to any man made ritual.
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timothy2
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The Biblical way:
1 Corinthians 11:23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was betrayed, took bread, 24 And giving thanks, broke and said: Take ye and eat: This is my body, which shall be delivered for you. This do for the commemoration of me. 25 In like manner also the chalice, after he had supped, saying: This chalice is the new testament in my blood. This do ye, as often as you shall drink, for the commemoration of me. 26 For as often as you shall eat this bread and drink the chalice, you shall shew the death of the Lord, until he come. 27 Therefore, whosoever shall eat this bread, or drink the chalice of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and of the blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man prove himself: and so let him eat of that bread and drink of the chalice. 29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily eateth and drinketh judgment to himself, not discerning the body of the Lord.
Partaking of the Lord’s Supper is a serious matter. I wonder if there are any here, like myself, that think the Biblical model is superior to any man made ritual.
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timothy2
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Have you ever considered John’s Gospel…??
John 1:10 He (Christ) was in the world: and the world was made by him: and the world knew him not. 11 He came unto his own: and his own received him not. 12 But as many as received him, he gave them power to be made the sons of God, to them that believe in his name. 13 Who are born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
This passage was spoken before the the Lord Jesus instituted a feast of remembrance… Receiving Christ appears to be not done by participating in a ritual but by believing in Him, and the resultant once and for all, new birth. Ref: John 3:16.
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Michael_Welter
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timothy2,
Are you saying that receiving Him, as in John 1:12, is the same as eating his flesh, as in John 6?
Are you saying that receiving Him, as in John 1:12, is the same as eating his flesh, as in John 6?
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Scout
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I always receive in the hand. I don’t see why that’s such a big deal. The original apostles didn’t receive on the tongue. It’s just that somewhere along the way, someone decided that the Body of Christ was too precious to handle. I don’t know why. People touched Jesus all the time when He was on Earth, and He touched them. Personally, I find great joy and comfort being able to touch Jesus before I receive him in Holy Communion.
Please don’t misunderstand me. I’m not saying that we should in any way be disrespectful to the Host. All I’m saying is that if it was good enough for the Apostles, then it’s good enough for me.
Scout :tiphat:
Please don’t misunderstand me. I’m not saying that we should in any way be disrespectful to the Host. All I’m saying is that if it was good enough for the Apostles, then it’s good enough for me.
Scout :tiphat:
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MaryAgnes
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I agree with you Scout.
Even the words of institution say, “Take this, all of you, and eat it …” We are not babies that need to be fed–we are adults who can feed ourselves. Jesus knew what he was doing when he chose bread to be the sign under which he would be present to us–it certainly works for me.
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vitalsigns
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Hands. Switch to tongue when my hands are too sweaty. I wonder how priests feel about it … if my pastor has a preference one way or the other, I sure would like to know about it.
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Podo2005
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What’s your point?
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Podo2005
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Hands
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gez722
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Scout,
How do you know? Please correct me if I’m wrong, but I always thought that scripture was silent as to how the apostles actually received the Body of Our Lord.
God Bless,
Gary
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Scout
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According to Scripture (Luke 22:14-20). It says, “Then he took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them…”. He did the same with the cup. When we read this, we know that Jesus didn’t take the wine and place it on their tongues. He gave them the cup and they drank from it. It’s the same with the bread. He broke it and gave it to them. It doesn’t say he placed it on their tongues. He handed it to them and they ate it.
Also, you have to remember that this was the Passover Feast. When the Jews at the Passover, someone didn’t come around and place the unleavened bread on their tongues. They broke it and ate it from their hands.
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gez722
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Scout,
I’m sorry, but I don’t agree. I just read all of the synoptic passages regarding the Last Supper and it doesn’t specify how Our Lord administered His Body and Blood.
While I agree that it doesn’t say he placed it on their tongues, it also doesn’t say that “he handed it to them”.
This really wasn’t just any Passover Feast. This was a special case.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m fine with people receiving in the hand or the tongue as long as proper respect is shown. I just think that you’re trying to use Scripture to say something that it doesn’t. It really doesn’t support either argument (hand vs mouth) and I think that it’s misleading and dangerous to say that it does.
God Bless,
Gary
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