How do your children receive Eucharist in RCC?

[GaryTaylor]

We’re reverting from Orthodoxy to Catholicism (Latin Rite since I was born and raised Latin Rite). It looks like my husband and daughter will be considered Eastern Rite canonically. It doesn’t appear to be an issue for her to receive communion in the latin rite church but I’m concerned about how that will work. She’s 3 and I don’t know if she handle a host.

When those of you who are Eastern Rite travel to latin Rite churches, how do your children receive communion? (not meaning to get into a discussion about priests who are ignorant of your child’s right to receive. I mean do they receive the host or the wine? maybe the priest breaks up the host a little bit?)

I was wondering how Communion has worked out in the past for your 3-yo in the Eastern Rite? I mean to say has receiving Communion been difficult for the child? I hope its an easy transition for you in this area.

 

[Aramis]

I’m going to admit that after being an Orthodox Christian, I’m not sure I really want my child receiving from someone who isn’t a priest/deacon.

whilst that is good reason, it’s not sufficient reason.

The Church, even the orthodox church, has had occasions where the Eucharist has been administered by lesser clerics - subdeacons, even acolytes and laymen - as an oikonomia.

Rome has said that this can be extended more… and the Roman Rite people embraced this. The only time it might be an abuse in itself is when an able bodied priest or deacon is present and is not serving as a minister of holy communion.

 

[Crescentinus]

Roman tradition provides for the use of a spoon or tube.
And yes, a priest may fraction a host into smaller pieces if needed.

Wait.
So the liturgical spoon can be used under this type of circumstance? o:

 

[Vico]

Wait.
So the liturgical spoon can be used under this type of circumstance? o:

General Instruction of the Roman Missal (Third Typical Edition) Ammended

1. The Blood of the Lord may be received either by drinking from the chalice directly, or by intinction, or by means of a tube or a spoon.

I read this same item 245 in the USCCB (2003), England and Wales (2005), Australian (2007), and Canadian (2008) versions.

I found this in the old 1975 version of GIRM, which no longer appears.

** 4. Rite Of Communion Under Both Kinds Using A Spoon

** 251. If a deacon, another assisting priest, or an acolyte is present, he holds the chalice and, saying: “The blood of Christ,” ministers the blood of the Lord with a spoon to the individual communicants, who hold the plate beneath their chin. He is to take care that the spoon does not touch the lips or tongue of the communicants.

 

[Aramis]

Wait.
So the liturgical spoon can be used under this type of circumstance? o:

Indeed. The tube was the preferred non-intinction method historically, tho’. Used as if an eyedropper or pipette. the tube is dipped in, the end capped with the thumb, and then removed while over the communicant’s mouth. (Just like kids often do with straws.)

 

[docnerves]

We’re reverting from Orthodoxy to Catholicism (Latin Rite since I was born and raised Latin Rite). It looks like my husband and daughter will be considered Eastern Rite canonically. It doesn’t appear to be an issue for her to receive communion in the latin rite church but I’m concerned about how that will work. She’s 3 and I don’t know if she handle a host.

When those of you who are Eastern Rite travel to latin Rite churches, how do your children receive communion? (not meaning to get into a discussion about priests who are ignorant of your child’s right to receive. I mean do they receive the host or the wine? maybe the priest breaks up the host a little bit?)

God’s Day: My wife and I are a “mixed marriage” (lol) she being a Latin Rite and myself a Ukrainian Byzantine Rite and this is what we have done. We have kids ranging from 20 months to 16 years of age and on occasion due to scheduling conflicts we will attend the local RC.
The kids that are anywhere near the age of reason obviously receive and most of the time we have had to explain to Fr. or the Eucharistic Minister that we’re Byzantine… that doesn’t always work (quite frankly, it upsets me at the local parish level but I was even more upset at the National Cathedral in Washington DC last year) but that is another story.
We will generally speak with Fr. before so as not cause his a headache because we all know someone is going to start stuff with him. We explain it and simply offer that if there is any cause for concern, we will refrain out of respect.
Our 20 month old, well as much as it pains me, we don’t even try. My 4 year old, well, she is not quite sure about it… she receives routinely in the BC but she is not real sure about the whole thing in the RC so we don’t push it.
When the children receive, they usually receive the Body of Our Lord and rerun to the pews.
My children get catechesis from the local RC and then come home and get it from me… poor kids… but this way they understand both and how they compliment one another.
All their teachers know and are quick to point out some of these things in a good way as we have always invited all of them to our Parish for Divine Liturgy so that they too can experience the beauty of the “Other Lung.”
It still blows the teachers away that the kids know all their prayers in advance of their counterparts and that they know them in 3 different languages… Ukrainian, Cuban and English…
MIR+

 

[ByzCathCantor]

The kids that are anywhere near the age of reason obviously receive and most of the time we have had to explain to Fr. or the Eucharistic Minister that we’re Byzantine… that doesn’t always work (quite frankly, it upsets me at the local parish level but I was even more upset at the National Cathedral in Washington DC last year) but that is another story.

That’s funny. Next time you could give them a tour of the Crypt Church below, and the Byzantine-Ruthenian Chapel.

http://www.kintera.org/atf/cf/{3B17C6B3-18AB-4C42-BFF7-C6F9BCE8CAC6}/crypt32_1.jpg

 

[5Loaves]

When I started the car to drive home from work this afternoon on the radio Patrick Madrid on “Right Here, Right Now” was explaining to a caller about infant communion in ECCs and Orthodox Churches.

 

[Ignatius]

We’re reverting from Orthodoxy to Catholicism (Latin Rite since I was born and raised Latin Rite). It looks like my husband and daughter will be considered Eastern Rite canonically. It doesn’t appear to be an issue for her to receive communion in the latin rite church but I’m concerned about how that will work. She’s 3 and I don’t know if she handle a host.

When those of you who are Eastern Rite travel to latin Rite churches, how do your children receive communion? (not meaning to get into a discussion about priests who are ignorant of your child’s right to receive. I mean do they receive the host or the wine? maybe the priest breaks up the host a little bit?)

Talk to the priest and let him know that she’s had First Communion. A three year old should receive on the tongue only and not handle the host.