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melinda_s
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hi i will be attending my first latin mass this sunday i’ve been told that you have to receive on the tongue but i’m not sure how to? thanks
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Brendan
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Open your mouth wide, stick your tounge out slightly past your lips and wait.
The priest will place the Host on your tounge, so you don’t need to do anything to try and ‘help’.
Once the priest has moved his hand away, pull your tounge back in and close your mouth.
Also, the priest will say “Amen” for you so you don’t need to try and verbally say it, rather, give internal consent.
The priest will place the Host on your tounge, so you don’t need to do anything to try and ‘help’.
Once the priest has moved his hand away, pull your tounge back in and close your mouth.
Also, the priest will say “Amen” for you so you don’t need to try and verbally say it, rather, give internal consent.
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sarahraegraham
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It will come naturally after the first couple of times. I was very much against it for years because I was so nervous that the host would fall. 
But once I started doing it, I will seriously NEVER receive in the hand again. 
But once I started doing it, I will seriously NEVER receive in the hand again.
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preV2tradcath
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This is good advise. If it is a Traditional Latin Mass, don’t forget that besides receiving on the tongue, it is customary to kneel, not stand. At most TLMs the server places a paten under your chin while you receive. That should catch the host if it drops. Good luck.
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JPUSC
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You do this: 
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Mimi
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I always say “amen” first, then open my mouth.
Happy Easter!
He is Risen – He is Risen Indeed!
Mimi
Happy Easter!
He is Risen – He is Risen Indeed!
Mimi
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melinda_s
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thanks everyone i think i’ll do okay now
i just checked the bulletein and it is a traditional latin mass
just curious what’s the difference?
i just checked the bulletein and it is a traditional latin mass
just curious what’s the difference?
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zab
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Along with the good advice above, it helps to tilt your head back slightly (now bow forward).
I have not been to a Latin Mass in decades, but I thought the priest would only says “Amen” if you don’t before receiving.
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WhollyRoamin
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The term “Latin Mass” is not a very functional term, but people use it anyway.
The Catholic Mass that most people know was written and put into use in 1969/1970. This “version” of the Mass is referred to as the “Novus Ordo Missae” (New Order of the Mass) or less accurately as the “Pauline Mass” since it came into existience under Pope Paul VI. This version of the Mass has been translated into the vernacular languages of the world for its use (translated wrongly and poorly IMHO, but that’s beside the point).
The Traditional Latin Mass (often abbreviated as the TLM) is an older form of the Mass that began to develop in the 6th Century under Pope St. Gregory the Great, but was put into its modern form in the 16th Century at the Council of Trent (giving its other name, the “Tridentine Mass”). There have been minor tweaks to the Mass over the years-- the last significant modifications were in the year 1962-- and the '62 Missal is the worldwide standard for how a Traditional Latin Mass is offered.
There are a number of differences between the Mass that you know (also called the “Ordinary Form”. Tired of the numerous names yet?) and the TLM (also called the “Extraordinary Form”), but other threads cover those differences well. But a TLM has different sets of prayers, sets of readings, types of music, and other differences. In truth, if you just go one time, you’ll probably feel overwhelmed and out-of-place and never want to go again. If you go two times in a row, you’ll feel confused and rushed-- I felt very lonely on my second trip to the TLM and never wanted to go again. If you go three Sundays in a row, you may never want to go back to the Novus Ordo Mass again.
The difference is not the language of the Mass. Actually, the language thing is kind of the least important part of the Mass-- though it’s probably what has protected that version of the Mass from going astray. It’s a different sense of spirituality and a real connection with the history and tradition of the Church. Go. Drink it in. But go at least 3 times in a row to understand the Mass.
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Chatter163
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Boy, will you ever find out soon!
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Catholic1954
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Bring a hat! 
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Ockham
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I recommend getting a missal or at least downloading the Mass. Spend some time reading it and researching the different elements. Once you know the history and scriptural basis for the TLM, the NO may seem trite. If you can get a missal then following along becomes invigorating.Go. Drink it in. But go at least 3 times in a row to understand the Mass.
Receiving on the tongue was ackward for me at first but after a few times and researching the reasons why it is the proper way I won’t receive in-hand again.
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WhollyRoamin
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I agree in general, but the first couple times that a person worships at the TLM, they spend more time flipping through the missal trying to figure out where they are in the Mass than they do paying attention to the Mass. Owning a '62 missal has really been edifying to me, but it was a totally distracting waste for the first few times I attended the EF. It wasn’t until I forgot my missal and had to go it alone at Mass that I really watched the Mass for the first time.
Agreed!
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passivesquid
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im glad this thread came up cuz ive got a question about receiving. once you have it in your mouth, do you chew? i usually just crush it againt the top of my mouth and let it dissolve adn then swallow it. i heard somehwere that your not supposed to let it touch your teeth, but it could very well be wrong, as i dont even recall were i haerd it.
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WhollyRoamin
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Good question.
A poster on Fr. Z’s blog (wdtprs.com/blog/2009/03/poll-to-chew-or-not-to-chew/) has the best answer:
In truth, there’s no hard-and-fast answer on this subject. Some people tell you not to chew because they fear that particles of the host will get caught in your teeth and it risks profination. Maybe there’s some merit to their argument, but seems to be mitigated by Jesus’ own words. In any matter, it is best to consume the Blessed Sacrament with deliberate care; either chewing or letting it kind of dissolve is acceptable if you are doing it with pious love for the Lord.
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RUINATION_IPA
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At the TLM you don’t say ‘amen.’ The little red ecclesia Dei missalettes have that in the side instructions.
The Priest says:
*Corpus Domini nostri Iesu Christi custodiat animam tuam in vitam aeternam. Amen. *
“The Body of our Lord Jesus Christ preserve thy soul unto life everlasting. Amen.”
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