Intincted Host for priest and deacons only?

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i saw a nun went to communion and when he is to take the Precious Host instead of recieving the host she take a host from the chalice. and put it in a small container (dont know that name of container made of brass). is it allowed for a nun to take a host inside the chalice?

does the extraordinary ministers allowed to give a intincted host to the faithful?

(“Why would people not accept intinction? You [the priest] take the Body of Christ and just dip in the Precious Blood and give it to the person on the tongue. But the ministers must be priests or deacons, if they want that.”
-cardinal arinze)
 
Viktor,

Only a priest can take communion themselves (I am not sure about deacons). Even the EMHC are to have Communion given to them by the priest or deacon. What that nun did was to self-communicate and it is not allowed.

What the Cardinal meant was that only priests and deacons can give out Communion by intinction but it can be given to anyone who goes to communion. There is a parish near me that uses intinction for all of the daily Masses since this allows Father to disctibute Communion under both species without needing a EMHC.
 
viktor aleksndr:
i saw a nun went to communion and when he is to take the Precious Host instead of recieving the host she take a host from the chalice. and put it in a small container (dont know that name of container made of brass). is it allowed for a nun to take a host inside the chalice?

does the extraordinary ministers allowed to give a intincted host to the faithful?

(“Why would people not accept intinction? You [the priest] take the Body of Christ and just dip in the Precious Blood and give it to the person on the tongue. But the ministers must be priests or deacons, if they want that.”
-cardinal arinze)
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It sounds as if that nun placed the Blessed Sacrament in a pyx.
 
In the revised instructions given last year, it was made clear that not even the deacon is to self communicate. In the old days, the deacon, who is the minister of the cup, would self-communicate the Precious Blood. This is no longer allowed. The priest must give the Host and Precious to the deacon. The only time our pastor uses an intincted Host is when he is sick with a sore throat.
 
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It sounds as if that nun placed the Blessed Sacrament in a pyx.
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Yes. It’s quite possible viktor saw her put the host into a pyx, which is a container for carrying holy communion to the sick or homebound.
 
yes that is a pyx. i just forget the name. if the nun would want to keep a consecrated Host i think it is allowed if that Host will be given to a sickperson (in this case maybe a nun). but gettin it by herself in the chalice even he fall in line for the communion is not right.
 
I suspect she probably has permission from the pastor. Placing a host in the pyx is not the same as self-communicating.
 
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kmktexas:
What the Cardinal meant was that only priests and deacons can give out Communion by intinction but it can be given to anyone who goes to communion.
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This has me concerned, because at my parish all the communion is given by intinction, including that given by the EM’s. My priest explained at one time that this is because we live in a large hospital district and infectious disease is a concern (hence eliminating the use of the chalice by parishoners), but is it then a liturgical abuse that the laity are giving the Eucharist by intinction? 😦
 
I just read up on the GIRM. It does say that you can not self communicate by intinction, but it does not specifically say that only priests and cardinals can intinct the Host. The idea here is self communication which happens if you intinct the Host yourself. The EMHC can perform intinction.
 
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joshua1:
I just read up on the GIRM. It does say that you can not self communicate by intinction, but it does not specifically say that only priests and cardinals can intinct the Host. The idea here is self communication which happens if you intinct the Host yourself. The EMHC can perform intinction.
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Yes! The EMHC can intinct the host and place it on your tongue. You cannot dip the host yourself. Glad we got that straightened out! Thanks, Joshua.
 
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joshua1:
I just read up on the GIRM. It does say that you can not self communicate by intinction, but it does not specifically say that only priests and cardinals can intinct the Host. The idea here is self communication which happens if you intinct the Host yourself. The EMHC can perform intinction.
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Oh good!! Thanks for clearing this up. 👍
 
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joshua1:
I just read up on the GIRM. It does say that you can not self communicate by intinction, but it does not specifically say that only priests and cardinals can intinct the Host. The idea here is self communication which happens if you intinct the Host yourself. The EMHC can perform intinction.
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sounds contradicting to what Cardinal Arinze stated.
 
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