Is Communion in the Hand Allowed EVERYWHERE?

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NB: I hope that this thread will not degenerate into discussion of the wisdom of this practice – Only its implementation. (For what it is worth)

Inspired by my own ignorance on [post=4294012]another thread[/post], noting that Church documents dealing with the reception of Communion that I am familiar with are generally couched in terms similar to *“On the tongue or, in those areas where it is approved, in the hand” *I ask:

Are there areas where the indult for Communion in the hand is not in force? :confused:

While some valid answers might be *“directly in front of the Holy Father at recent liturgies” *or “in some specific parish”, I would be more keen to learn if there are any dioceses or whole episcopal conferences where the indult is not in force. (For instance, as I mention on that other thread, many web pages state that the conference in the Philippines previously aloowed it, but then rescinded the practice, but one of the correspondents avers that is not so)

Thanks. :tiphat:
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tee_eff_em said:
NB: I hope that this thread will not degenerate into discussion of the wisdom of this practice – Only its implementation. (For what it is worth)

Inspired by my own ignorance on [post=4294012]another thread[/post], noting that Church documents dealing with the reception of Communion that I am familiar with are generally couched in terms similar to "On the tongue or, in those areas where it is approved, in the hand" I ask:

Are there areas where the indult for Communion in the hand is not in force? :confused:

While some valid answers might be *“directly in front of the Holy Father at recent liturgies” *or “in some specific parish”, I would be more keen to learn if there are any dioceses or whole episcopal conferences where the indult is not in force. (For instance, as I mention on that other thread, many web pages state that the conference in the Philippines previously aloowed it, but then rescinded the practice, but one of the correspondents avers that is not so)

Thanks. :tiphat:
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I believe the Archbishop of Lima Peru no longer allows communion in the hand.

Also – if I remember right – puzzleannie stated communion in the hand had been withdrawn from a basilica in her area. Don’t know if this is still the case.
 
Yes there are places where it is not allowed, more than a few actually.
 
tee_eff_em said:
NB: I hope that this thread will not degenerate into discussion of the wisdom of this practice – Only its implementation. (For what it is worth)

Inspired by my own ignorance on [post=4294012]another thread[/post], noting that Church documents dealing with the reception of Communion that I am familiar with are generally couched in terms similar to "On the tongue or, in those areas where it is approved, in the hand" I ask:

Are there areas where the indult for Communion in the hand is not in force? :confused:

While some valid answers might be *“directly in front of the Holy Father at recent liturgies” *or “in some specific parish”, I would be more keen to learn if there are any dioceses or whole episcopal conferences where the indult is not in force. (For instance, as I mention on that other thread, many web pages state that the conference in the Philippines previously aloowed it, but then rescinded the practice, but one of the correspondents avers that is not so)

Thanks. :tiphat:
tee
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"There is an apostolic letter on the existence of a special valid permission for this [Communion in the hand]. But I tell you that I am not in favor of this practice, nor do I recommend it." His Holiness Pope John Paul II

**“Wherever I go in the whole world, the thing that makes me the saddest is watching people receive Communion in the hand.”–**I]When Mother Teresa of Calcutta was asked by Fr. Rutler, “What do you think is the worst problem in the world today?”
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"Behind Communion in the hand—I wish to repeat and make as plain as I can—is a weakening, a conscious, deliberate weakening of faith in the Real Presence… Whatever you can do to stop Communion in the hand will be blessed by God.”
  • Fr. Hardon,**
 
I am not an advocate of Communion in the hand, but in the interest of truth, Mother Teresa never said that. According to James J. Drummey in “Catholic Answers 2” (C.R. Publications, copyright 2003, pg. 286), Fr. Rutler is quoted as saying:

"Several years ago I was misquoted in the press as having said that Mother Teresa opposed Communion in the hand. Mother said it made her sad to see people receive Communion irreverently, and she herself receives on the tongue, but she does not question the Church’s permission for receiving in the hand. Whether on the tongue or in the hand is not the issue: the matter concerns the disposition of the heart.

Mother Teresa was so concerned that anyone might think her critical of Communion in the hand that she asked me to correct this immediately. You can oblige her by doing the same."
 
bluerose said:
I am not an advocate of Communion in the hand, but in the interest of truth, Mother Teresa never said that. According to James J. Drummey in “Catholic Answers 2” (C.R. Publications, copyright 2003, pg. 286), Fr. Rutler is quoted as saying:

"Several years ago I was misquoted in the press as having said that Mother Teresa opposed Communion in the hand. Mother said it made her sad to see people receive Communion irreverently, and she herself receives on the tongue, but she does not question the Church’s permission for receiving in the hand. Whether on the tongue or in the hand is not the issue: the matter concerns the disposition of the heart.

Mother Teresa was so concerned that anyone might think her critical of Communion in the hand that she asked me to correct this immediately. You can oblige her by doing the same."
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Thank you for pointing that out. The number of people who keep that false quotation alive is appalling…
 
bluerose said:
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This is the position taken by all of the great saints that I have read about.

Read some of the readings of St. Therese, St. Pio, etc. When given an order by their religious superior they followed it. If the church allowed or did not allow something they did not question it.

Sometimes people (and I am very guilty of this too) get into the habit of “monday morning quaterbacking” every decision made in their Parish or Archdiocese. We cause ourselves a lot of heartache that way. Better to be obedient, and unite any sufferings we may because of it with the Jesus’s sufferings.
 
tee_eff_em said:
Are there areas where the indult for Communion in the hand is not in force? :confused:

Thanks. :tiphat:
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Minor point:

The indult in only “in force” if a diocese has requested it and been granted the indult. 🙂 Many diocese never requested it.

All of the diocese in Colombia have not requested the indult. Most of Mexico has not either.

We live in an area where many families go back and forth to Mexico regularly. The lack of an indult in Mexico is one of the reasons we insist on teaching all the CCE kids how to receive on the tongue (and on the hand too, it they want).
 
palmas85 said:
Yes there are places where it is not allowed, more than a few actually.
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Specifically, it is easier to say where it is allowed to receive in the hand: North America and Europe specifically have permissions, as do most of the Asian English speakers.
 
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