Is it proper to receive Holy Communion after Divine Liturgy has ended?

[Rosemariex]

I am in the choir at our church and we sing while the church members are receiving Holy Communion. Many of the choir members receive regularly and to avoid having most of us going to receive, and hence stopping the singing, our priest gives us Holy Communion after Divine Liturgy has ended. A deacon from another church told me once that this is not the correct thing to do. Please advise. Thank you.

 

[Ghosty]

I am in the choir at our church and we sing while the church members are receiving Holy Communion. Many of the choir members receive regularly and to avoid having most of us going to receive, and hence stopping the singing, our priest gives us Holy Communion after Divine Liturgy has ended. A deacon from another church told me once that this is not the correct thing to do. Please advise. Thank you.

I don’t know if it’s wrong to do as you do or not, but our parish does something different. Rather than have the whole choir go at once, they go one by one as the rest keep singing. By the end of Communion everyone has received, and the choir has not stopped singing.

Perhaps this would be a solution to the problem?

Peace and God bless!

 

[BigDave31]

Why would you think this is not proper? Don’t priest and em bring communion to people in Rest Homes and Hospitals? I also know of a EM that brings communion home to his wife when she cannot go.

 

[maslibertad]

I dont think so…

 

[Patrick1982]

I don’t know if it’s wrong to do as you do or not, but our parish does something different. Rather than have the whole choir go at once, they go one by one as the rest keep singing. By the end of Communion everyone has received, and the choir has not stopped singing.

Perhaps this would be a solution to the problem?

Peace and God bless!

They do the same at my Church…

 

[jkarp]

I am in the choir at our church and we sing while the church members are receiving Holy Communion. Many of the choir members receive regularly and to avoid having most of us going to receive, and hence stopping the singing, our priest gives us Holy Communion after Divine Liturgy has ended. A deacon from another church told me once that this is not the correct thing to do. Please advise. Thank you.

I’m not sure if it is proper or improper but receiving outside of the liturgy does seem to eliminate one of the outward signs of the sacrament - the communion of believers, i.e. the reception of the Eucharist by the community at the time of the sacrifice.

One large choir that I sang in had several commissioned EMHCs and one would go with the rest of the ministers and administer communion to the choir either before or after they were done singing - just a thought.

 

[Patchunky]

One large choir that I sang in had several commissioned EMHCs and one would go with the rest of the ministers and administer communion to the choir either before or after they were done singing - just a thought.

Excellent idea for the Latin Rite but in the Eastern Church, we do not use EMHC’s.

In my parish, we do not have a choir and our cantor waits until after Divine Liturgy to recieve; unless there are 2 then they take turns…

 

[jkarp]

Excellent idea for the Latin Rite but in the Eastern Church, we do not use EMHC’s.

In my parish, we do not have a choir and our cantor waits until after Divine Liturgy to recieve; unless there are 2 then they take turns…

Oops, my apologies - I didn’t pay attention to what forum I was posting in.

 

[kaygee]

I don’t know if it’s wrong to do as you do or not, but our parish does something different. Rather than have the whole choir go at once, they go one by one as the rest keep singing. By the end of Communion everyone has received, and the choir has not stopped singing.

Perhaps this would be a solution to the problem?

Peace and God bless!

We do almost the same thing. Plus, most of the congregation are familiar enough with the hymn that they continue singing while half the choir is receiving. It works quite well.

 

[Diak]

I usually will wait a few minutes to consume at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy, as in addition to the choir sometimes a mother and infant were not able to receive right at Communion (my wife and son included).

Patchunky is right - in most Eastern Catholic churches the Deacon is the only other cleric to administer Holy Communion. In a parish with a deacon it is often the deacon who will administer the after-Liturgy Holy Communion since he is responsible for the consumption and the ablutions.