Latin Priest taking Communion in an EC Church

[Khoria_Anna]

In our parish, if a Latin Rite priest is visiting and not concelebrating, he will enter the altar through the priest’s doors and take Communion with the Celebrant (administering to himself in the same way the Eastern priest does). If he’s comfortable with the Melkite method of distributing Communion to the people, he may help the Celebrant with that. (Remember, there is no such thing as an EMHC in the East). At least that’s what I’ve seen. . .

 

[Irish_Melkite]

(Remember, there is no such thing as an EMHC in the East).

My Melkite Sister,

Unfortunately, that’s not completely true. There is a provision in the CCEO permitting Churches sui iuris to have such and at least one Ruthenian Eparchy has one.

Many years,

Neil

 

[mgy100]

Ok, being that eastern catholics and Rome are in union, does anyone have any pics or witnessed a Latin catholic priest taking communion in an eastern catholic church?

I’m assuming union, means communion as well right?

I know several priests who are Latin rite but are assigned to Byzantine Catholic parishes. So they are Latin priests who are the pastors of Byzantine Catholic parishes. Hence, they celebrate the Liturgy there, therefore they invoke the Holy Spirit to bring the change and then indeed consume the Holy Gifts.

 

[Aramis]

What I’ve seen with my own eyes:

Non-bi-ritual priests, vested either in choir or in roman liturgical vestment, may concelebrate, or may sit in choir. In either case, they receive by coming to the altar table, and the celebrant hands them a piece of Body. They then take the cup by themselves, and drink of the Blood.

If they are not known to the celebrant, and do not have the requisite letters of introduction, I’ve seen the celebrant have them sit in choir… but communed them as above.

Visiting deacons, however, generally are communed as with the laity.

My dad, a Roman Deacon, only vests in 3 diocese… the one he’s canonically vested in (Anchorage), and his diocese of birth, Detroit, since the bishop there granted him faculties while visiting family, and Rome. When he comes to St. Nicholas, he receives as a layman would.

And the pastors HAVE been aware he’s a deacon.

As to EMHC’s: I’ve NEVER seen one in the Ruthenian church. I have seen a Deacon administer Holy Communion. I know that Ruthenian Particular law allows them, but restricts them. Then again, the few parishes I’ve been to didn’t need them. The few times St. Nicholas hits enough people to justify a second MHC, we usually have concelebrants enough.

 

[grandfather]

It is no different for Latin Catholic priests. They may concelebrate the liturgy and with permission they may even celebrate it.

Do you have a reference to confirm this. EWTN website had a q&a page that confrimed this, but do you know of a document that says priests of different rites may concelebrate without permission from the ordinary.

 

[ASimpleSinner]

Do you have a reference to confirm this. EWTN website had a q&a page that confrimed this, but do you know of a document that says priests of different rites may concelebrate without permission from the ordinary.

I am afraid I don’t.

I will ask our pastor. It is a common occurence at our parish, as we frequently have Latin priest visitors from a local seminary, as well as friends & students of the pastor (he instructs in iconography). The priest serving the Maronite mission has joined us as well…

 

[Woodstock]

Do you have a reference to confirm this. EWTN website had a q&a page that confrimed this, but do you know of a document that says priests of different rites may concelebrate without permission from the ordinary.

I saw it somewhere the other day. I can’t remember what I was reading. The GIRM, maybe? Canon law more likely.

Can. 908 allows it by elimination: Catholic priests are forbidden to concelebrate the Eucharist with priests or ministers of Churches or ecclesial communities which do not have full communion with the Catholic Church.

While Canon 701 of the Eastern Code specifically allows it: A concelebration between bishops and presbyters of different Churches sui iuris for a just cause, especially that of fostering charity, and for the sake of manifesting unity between the Churches, can be done with the permission of the eparchial bishop, while observing all the prescriptions of the liturgical books of the principal celebrant, having removed any liturgical syncretism and wearing the appropriate vestments and insignia of his own Church sui iuris.

I had read something else, though. I’ll ask what it could have been.

 

[grandfather]

I saw it somewhere the other day. I can’t remember what I was reading. The GIRM, maybe? Canon law more likely.

Can. 908 allows it by elimination: Catholic priests are forbidden to concelebrate the Eucharist with priests or ministers of Churches or ecclesial communities which do not have full communion with the Catholic Church.

I had read something else, though. I’ll ask what it could have been.

thank you!

 

[Woodstock]

I just realized you asked without permission of the local ordinary. I have only read it may be done with the permission of the ordinary of the principal celebrant. I haven’t studied this, but I personally have not seen anything which allows without the ordinary’s permission.