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I don’t have any pics, but some Latin priests are bi-ritual and thus partake of the Eucharist when they say the Divine Liturgy. I have a Byzantine priest friend who is also bi-ritual. Yes, we are in communion with each other and can receive the Eucharist in each other’s churches, and that includes the clergy.
I know that bi-ritual priests exists. I’m more interested in an actual Latin rite priest taking communion in an Eastern Catholic church.
Thank you. I was going to make the same point. It may seem like a trivial distinction, but it is actually a rather big one.
b_just explained it perfectly “receive the Eucharist” It’s an indication of the heart. We receive gifts and accept them graciously. In the Mass we present ourselves to receive; not to take. "
I always thought there was an active participation. St. Paul tells us: “The chalice of blessing, which we bless, is it not a participation “communion” in the Italian text] in the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is but one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread”. The word “partake” seems to convey this active participation. I understand that “take” would not be correct.
Great verse! (1 Corinthians 10:16) I like how “partake” ties into Peters words also:
Partake is a good word
Yes, union means communion.
I don’t have photographs of it, but we had it two weeks ago at my parish…
The question asked was whether Latin presbyters could receive the Mystery of the Eucharist at a Divine Liturgy served in an Eastern Catholic church - not about concelebration or bi-ritual faculties.
In the Eastern Churches, it would not be uncommon for other Eastern Catholic priests present and not celebrating to go to the altar to be communed. In the case of Latin priests, I have seen them do so on occasion, but generally only when the Latin priest was someone known to the celebrant. Since the most common instances of such occur when there are large numbers of non-celebrating clergy present (as in the instances I described above), it is not always practical to do so.
Whenever a Patriarch or Major Archbishop of an Eastern Church sui ierus is elected, he must go to Rome and extend the Body and Blood of Christ to the Roman Pontiff. The Pope then extends the same to him as well and communion is maintained/restored.
You are mistaking the request for grant of communion (essentially requesting reaffirmation/renewed acknowledgement of the fact that there is communio in sacris between the Churches) for the physical act of communing.