Mingling?

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Dear Catholic Answers,

I know of a priest who, during the Liturgy of the Eucharist when he drops a small piece of the Host into the Chalice, says “May this mingling of the Body and Blood of Christ bring us to everlasting life.” My concern is about the word mingling. I have never heard another priest say this during Mass before. I was under the impression that ‘mingling’ was a Lutheran concept. I may be mistaken or overreacting but I am concerned. Is it ever appropriate to use this terminology during Mass?

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YFPWest
 
This is part of the liturgy of the Eucharist. It is likely that you have not heard it anywhere else because it is supposed to be said silently by the priest.

The words are correct. “Mingling” in this instance means precisely what it sounds like – the Body and Blood, never separated sacramentally, are united physically. Why exactly would that be a Lutheran concept?
 
Thank you for your prompt response. That pretty much explains why I never heard it before. I was confused about the word ‘mingling’ because I thought that Lutherans believed that the Body and Blood of Christ mingled with the bread and wine but didn’t transubstatiate. I’m not 100% sure if this is their belief or not. Anyway, I now underdsand the context in which this word is used during the liturgy.
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YFPWest
 
Ah, I see. Lutherans do believe that the bread and wine coexist with the Body and Blood. The term I have always heard is consubstantiation. Catholicism uses the word ‘mingling’ very differently.
 
Dr. Colossus:
This is part of the liturgy of the Eucharist. It is likely that you have not heard it anywhere else because it is supposed to be said silently by the priest.
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Really???
 
Yes. It is normally said in a low voice, but is sometimes audible to the congregation.
 
See #155 and #267 of the GIRM:
  1. The priest then takes the host and breaks it over the paten. He places a small piece in the chalice, saying quietly, Haec commixtio (May the mingling). Meanwhile the Agnus Dei is sung or said by the choir and congregation (cf. above, no. 83).
  2. Then, while he says the Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) with the minister, the priest breaks the host over the paten. After the Agnus Dei, he performs the commixtion, saying quietly the Haec commixtio (May this mingling).
 
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JimG:
Yes. It is normally said in a low voice, but is sometimes audible to the congregation.
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Especially when the priest saying Mass doesn’t move far enough away from the mike or (as I’ve seen in some places I’ve visited) is wearing one.
 
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