Priest offering communion with left hand

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There’s a visiting priest from France at our parish, and he seems sincere enough, except that during communion he offers each communicant the Holy Eucharist with his left hand.

I’m thinking of confronting him (or the parish priest) about this, but I need some ammo incase they reply with, “So what?”

This is wrong, is it not?
 
Asriel said:
There’s a visiting priest from France at our parish, and he seems sincere enough, except that during communion he offers each communicant the Holy Eucharist with his left hand.

I’m thinking of confronting him (or the parish priest) about this, but I need some ammo incase they reply with, “So what?”

This is wrong, is it not?
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I am not aware of anything saying which hand the priest must use to give communion.
 
Jesus,our Lords peace be whit You.
As the ansver earlier,I don’t think there is no “rule” that would say whit what hand the priest is doing what,he is left-handed and that is no sin,as long as all is done the right way,it,to my knowledge,has any meaning witch hand he uses.
 
How do people even notice these things? I swear I must be the most unobservant person on the planet because I can’t even remember exactly how any of my priests offer communion.
 
PatrickSebast said:
How do people even notice these things? I swear I must be the most unobservant person on the planet because I can’t even remember exactly how any of my priests offer communion.
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Honestly, there are times on here that I wonder if some posters go to Mass just to find fault or something that they can work themselves into feeling offended about. 🤷
 
Asriel said:
There’s a visiting priest from France at our parish, and he seems sincere enough, except that during communion he offers each communicant the Holy Eucharist with his left hand.

I’m thinking of confronting him (or the parish priest) about this, but I need some ammo incase they reply with, “So what?”

This is wrong, is it not?
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*Is *it?
What would cause you to say so?

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Asriel said:
There’s a visiting priest from France at our parish, and he seems sincere enough, except that during communion he offers each communicant the Holy Eucharist with his left hand.

I’m thinking of confronting him (or the parish priest) about this, but I need some ammo incase they reply with, “So what?”

This is wrong, is it not?
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Why on earth would you think there is anything wrong with that?
 
He’s probably left-handed. Why would that be a problem?
 
Asriel said:
There’s a visiting priest…

This is wrong, is it not?
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As a left-handed person, id like to point out to you that ***we make up 10% of the ******population.*** Thats a significant percentage, “is it not?”

Maybe the priest wasn`t bashed across the knuckles when he was learning to write.
That ABUSE was rampant in days of old.
There were no “anti-discrimination” laws back then, mate!

When giving out the Blessed Sacrament, youd think that using the more agile hand would be more than just common sense; itd also be showing awareness of the danger of accidentallly dropping the Host, etc.

Maybe southpaws should be banned from the priesthood…
 
i dont see anything wrong with giving the host with his left hand…our new priest does it because his right hand is deformed…i would never think of reporting anyone for using their left hand…

my youngest daughter makes the cross with her left because she is left handed…i remind her to use her right when making the cross…but that is hard to do if her left hand is the dominant one
 
This is a new one to me. Most people when complaining on here it’s about not receiving communion from the priest, but now we’ve gone to a whole new level. Somebody receives from the priest, but is upset at which hand he received from.

But, if it matters at their ordination both hands of the priest are blessed by the bishop and when touching the paten and chalice both hands are used, so I can’t imagine there is any reason to suspect that one hand is only for giving out communion and the other shouldn’t be used.

ChadS
 
Asriel said:
There’s a visiting priest from France at our parish, and he seems sincere enough, except that during communion he offers each communicant the Holy Eucharist with his left hand.

I’m thinking of confronting him (or the parish priest) about this, but I need some ammo incase they reply with, “So what?”

This is wrong, is it not?
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Why would you “confront” him? That’s a very hostile word. You could ask him about it but you’d need some type of reason. I can’t think of any. He’s probably left handed. If that is the case that is the best way for him to avoid profaning the Eucharist.
 
Since the OP appears to be a trenchant satire of a certain kind of nit-picker, I shall respond in kind: “You must immediately write to your bishop!”
 
God’s peace and blessings to all.
Greetings all. I am new to this forum and this is my first post. I find this topic very interesting. As several posts have mentioned, it would appear that the priest is left-handed. In that case it would be normal and very natural for him to offer the Blessed Sacrament with his left hand since it would be his dominant hand with which he would have the most control of to not risk fumbling or dropping it. Also interesting to me is the post from the woman whose daughter is left-handed and does the Sign of the Cross with her left hand. In both cases that would seem to me to be the most natural hand for both the priest and daughter to use. I myself am right-handed, but all of my siblings (two brothers and one sister) are left-handed. So I was the “odd one” of us. I have not found anything in the Catechism regarding which hand should be used so have never thought about it even being an issue. If there is something written in the Catechism regarding this it would be good to know as my husband is on the RCIA Inquirey Team.
 
I asked my priest this question last week. I had always heard that a priest must use his right hand to bless and also to give Communion. So I asked if he could do it with his left hand instead. His reply was yes, I could. I don’t because I am right handed. But there is certainly nothing wrong with doing it with your left hand if you have to. I was only asking because I have a problem with my right hand and I was just curious if it made a difference. He said well, what if a priest only had a left hand? Good point. As long as someone is being reverent of the Blessed Sacrament, why should we care?
 
cayecallender said:
I have not found anything in the Catechism regarding which hand should be used so have never thought about it even being an issue. If there is something written in the Catechism regarding this it would be good to know as my husband is on the RCIA Inquirey Team.
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Such information would be unlikely to be found in the Catechism. The place to look is the GIRM, which, as you can see, is silent on the matter. It is indeed *not *an issue.
  1. If Communion is given only under the species of bread, the priest raises the host slightly and shows it to each, saying, Corpus Christi (The Body of Christ). The communicant replies, Amen, and receives the Sacrament either on the tongue or, where this is allowed and if the communicant so chooses, in the hand. As soon as the communicant receives the host, he or she consumes it entirely.
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If, however, Communion is given under both kinds, the rite prescribed in nos. 284-287 is followed.
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  1. If Communion from the chalice is carried out by intinction, each communicant, holding a communion-plate under the chin, approaches the priest, who holds a vessel with the sacred particles, a minister standing at his side and holding the chalice. The priest takes a host, dips it partly into the chalice and, showing it, says, Corpus et Sanguis Christi (The Body and Blood of Christ). The communicant responds, Amen, receives the Sacrament in the mouth from the priest, and then withdraws.
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As best as I can tell, God does not care which hand you cross yourself with either. I have had surgery on both elbows at different times, so I had to cross myself and place the Blessed Sacrament on my tongue with my left hand. I found it refreshingly different. It made me think a little bit more about it.
 
Just to show a little charity to the OP I’m wondering if this has come about because of the method we are required to receive communion in the hand: the host is placed in the lest hand and we then pick it up with our right one.
 
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