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GULaw
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Just came from Mass at a small chapel, and a couple red flags went up - as a convert, I am no expert in canon law, but I think I know my stuff well enough to detect problems. I’d appreciate verification from someone with a bit more knowledge:
Three things:
-The priest directed the small number in attendance to stand around the alter during consecration.
-Profession of faith was omitted.
-After offering the Lord’s body to the first person in line, the priest then signalled toward the Precious Blood, still on the alter, and the congregants self-administered. One person, at least, self-intincted.
Is it just me, or is all of the above a bit out of line? I couldn’t, in good conscience, recieve the Blood of Christ without the positive affirmation of “Amen” to go along with it, and although the priest is not directly responsible for the self-intinction, I feel he had a responsibility to the Eucharist to prevent it.
Second major question: What, if anything, do I do about it?
Three things:
-The priest directed the small number in attendance to stand around the alter during consecration.
-Profession of faith was omitted.
-After offering the Lord’s body to the first person in line, the priest then signalled toward the Precious Blood, still on the alter, and the congregants self-administered. One person, at least, self-intincted.
Is it just me, or is all of the above a bit out of line? I couldn’t, in good conscience, recieve the Blood of Christ without the positive affirmation of “Amen” to go along with it, and although the priest is not directly responsible for the self-intinction, I feel he had a responsibility to the Eucharist to prevent it.
Second major question: What, if anything, do I do about it?
