Receive eucharist in hand?

[Dan-Man916]

Do any of the non-Latin Rite Catholic Churches employ the practice of receiving the Eucharist by hand?

Thanks

 

[Aramis]

At least one. IIRC, it’s the Armenians. Tho some Assyrian parishes do so as well, I don’t know it the Chaldeans do. (Assyrians=non-Catholic Chaldeans)

Come up, cleanse hands in smoke from the censor, receive the body, proceed to the chalice, drink from it.

 

[Dan-Man916]

Aramis,

Thanks. Has this practice been done for a long time?

 

[malphono]

I have no first-hand experience with the Armenians, but the practice, if it exists, seems not to be universal. While no rubric is specified here for the Armenian Catholics, according to this the Armenian Apostolic Church does not.

In the Armenian Church Holy Communion is distributed in the following manner. The communicant stands before the priest, makes the sign of the cross and says Megha Asdoodzo, “I have sinned against God.” The priest then places a small particle of our Lord’s Body and Blood – the bread having been dipped into the wine – directly into the mouth of the communicant. The communicant again makes the sign of the Cross and steps aside for others to approach the blessed sacrament.

 

[bcra]

as a american catholic we have been recieving eucharist in hand over 25 years. lately more are doing so because of danger of illiness like flu its a safety thing i always recieve it by hand never on my tongue

 

[bpbasilphx]

In the Byzantine Liturgy of St. James, the faithful receive the Body of Christ into their hands BY RUBRIC.

 

[Granatelli]

In the Byzantine Liturgy of St. James, the faithful receive the Body of Christ into their hands BY RUBRIC.

Where is that rubric documented? A Catholic source? We always receive via s spoon during the Liturgy of St. James.

 

[Friar_David_O.Carm]

In the Byzantine rite the Deacon receives in Body in the hand and receives that chalice from the hand of the celebrant (that is he does not take it out of the hand of the celebrant).

 

[RobNY]

I have no first-hand experience with the Armenians, but the practice, if it exists, seems not to be universal. While no rubric is specified here for the Armenian Catholics, according to this the Armenian Apostolic Church does not.

I have attended a divine liturgy for the Armenian Orthodox in Providence, Rhode Island, and the practice was as described. Father carefully intincted the host and deposited the host on the tongue. In fact, I don’t see how it could be any other way if intinction is the ordinary Armenian practice, because the intincted host simply cannot be received without profanation, except directly in the mouth.

 

[Aramis]

In the Byzantine Liturgy of St. James, the faithful receive the Body of Christ into their hands BY RUBRIC.

Which said, the DL of St. James is almost never used these days. But it is the oldest documented liturgy, dating back to the late 2nd C in recorded form.

 

[bpbasilphx]

Where is that rubric documented? A Catholic source? We always receive via s spoon during the Liturgy of St. James.

In the text of this Liturgy itself.

EVERY version of this that I’ve seen in ANY language says so.

I will also say that I’ve seen the spoon used when a Priest has celebrated this Liturgy without concelebrant or Deacon.

 

[twf]

I was under the impression that the Chaldeans by ANCIENT custom received on the hand, but if the Assyrians don’t, perhaps not? Anyone know for sure?

As a Latin I personally feel that the indult granted to many Latin national churches to receive on the hand should be removed as it appears (imo) to foster a lesser degree of reverence in many cases, but I fully acknowledge that reception of Holy Communion in this manner is not intrinsically wrong. I just wish more Catholics realized that reception on the tongue is canonically the NORM of the Latin and many Eastern Churches…

 

[pjk123]

In Syro Malabar Rite ,Eucharist is received in hand these days ,particularly Ernakulam Arch Diocese.

 

[Dan-Man916]

I was under the impression that the Chaldeans by ANCIENT custom received on the hand, but if the Assyrians don’t, perhaps not? Anyone know for sure?

As a Latin I personally feel that the indult granted to many Latin national churches to receive on the hand should be removed as it appears (imo) to foster a lesser degree of reverence in many cases, but I fully acknowledge that reception of Holy Communion in this manner is not intrinsically wrong. I just wish more Catholics realized that reception on the tongue is canonically the NORM of the Latin and many Eastern Churches…

Fair enough.

 

[jondishorn]

the physical buildings of the church have been taken over by liberals and modernists.they first hijacked the council and infected the church with false ecumenism, liberalism on documents such as religious liberty, and the true church has been reduced down to a handful who actually follow the true teachings of the catholic church.