receiving a blessing at communion

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ajecphotos said:
As i said before, every catholic church i have ever gone to in the UK the priest gives a blessing to anyone who comes up with arms folded at communion time.

I am sure that there are some things that priest all over the church do differently.

On priest i know, sings the whole mass!!! Is that wrong?
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It’s actually preferred that the priest sings before you have a choir.
 
ajecphotos said:
Isnt it dated 2009?

As i stated before, my local priest is a Canon lawyer for the church and never does anything that states shouldnt be done!
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You don’t need to worry. Blessings during communion are permitted where local Episcopal authority decide they can be given, as it does in England and Wales (there is even a guidance booklet explaining the rationale for it) , in Italy, (I have even seen it done in Vatican City) and in certain US Episcopal areas, and elsewhere.

The letter that keeps getting wheeled out by those who object is a private letter that has no legal standing and much of what it says is in the context of Eucharistic Ministers. Apparently the Vatican will be issuing guidance next year (ie very soon) to confirm that the current local discretion will continue to rest with Bishops for their respecitive areas.
 
liturgyluver said:
You don’t need to worry. Blessings during communion are permitted where local Episcopal authority decide they can be given, as it does in England and Wales (there is even a guidance booklet explaining the rationale for it) , in Italy, (I have even seen it done in Vatican City) and in certain US Episcopal areas, and elsewhere.

The letter that keeps getting wheeled out by those who object is a private letter that has no legal standing and much of what it says is in the context of Eucharistic Ministers. Apparently the Vatican will be issuing guidance next year (ie very soon) to confirm that the current local discretion will continue to rest with Bishops for their respecitive areas.
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I would think at this point, at the very least, it is clear that only the priest can bless during Mass. We will hear further soon, but I predict that they are going to disallow the practice.
 
Well, just spoke to my local priest and he has confirmed that it is fine to give blessings and i told him what has been said on here and he also stated what people say is not fact. The direction by the Episcopal authority has been in use for quite some time and that Eucharistic Ministers are permitted to give blessing on direction of the local priest.

He has also said that it will be wide spread by 2014 where are parishes will be able to do this without anyone complaining!

As i said before, he is a Canon Lawyer who often goes off to Rome on his work. He should know about these things.

God Bless all and Happy new year for 2013 👍
 
liturgyluver said:
You don’t need to worry. Blessings during communion are permitted where local Episcopal authority decide they can be given, as it does in England and Wales (there is even a guidance booklet explaining the rationale for it) , in Italy, (I have even seen it done in Vatican City) and in certain US Episcopal areas, and elsewhere.

The letter that keeps getting wheeled out by those who object is a private letter that has no legal standing and much of what it says is in the context of Eucharistic Ministers. Apparently the Vatican will be issuing guidance next year (ie very soon) to confirm that the current local discretion will continue to rest with Bishops for their respecitive areas.
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👍👍👍
 
ajecphotos said:
Well, just spoke to my local priest and he has confirmed that it is fine to give blessings and i told him what has been said on here and he also stated what people say is not fact. The direction by the Episcopal authority has been in use for quite some time and that Eucharistic Ministers are permitted to give blessing on direction of the local priest.

He has also said that it will be wide spread by 2014 where are parishes will be able to do this without anyone complaining!

As i said before, he is a Canon Lawyer who often goes off to Rome on his work. He should know about these things.

God Bless all and Happy new year for 2013 👍
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👍👍👍
 
ajecphotos said:
Well, just spoke to my local priest and he has confirmed that it is fine to give blessings and i told him what has been said on here and he also stated what people say is not fact. The direction by the Episcopal authority has been in use for quite some time and that Eucharistic Ministers are permitted to give blessing on direction of the local priest.

He has also said that it will be wide spread by 2014 where are parishes will be able to do this without anyone complaining!

As i said before, he is a Canon Lawyer who often goes off to Rome on his work. He should know about these things.

God Bless all and Happy new year for 2013 👍
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Only priests are able to confer blessings in the context of the Mass.
Lay people, within the context of Holy Mass, are unable to confer blessings. These blessings, rather, are the competence of the priest (cf. Ecclesia de Mysterio, Notitiae 34 (15 Aug. 1997), art. 6, § 2; can. 1169, § 2; and Roman Ritual De Benedictionibus (1985), n. 18).
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forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=543513

So like I said, at the very least, only priests are allowed to do this, and I believe that it will soon be prohibited for everyone.
 
smndtupidisaftr said:
Only priests are able to confer blessings in the context of the Mass.

forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=543513

So like I said, at the very least, only priests are allowed to do this, and I believe that it will soon be prohibited for everyone.
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so it is legall?

funny is that.there are five pages on people including yourself wasnt there? saying that it was illegal.

we will wait and see what happens…until then God bless us all.👍
 
doormouse73 said:
so it is legall?

funny is that.there are five pages on people including yourself wasnt there? saying that it was illegal.

we will wait and see what happens…until then God bless us all.👍
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Saying that it is illegal for priests? I think the letter states that the laying on of hands is not allowed at that time, and that it is not necessary because there will be a blessing not a few moments later. It’s not explicitly prohibited, but you can sense an implication that it should not be done even by priests. It seems that it won’t be long until it is explicitly prohibited by everyone.

At the very least, EMHC’s need to cut it out. The Church is very clear that they are not allowed to bless during Mass.
 
Well, i would rather listen to my local priest who is very up on matters like this.

Apparently when the pope came to visit last year lots of people went up during communion for a blessing with arms crossed.

As i said before, i am an eucharistic minister and my priest has told me to bless by saying ‘God Bless’ to those who come up with arm folded. He knows more than me.

God bless
 
ajecphotos said:
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As i said before, i am an eucharistic minister and my priest has told me to bless by saying ‘God Bless’ to those who come up with arm folded. He knows more than me.

God bless
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To be honest, i think you are confusing the issue by referring to EMHCs saying ‘God bless you’ as a blessing. It isn’t, it’s a prayer, with the ‘May’ (God bless you’. understood although unspoken.

Blessing someone would be saying ‘I bless you in the name of…’. In other words, taking on the authority to do so. EMHCs do not have the suthority to bless in tha name of the Church. They can, however, pray that someone be blessed by God, just as any parent can say over their children or any neighbour to a friend.
 
ajecphotos said:
Well, i would rather listen to my local priest who is very up on matters like this.

Apparently when the pope came to visit last year lots of people went up during communion for a blessing with arms crossed.

As i said before, i am an eucharistic minister and my priest has told me to bless by saying ‘God Bless’ to those who come up with arm folded. He knows more than me.

God bless
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You are not a Eucharistic Minister. You are an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. Only the ordained are Eucharistic Ministers.

And maybe you want to bring up what was posted earlier to the priest? See what he has to say about the documents.
 
paperwight66 said:
To be honest, i think you are confusing the issue by referring to EMHCs saying ‘God bless you’ as a blessing. It isn’t, it’s a prayer, with the ‘May’ (God bless you’. understood although unspoken.

Blessing someone would be saying ‘I bless you in the name of…’. In other words, taking on the authority to do so. EMHCs do not have the suthority to bless in tha name of the Church. They can, however, pray that someone be blessed by God, just as any parent can say over their children or any neighbour to a friend.
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That is indeed correct
 
smndtupidisaftr said:
You are not a Eucharistic Minister. You are an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. Only the ordained are Eucharistic Ministers.

And maybe you want to bring up what was posted earlier to the priest? See what he has to say about the documents.
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Well, i am and its just what the priest calls us. I know the technical term is EMHC but for ease that is what the priest calls us.
 
It may be the term that he calls you for short, but there is a substantive difference which is why the Church has a distinction in terms.
 
I agree but there you go! Just feel so privileged to be a special part of the mass
 
ajecphotos said:
I agree but there you go! Just feel so privileged to be a special part of the mass
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But remember that you have no right to it and that if there was no shortage of priest there would be no EMHC’s. Personally, I think that most churches go too far with this since you’ll usually see anywhere from 4-8 EMHC’s go up every Sunday, when just 1 or 2 would be sufficient in a situation where only one EM is present.

Every time you pray for more vocations to the priesthood you are praying for your ministry to end.
 
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