receiving Communion while kneeling

[Corki]

Our parish was privlidged to have Cardinal Arinze as our keynote speaker at our Lenten retreat two years ago. Prior to the retreat, he celebrated Mass in our parish.

WOW! (and WOW, again!)

 

[Brendan]

WOW! (and WOW, again!)

Next year, Cardinal Burke is coming in.

For this year, the theme was Sainthood. Our keynote speaker was Bishop Sample of the Diocese of Marquette MI speaking on his predecessor, Bishop Baraga (the ‘snowshoe bishop’)

Also speaking were the Postulators for the Causes of +Fulton Sheen, Fr. Solanus Casey and Fr. John Harden. In addition we had a Msgr from the Causes of the Saints in from Rome to speak on the process of Canonization.

We had priestly stoles from +John Paul II, +Sheen, +Baraga, Fr. Casey and Fr. Harden available for veneration.

 

[Brendan]

WOW! (and WOW, again!)

Here’s a few pics

 

[mkamoski1]

All -

FYI and FWIW, I found a nice resolution to this matter.

I discussed it with the various Priests where I regularly attend Mass.

All said that receiving while kneeling was OK with them and all said that is is good to see such.

Also, FWIW, one place where I go, a small chapel, abbey.org/ , they actually have a couple of “portable one-person kneeleers”, which they bring out right before communion, everyone approaches and receives kneeling, and since there are 2 kneelers one is receiving while the other is exiting and so the procession goes quickly. Of course, they also always offer the Precious Blood as well. It is a VERY nice service.

I just thought I would pass along the fact that this question has, at least for me, reached a happy conclusion, which came through a lot of prayer and help, and the intercession of the Virgin Mary (of course!!!) – I love you Mary!!!

HTH.

Thanks and may God bless you.

Yours in Christ,

• Mark Kamoski

 

[Marsha_Adams]

When I receive communion at my own parish, I do it kneeling by mouth. We still have our communion rail, so I and others can receive this way without causing any disruption to anyone else. THis is also true at the local Carmelite Monastery.

When I receive communion at other parishes, I receive standing on the tongue. Otherwise, if I were to just kneel in front of the priest, I might not be able to get back up, I might be lacking in charity by disrupting my fellow communicants experience of receiving, and I might be guilty of pride because I am making a spectacle of my holiness.

 

[TrueLight]

Now our parish has prei deu set up just to the side of the main aisle for those who wish to kneel for communion. When it came time to distribute Holy Communion, Cardinal Arize stationed himself behind one of the prei deu, even though our pastor had directed him to the center aisle. The end result was that if you wanted to recieve from Cardinal Arinze, you knelt at the prei dieu, if you wanted to stand, our pastor or the deacon was available in the center aisle.

Later in the retreat, he praised the use the prie dieu and quoted from Pope Benedict’s “Spirit of the Liturgy” on the benefits of kneeling.

Now granted, Cardinal Arinze was retired from the CDWDS at this point, and (like the video) these are not authentic interpretations of law like are published in Notatae, if you seek to discover that root Intent of these type of decisions, that is what you need to look at.

 

[oneGODoneCHURCH]

I receive standing on the toung. As without the rail I could not get back up. However If I could I would kneel. Now as to avoid problems I would wait to be back of line so not surpise those behind me. I would also if new to the parish or visiting arive early enough that I could speak to the Preist before hand so that he is aware and not taken by surprise.

 

[Phemie]

It would be as though (if this somehow became an issue) they clarified that the communicant is respond “Amen” to “The Body of Christ,” but he shouldn’t be denied Communion if he fails to. That doesn’t make saying Amen “optional” or “a matter of choice”; it just means it is not punishable by denying Communion.

I’ve known a priest to do exactly that.

 

[cghslp42]

:coolinoff: I think not only kneeling, but receiving tha Body of Christ in my hand has two points of view: 1) During the primitive christian community, among the members of that group (read: local church) there were some people of good will, faithful to the new “liturgy” (not jewish) and more during the roman persecution agains those groups, who used to receive the Holy Host on the hand. In Mexico, during the 20’s, when the communist gobernment persecuted catholic faithful people, there were cases where the Holy Host had to be consumed by the proper hand of lay, even children who had made their First Communion. 2) However, if I know that is not a piece of bread, but Christ Himself… I would rather prefer He gives Himself to me through the priest’s hand.:extrahappy: