Receiving Communion

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At_Trent said:
What would H.H. do ? 🙂
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For one thing, he’d probably have everyone remain on their feet instead of kneeling after the Agnus Dei and through Communion. Wait, what’s that, the U.S. norm is different, because our bishops sought and received special permission for people to kneel at that point? Ah, then he’d probably overthrow the U.S. norm, or at least not expect anyone to follow it. Hold on, you’re telling me he hasn’t?

Hmmm… :confused:
 
MarkThompson said:
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2. Eucharisticum mysterium and GIRM 160 (editio typica) call on the bishops’ conferences to determine whether people will receive standing or kneeling. Eucharisticum mysterium says “One or the other way is to be chosen, according to the decision of the episcopal conference.” GIRM 160 says that the faithful “communicate kneeling or standing, according as the Bishops’ Conference shall have determined” (the verb being consituere, meaning to establish by authority, determine, decree). So the bishops’ conference has the authority to pick one posture, and is in fact told to pick one posture. We should believe that they intended to pick one posture.
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A very important point, directed to choose one posture, as they finally did. Notice that the faithful should willingly adopt the method chosen, that also shows the intent to not rigidly command them to do so. The text also shows that the criteria for choosing standing or kneeling is “above all the number of the faithful and the arrangement of the churches”, which is a practical matter, not that one or the other posture is better.

Eucharisticum mysterium:

"34. The Way of Receiving Communion
a) In accordance with the custom of the Church, Communion may be received by the faithful either kneeling or standing. One or the other way is to be chosen, according to the decision of the episcopal conference, bearing in mind all the circumstances, above all the number of the faithful and the arrangement of the churches. The faithful should willingly adopt the method indicated by their pastors, so that Communion may truly be a sign of the brotherly union of all those who share in the same table of the Lord."
 
Vico said:
A very important point, directed to choose one posture, as they finally did. Notice that the faithful should willingly adopt the method chosen, that also shows the intent to not rigidly command them to do so. The text also shows that the criteria for choosing standing or kneeling is “above all the number of the faithful and the arrangement of the churches”, which is a practical matter, not that one or the other posture is better.

Eucharisticum mysterium:

"34. The Way of Receiving Communion
a) In accordance with the custom of the Church, Communion may be received by the faithful either kneeling or standing. One or the other way is to be chosen, according to the decision of the episcopal conference, bearing in mind all the circumstances, above all the number of the faithful and the arrangement of the churches. The faithful should willingly adopt the method indicated by their pastors, so that Communion may truly be a sign of the brotherly union of all those who share in the same table of the Lord."
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That is true. Furthermore, that is why when it comes to the posture of the faithful, the CDWDS has come down on the side of the communicants who choose to kneel and has actually used strong language in admonishing those who insist on denying these faithful Holy Communion simply because they kneel.

There is no doubt that the CDWDS looked at every possible document when issuing its statement. However, the Congregation has consistently sided with the faithful, coming to the conclusion that while the recognitio was granted, it was descriptive and not prescriptive. That is why you don’t, in theory, see the rigid application of this particular provision.
 
georgewithfaith said:
Yesterday I attended Mass at a Church that requires kneeling to receive Communion. When the female Eucharistic Minister gave me Communion I received it on the tongue but did not say “Amen.” Instead I made no response and made the sign of the cross as I normally do at the Latin Mass I regularly attend.

The Eucharistic Minister said the “Amen” when I did not respond. Was what I did okay?
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georgewithfaith said:
Thanks for the responses. I was stubborn, I missed Latin Mass that day because of work. I should have said “Amen” and will do so in the future at a Novus Ordo Mass.
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Well, looking back I see that georgewithfaith answered his own question on the first page but this thread has gone more than 20 pages off topic and is going round in circles again 😊
 
zab said:
Well, looking back I see that georgewithfaith answered his own question on the first page but this thread has gone more than 20 pages off topic and is going round in circles again 😊
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So what do you suggest we do with our clubs and this dead horse lying around here? 😃
 
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