Receiving the Cup is bad?

[pnewton]

Some writer made up the idea that the choice of white was traditional “from earliest ages” and symbolized purity.

FYI - White as a symbol of purity was referenced both by Isaiah and by John in Revelation.

 

[Prodigal1984]

Be careful with watching his videos.
It is easy to get sucked in and become angry. I was in this state before. He made me get angry every time Amazing Grace was played at Mass because I watched his video on that and then thought it was blasphemous to be played at a Catholic Mass. Put simply, liturgical abuses take place in a lone manner from time to time. But the fact songs like Amazing Grace are published in official Church hymnals, approved by the Bishops Conference, we can rest easy that they are not heretical.

 

[PetraG]

FYI - White as a symbol of purity was referenced both by Isaiah and by John in Revelation.

I realize that, but it didn’t have a thing to do with the color of dresses women chose to wear on their wedding days. It is not why the fashion of wearing white started. The “meaning” was tacked on after the fashion was established. It is ridiculous to say that the Church expects women (but not men) getting married to advertise to the entire world whether or not they have kept themselves sexually pure prior to marriage. (And excuse me, but that does seem to be the only serious sin prior to marriage that is of interest.) That is information the groom deserves to have. It isn’t anyone else’s business, and with the possible exception of monarchs who were concerned that their thrones would not be occupied by non-relatives because their daughters-in-law lacked the virtue of continence, it never has been.
Even baptismal garments, after all, do not advertise what the person brings to the sacrament. The color of a baptismal garment signifies what the sacrament brings to the person.

 

[Totus_tuus118]

have you got the source for this? maybe you picked him up wrong in what he said

Its optional to receive both if it is possible to receive the precious blood at Mass. However as the Church teaches either species has the fullness of Christ , His Body, blood , soul and divinity.

 

[GKMotley]

The minister of Holy Communion (whether ordinary or extraordinary) also consumes the remaining Precious Blood if there is any that has not been consumed by the faithful when all have received Holy Communion. If it is “often” the case that there is a substantial amount remaining, however, the sacristans are usually instructed not to provide so much in the future.

Yep. Same here. My SIL was employed to assist, as needed.

And, as an usher, I count the house and provide an estimate to an acolyte, as to approx. number who would be receiving.

 

[GKMotley]

If I had read this before replying above (always a good idea), I would have said that yes, that’s approximately our practice, too. The elements are not brought forward, though. The usher brings the count up, when coming for the alms basin.The slip of paper also has the prayer requests, for those to be remembered. As you might guess, Anglican practice can be variable.

 

[dochawk]

That said, the Church suppression of the common use of both species was NOT 'to flush out heretics", but to catechize the faithful against heretical teachings. That is a completely different thing.

It was a matter of that particular group of heretics refusing to receive under a single species. This was indeed meant to flush them out.

 

[Cor_ad_Cor]

@CilladeRoma @steph03
It’s in GIRM # 287 that it specifies the priest is the one who does the intinction (no one else). This seems to be part of the universal GIRM, not just a US adaptation.

 

[JimG]

In my previous parish we received from the cup (at our option) only at Easter, Christmas, and special occasions, not on normal Sundays or vigil Masses. It would have required way too many EMHC’s. At my new parish both species are offered every Sunday, but there are 14 EMHC’s, which is way too many.

 

[HomeschoolDad]

In practice, we do give only the Blood to infants until they’re old enough. We also provide the Body alone, set aside instead of added to the cup, for alcoholics, and latin hosts for those with allergies (also often used for alcoholics).

By “Latin hosts”, do you mean unleavened ones? And if so, is this ever done in Orthodox churches (i.e., those not in union with Rome)? I know they have a huge issue with unleavened bread (“azyme”), whereas we have no intrinsic problem with either leavened or unleavened. I also know (and recently learned) that even Western Rite Orthodox hosts are leavened, then flattened to resemble Western/Latin hosts before they are used for Mass, but leavened nonetheless.

 

[dochawk]

By “Latin hosts”, do you mean unleavened ones?

Yes. We keep a handful made for the RC around for this purpose.

I’d be surprised to see this done by any Orthodox, though.

I couldn’t even tell you how widespread it is among EC.