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I’m glad that people receive the Body of Christ, in any way permitted by the Church.

Sorry but I don’t think you deserve a cookie for choosing one permissible way over the other permissible way, like it’s holier or better or a big achievement. Kind of sad that somebody would have that attitude if you ask me.
 
I was an EM for a bit in college. I appreciate it when people receive via hand - really don’t want their mouth cooties on my fingers.

But that’s just me, and I’ll cop to being a bit of a weirdo.
 
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I do not want to disparage communion in the hand, I understand it is permitted. But if you are really bothered by communion on the tongue, perhaps you should not be a EMOC
 
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I’m not anymore. Just sayin’ things have the potential to get awkward when you’re dealing with on-the-tongue people, so the claims to receptive superiority kinda baffle me.
 
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Jesus knows our heart. If we are receiving on the tongue for reverance it is good. If we are receiving on the tongue for show it is not good.

A while back in Toronto there was a SARS outbreak and no one in my diocese was allowed to receive on the tongue for hygene reasons until the ban was lifted. I was not aware of the ban and open my mouth. The priest said ‘Don’t touch my fingers’ and threw it in my mouth. To just have the body of Christ thrown like that hurt me. It would have been more reverant to receive in the hand
 
I had a young, soon to be, Priest, today - chuck it in there.
I didn’t mind though 😇
He was surprised … that he thought - I’d be by the hand. Again.
I’ve only received by him two or three times…he remembered me !

I have to admit, reading someone licked the palm of his hand…of the crumbs…
that doesn’t sit well with me, at a church.
Who licks the palm of their hand ? In public ?
 
Today I received communion for the first time in a very long time. The last time I received communion prior to today, there was not option. Everyone received from the Priest and received communion on the tongue.
This day, I went old school. I received from the Deacon by tongue. He did an excellent job of placing the Host on my tongue.
At our Church, we have Eucharistic Ministers who offer the Precious Blood, but I only took part in the Body of Christ today.
I was a little self conscious and unsure of myself as the only time that I have partaken in the Precious Blood many years ago when my wife and I were married. Perhaps I will take the Blood next week.
Though I know it is sufficient to take only the Host, I do want to fully participate in the Holy Communion that is offered.
 
His generation, like my mother’s, a lay person could not touch the consecrated host.

So, my mother would never receive from a EMHC.

Sometimes its just hard to change.

Jim
 
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I have to admit, reading someone licked the palm of his hand…of the crumbs…

that doesn’t sit well with me, at a church.

Who licks the palm of their hand ? In public ?
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If they were worried about leaving any of Christ’s Body on their hands, I find no fault in it.
 
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It’s quite a different experience, isn’t it? I like to receive that way too occasionally. I attended a Ukrainian Rite Mass (in union with Rome). The priest used a golden spoon to drop the Eucharist under both species in my mouth. I was a bit nervious but there was no problem due to his great skill.
 
Wow. Another communion in the hand versus “on the tongue” but disguised. Do we need another one of these threads? This is agenda topic creation.
 
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That video is wrong. The Church has authority to allow communion in the hand and it has exercised that authority. Or are you saying the Church is heretical?

And as for the video’s false claim that no saint has ever received communion in the hands, I point you to St. Faustina.
Saint Faustina’s Diary relates a time when she “was about to receive Holy Communion” and “a second Host fell onto the priest’s sleeve” (Diary, 160). Saint Faustina did not have the opportunity to tell the priest, but the second Host fell into her hands and she waited for the chance to return it to him. While she waited, she “heard these words from the Host: I desired to rest in your hands, not only in your heart. And at that moment [Faustina] saw the little Jesus” (Diary, 160).
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With respect to the late Fr. Gruner, he is not the best person to seek this advice from. A quick internet search brought mention of his suspension and denial of Pope Francis as the valid pope.

(Important note: The part being shown by Discus about always being faithful to the Faith must have to do with the site’s motto. The actual article in the link does NOT say that about Fr. Gruber.

www.catholicculture.org

Father Nicholas Gruner, suspended priest who led Fatima Crusader, dead at 72 | News Headlines

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https://www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/fr_gruner.htm

I also found mention of a video by him arguing against Pope Francis being pope. But the site I found that mention on says Pope Francis isn’t even Catholic so I will not link to that filth.

If you prefer to receive on the tongue, that’s great. And for all those that prefer communion on the tongue or feel a deeper connection by receiving that way,by all means continue. Where I get angry is when people propogate falsehoods or falsely claim one way us better than the other. It’s okay for us to have our preferences. And it would be equally wrong of me to say Communion on the hand is holier than on the tongue.
 
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Awesome. I prefer receiving on the tongue as well. I was raised that only the Priest is allowed to touch the Host.
 
I’m going to add the genuflect - in a couple more weeks.
I do think it’s a stronger sign of reverence - than the head nod.

By the way, I’m very happy about this.
I never really thought about it - till this site.
Now I feel “ clean shaven and well clothed “ by doing this.
 
The old way? The Precious Blood was generally not offered the old way, except maybe for the bride and groom on their wedding day.

Whichever way they’re doing it now will no doubt be around for a long time I’m sure. The point isn’t worth fighting about IMO.
 
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I would not say that there has been a fight. What we are having here is a lively discussion. There is nothing quite like a blessed Catholic debate. :crazy_face:
 
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