Taking the Host by hand, disturbing?

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For all my early life the Host was placed on the tongue by the Priest.

For a few years now I have seen people extend their hands and they take the Host in their hands. Then they put it in the mouth.

Why is this revolting to me? Who started this? How did this practice get spread? I do not remember the Priest one day telling us it was an option. Is it done in Rome? :rolleyes:
 
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For all my early life the Host was placed on the tongue by the Priest.

For a few years now I have seen people extend their hands and they take the Host in their hands. Then they put it in the mouth.

Why is this revolting to me? Who started this? How did this practice get spread? I do not remember the Priest one day telling us it was an option. Is it done in Rome? :rolleyes:
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Free Mason’s beleive in the Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist and have been quoted as saying they desire to see the church lose faith in the Eucharist. One of there greatest triumphs was pushing for recieving Christ in the hands! This is not to say that people who recieve Christ in their hands do not believe or are unworthy but for some it is just another step towards the disrespect & nonchalant attitude towards the host. I would also suggest it is easier to recieve the host unworthily if you are not thinking about the host.

Once again this does not apply to everyone.

God Bless!
 
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motorman:
Free Mason’s beleive in the Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist and have been quoted as saying they desire to see the church lose faith in the Eucharist. One of there greatest triumphs was pushing for recieving Christ in the hands!
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This is utter nonsense.

To say this is to be ignorate of history.

The practice of Communion in Hand is something that was done in the early Church.
 
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motorman:
Free Mason’s beleive in the Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist and have been quoted as saying they desire to see the church lose faith in the Eucharist. One of there greatest triumphs was pushing for recieving Christ in the hands! This is not to say that people who recieve Christ in their hands do not believe or are unworthy but for some it is just another step towards the disrespect & nonchalant attitude towards the host. I would also suggest it is easier to recieve the host unworthily if you are not thinking about the host.

Once again this does not apply to everyone.

God Bless!
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Freemasons also believe LUCIFER to be THE GRAND ARCHITECT OF THE UNIVERSE .I wouldnt believe anything they say. :eek: Sorry didnt mean to get off topic.
 
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For all my early life the Host was placed on the tongue by the Priest.

For a few years now I have seen people extend their hands and they take the Host in their hands. Then they put it in the mouth.

Why is this revolting to me? Who started this? How did this practice get spread? I do not remember the Priest one day telling us it was an option. Is it done in Rome? :rolleyes:
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This indult (special persmission) was granted to the diocese of the United States at Vatican II. This is not the norm in the rest of the world, and the faithful in the US are still most definitely permitted to receive on the tongue. In fact, some parishes distribute the Eucharist by intinction (dipping the host in the wine) so as to require reception on the tongue.

As to why it is revolting to you, I cannot say. When Christ established the Eucharist at the Last Supper, the Apostles would have almost certainly received in the hand. Early Christian communities received Communion in the hand as well.
 
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ByzCath:
This is utter nonsense.

To say this is to be ignorate of history.

The practice of Communion in Hand is something that was done in the early Church.
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Most definately! Jesus Blessed the bread and gave it to them.
Communion on the tongue is a tradition…small “t” which is NOT the Holy Grail.Unless your over 2000 years old then your memories are too recent to judge.
 
well i saw the subject and the replied and i couldn’t not comment, it’s avery delicate subject it’s forbiden to take the host with hands, there is no respect in this not at all! i will give an example:
if you go for a visit and you enter the house of your invitee and he invited you for a supper and you start to eat the food with your hands ignoring the etiquette by using fork and knife! how will be the reaction of your invitee towards you? is he ok with that? is he feeling confortable to see you eating by your own hands?
and after supper you leave the house without saying thank you… or good bye??
so you tell me when we are dealing with the (Body and blood) of Jesus the Son Of God, whom offering himself totally to save us so he gave us the Host as symbole of His Love, how we his son and daughters cannot feel grateful and thankful and not respect his own blood and body by taking the Host with our dirty hands??? how?? in fact before having the host we have to prepare our soul and ask forgivness from our God before having the host and opened our heart to his Mercy and thank him later for his Love without any limit!
So please don’t say history, don’t say story about the host, just be thankful and respectful each time you take it !
JG
 
Dr. Colossus:
This indult (special persmission) was granted to the diocese of the United States at Vatican II. This is not the norm in the rest of the world, and the faithful in the US are still most definitely permitted to receive on the tongue. In fact, some parishes distribute the Eucharist by intinction (dipping the host in the wine) so as to require reception on the tongue.
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My impression is that the imposition of intinction for this purpose is not permitted? (But I can’t lay hands on sources at the moment – Can anyone clarify? Thanks)

tee
 
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tee_eff_em:
My impression is that the imposition of intinction for this purpose is not permitted? (But I can’t lay hands on sources at the moment – Can anyone clarify? Thanks)

tee
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You may be right. I’ve heard of this practice in other diocese/parishes, but we don’t do it here so I’m no expert.
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tulipelb:
it’s forbiden to take the host with hands
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The Church does not teach this. Redemptionis Sacramentum, the most recent document from the Congregation for Divine Worship, states:

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92. Although each of the faithful always has the right to receive Holy Communion on the tongue, at his choice,178 if any communicant should wish to receive the Sacrament in the hand, in areas where the Bishops’ Conference with the recognitio of the Apostolic See has given permission, the sacred host is to be administered to him or her. However, special care should be taken to ensure that the host is consumed by the communicant in the presence of the minister, so that no one goes away carrying the Eucharistic species in his hand. If there is a risk of profanation, then Holy Communion should not be given in the hand to the faithful.
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tulipelb:
well i saw the subject and the replied and i couldn’t not comment, it’s avery delicate subject it’s forbiden to take the host with hands, there is no respect in this not at all! i will give an example:
if you go for a visit and you enter the house of your invitee and he invited you for a supper and you start to eat the food with your hands ignoring the etiquette by using fork and knife! how will be the reaction of your invitee towards you? is he ok with that? is he feeling confortable to see you eating by your own hands?
and after supper you leave the house without saying thank you… or good bye??
so you tell me when we are dealing with the (Body and blood) of Jesus the Son Of God, whom offering himself totally to save us so he gave us the Host as symbole of His Love, how we his son and daughters cannot feel grateful and thankful and not respect his own blood and body by taking the Host with our dirty hands??? how?? in fact before having the host we have to prepare our soul and ask forgivness from our God before having the host and opened our heart to his Mercy and thank him later for his Love without any limit!
So please don’t say history, don’t say story about the host, just be thankful and respectful each time you take it !
JG
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Jesus saw no problem with passing the bread to his disciples. He didnt say sorry you have to go wash your hands. Having dirty hands doesnt make us dirty. Its what comes out of our mouths that make us dirty. :confused:
 
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I just wanted to post one more link. And… ahem ask this question… how did communion in the tongue start? Martin Bucer may have a point… it’s meaningless to me but it’s still a point he’s trying to make.

I think the common arguement of these people to take communion in the hand is that this is how communion was 2000 years ago. Hence my question… something to think about, eh?

Now, the link I just posted may have most of the answer. I hope you enjoy reading it just as I have.
 
Warning! That link tldm.org/news2/cih.htm is to a Bayside site that promotes devotion to the condemned apparition of Our Lady of the Roses in Bayside, New York. The alleged seer, Veronica Lueken, has been ordered by her bishop to cease and desist from promoting these apparitions.

Scott
 
I do not understand why this is such a problem for some. The church allows this. If you do not agree, then receive communion on your tongue. Many of the same people who have argued against communion on hand being allowed also are opposed to some of the more “community” aspects of the liturgy (eg.-sign of peace, standing throughout communion). Then why would you pick this topic to suddenly keep track of you neighboring communicant.
 
Scott Waddell:
Warning! That link tldm.org/news2/cih.htm is to a Bayside site that promotes devotion to the condemned apparition of Our Lady of the Roses in Bayside, New York. The alleged seer, Veronica Lueken, has been ordered by her bishop to cease and desist from promoting these apparitions.

Scott
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I thought so. Nevertheless, I posted it since we’re not talking about apparitions. Anyway… I wouldn’t be concerned with that. Read the one from EWTN instead.
 
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tee_eff_em:
My impression is that the imposition of intinction for this purpose is not permitted? (But I can’t lay hands on sources at the moment – Can anyone clarify? Thanks)

tee
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As far as I know, intinction is strictly forbidden and in our diocese is a practice, which when reported, is brought to a halt.
 
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Marie:
Most definately! Jesus Blessed the bread and gave it to them.
Communion on the tongue is a tradition…small “t” which is NOT the Holy Grail.Unless your over 2000 years old then your memories are too recent to judge.
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It was certainly the practice in the early church and frankly I find it much easier in the hand and much more sanitary for the priest.
No one has ever successfully explained to me why the tongue is holier than the hand. I’m afraid I just don’t understand their objections.
 
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tulipelb:
well i saw the subject and the replied and i couldn’t not comment, it’s avery delicate subject it’s forbiden to take the host with hands
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This is simply not the truth. The Vatican has specifically allowed it.
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tulipelb:
, there is no respect in this not at all! i will give an example:
if you go for a visit and you enter the house of your invitee and he invited you for a supper and you start to eat the food with your hands ignoring the etiquette by using fork and knife!
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That is how I always eat a slice of bread or a biscuit.
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tulipelb:
how will be the reaction of your invitee towards you? is he ok with that? is he feeling confortable to see you eating by your own hands?
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Most likely, if I am eating a biscuit and my host is familiar with Emily Post.
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tulipelb:
and after supper you leave the house without saying thank you… or good bye??
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What does that have to do with Communion in the hand?
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tulipelb:
so you tell me when we are dealing with the (Body and blood) of Jesus the Son Of God, whom offering himself totally to save us so he gave us the Host as symbole of His Love, how we his son and daughters cannot feel grateful and thankful and not respect his own blood and body by taking the Host with our dirty hands???
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Then do as I do, and wash them before going to Mass. :dancing:
 
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pnewton:
I do not understand why this is such a problem for some. The church allows this. If you do not agree, then receive communion on your tongue. Many of the same people who have argued against communion on hand being allowed also are opposed to some of the more “community” aspects of the liturgy (eg.-sign of peace, standing throughout communion).** Then why would you pick this topic to suddenly keep track of you neighboring communicant./**QUOTE]

pnewton, I can truthfully tell you that **I didn’t suddenly keep track of a neighbor!! **

Have you noticed the lack of respect before, during and after the Mass as compared to just 20 years ago? The most solemn part of the Mass is Consecration and to me the actual taking of the Host.
To put Jesus in someone’s hands and they turn away , then consume the Host I think is a practice that lowers respect for what just happened. The Priest is not handing out news papers!! All this leads to more disrespect for the most glorious event on earth - The Mass.:tsktsk:
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to answer the comments towards this subject , when i said dirty hands it means that who have a clean heart his hands are cleaned even they are full of dust! ok just think deeply to understand my words! and don’t be funny with this subject…

than when Jesus gave hid disciples his blood and body by hand it doesn’t mean that we can take the host by hand, it’s not a reason to do that, and in th epast the church allowed that the host to be taken by hands because they were afraid as they were beeing cricified and they were hiding inside caves to assist mass and beeing rush to take the host and run home to not be kept…
so that time they have reason s to do that but our time it’s different so why we want to take the host by hand when finally we will put it inside our mouth? hei? can anybody tell me why?
Finally it’s a deep relation betwee us (human) and God when taking the host it’s our way to show God that the Host is SO PRECIOUS for us that without him we are nothing that without him we cannot live and support this life , that we are full gratefull to him an dthankfull each time he enter our body and clean our soul…
by the way the host stay 24 hours inside our body so it’s not allow to take the host more than onc eper day just the priest is allow because he has to do more than mass per day to accomplish the need of the church.
JG
 
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