Taking the Host by hand, disturbing?

[katolik]

Kielbasi:

The standing and receiving in the hand are related, particularly with PT EM’s distributing it would be very hard for a layperson who does it only a few minutes a week to give communion on the tongue to persons of all different heights while standing. “In the hand” makes the communion rite go smoother , considering all the factors.

Except for older persons, particularly those with Parkinson’s or other spasticities, almost everyone receives in the hand.

The practicalities of the current rite, personnel and furniture set up (no communion rails) almost dictate it.

Communion in the hand takes longer than communion kneeling. I can attest to this from experience.

One can receive the Holy Eucharist kneeling without an altar rail. How did the soldiers during WW2 do it? Or is it just to tough to kneel for us moderns?

 

[ThornGenX]

I joined the Roman Catholic Church as a convert via RCIA in the early 90s. The only way I have received communion has been by hand. Though I see nothing wrong with it, I watch this thread for (name removed by moderator)ut.

 

[Catholic_Heart]

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, I heard this woman on the radio YEARS ago. I thought she was nuts then.

Scott

 

[Kielbasi]

Communion in the hand takes longer than communion kneeling. I can attest to this from experience.

For a trained priest, you’re probably right. But for a lay EM, communion in the hand while standing requires less manual dexterity and coordination. And probably less time.

 

[Kevin_Walker]

Yes. It is tough to get used to. I always feel there is something not quite right when I see it in my hand, and I instinctively beg for forgiveness.

 

[4_marks]

Exporter:

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?

You must have been born before the mid to late 1960’s. For as long as I can remember, I have received the Host in my hand and then placed it in my mouth. Either way, received in hand and then placed in the mouth or placed on one’s tongue is acceptable.

Do you chew the host after you have received it? I prefer not to chew it, but it is permissible to do so.

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[Swiss_Guard]

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

Veronica has ceased and desisted from promoting these apparitions. She passed away August 3, 1995.

The apparitions have been condemned and since the death of Veronica Bayside has lost its following.

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The following link gives Bishop Musgrave’s condemnation of these apparitions:

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catholicdoors.com/isit/isit08.htm

 

[Swiss_Guard]

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.

I didn’t realize the United States is one diocese. I thought there were many dioceses in the US. You need to clarify this error.

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What Vatican II document gave permission for Communion in the hand? I’ve skimmed through them and I can’t find one. The reason I mention it is because I made my first Holy Communion in 1972 and I was taught I do not under any circumstance touch the Sacred Host. If it gets stuck to the roof of my mouth, I am to use my tongue to remove it from the roof of my mouth. Since 1972 was seven years after the close of the council, I wouldn’t have been told not to touch the Host if Communion in the hand was permitted by Vatican II.

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From what I remember, it was around 1976 that Communion in the hand was permitted in the US.

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Dr. Colossus:

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.

The Apostles were the first bishops of the Church, so it would be natural for them to receive Communion in the hand.

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I was told, but I can’t find it anywhere, that when the early Christian communities received Communion in the hand, a white cloth was placed on one hand and then the Host was consumed from that hand, making sure the Host was never touched by the bare hand. If anyone can check this out I would appreciate it.

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The early Christian communities also imposed rigorous penances, such as having to beg for alms to be re-admitted into the Church after having confessed a mortal sin. Sometimes it would take a year for someone to satisfy this penance. Do we really want to go back to that as well?

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**The Church eliminated such penances for a reason. The Church also eliminated Communion in the hand for a reason. There was never a reason given for restoring this practice other than people were being disobedient to the Church and practicing it. Now you know why the modernists never give up on their core issues like contraception and women’s ordination. They reason just be disobedient long enough and loud enough and Rome will captiulate. **

 

[Swiss_Guard]

Veronica has ceased and desisted from promoting these apparitions. She passed away August 3, 1995.

The apparitions have been condemned and since the death of Veronica Bayside has lost its following.

The following link gives Bishop Musgrave’s condemnation of these apparitions:

[Is It Catholic? - Veronica Lueken ](http://www.catholicdoors.com/isit/isit08.htm [/QUOTE)

The bishop’s name is Mugavero, not Musgrave. Darn thing wouldn’t let me edit a second time!