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rinnie
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Well let me let you in on a little secret. It won’t slip. Trust me once it hits the tongue it melts. IT MELTS IN YOUR MOUTH NOT IN YOUR HAND
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truevaticanii
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You can thank the CONGREGATION FOR DIVINE WORSHIPThis is what I was looking for. Thanks!
AND THE DISCIPLINE OF THE SACRAMENT for that one!
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ProVobis
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The terminology works. There is ALWAYS (probability > 0.00000) a risk of profanity, even if it’s small and even in the EF, no matter how you define it. Therefore CITH should not be practiced, period.You can thank the CONGREGATION FOR DIVINE WORSHIP
AND THE DISCIPLINE OF THE SACRAMENT for that one!
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paperwight
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In your opinion.
It would seem, however, that a large number, if not the majority, of the world’s bishops and archbishops disagree with you, not to mention the Pope himself, who has not banned the practice.
Are they all wrong and you are right?
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ProVobis
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No, it just seems we have a contradiction, that’s all. Nothing new.
What’s the Latin for “Where there is contradiction, there is no real law.”?
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truevaticanii
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They may disagree on whether the practice should remain in use, but many of them do agree that there is a higher risk of profanation when having the norm set at “receiving on the hand” and such…
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CradleCath
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Ahhhhh, that explains a lot!!!
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paperwight
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Indeed yes.
I’ll ignore the possible offensive intention behind your remark, in the interests of charity, and assume you were being jocular.
But I’ll tell you what my ‘being an EMHC explains’.
It explains that I know, from personal experience, that spittle does indeed get on ministers’ hands, despite great care, and practised technique. It’s nothing to do with what the minister does (well, most of the time, anyway); it’s do with people being people, and having their own little ways of snapping their lips and teeth together through fear of their dentures being loose, perhaps, or through feeling exposed with their mouth open, or worried about bad breath - who knows. But the result is that spittle does, from time to time, end up on the ministers’ hands, and there’s no sense in denying the truth that this contamination can end up being passed to the next communicant.
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06convert
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I’m sure it’s me. I’ve only been an EMHC for a couple years. So I’ve never had much experience with distributing on the tounge. Most people just recieve in the hand, some not very reverently (but that’s another topic).
Aside from all of that, I kind of have chubby fingers, so when someone comes up and opens their mouth it seems like it’s gets kind of interesting. Some people I think don’t realize that they don’t open their mouth properly either, which can make it difficult too.
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cecilia97
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06convert,I’m sure it’s me. I’ve only been an EMHC for a couple years. So I’ve never had much experience with distributing on the tounge. Most people just recieve in the hand, some not very reverently (but that’s another topic).
Aside from all of that, I kind of have chubby fingers, so when someone comes up and opens their mouth it seems like it’s gets kind of interesting. Some people I think don’t realize that they don’t open their mouth properly either, which can make it difficult too.
It’s hard to get info about what is opening one’s mouth “properly”. As an EMHC, can you give us some tips, please? Those of us who came up in the Church during the bad old days of post-Vatican II 70s, 80s, and 90s don’t always know as much about this as our more recent convert brothers and sisters.
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FromTheAshes777
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I just wanted to say that it’s really great to see your great devotion and special care and concern shown to our Lord Jesus and His real presence in the most Blessed Sacrament. There are so many that don’t seem very concerned about how they recieve Him and it is sad.Well yeah, but I mean, this is the FULL PRESENCE OF GOD!
Tell me you don’t think some saints somewhere haven’t been worried about it!
I would like to start receiving on the tongue, though. …that wouldn’t be “uppity” or “snobbish” would it?
It honestly did give me some much needed encouragement today.
God Bless and Merry Christmas!
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bryan123459
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Your fears bring me back to memories of my First Communion; worries about the host dropping. Have no fear–the host sticks to the tongue. You might like to try receiving in the hand (your image of a throne is beautiful!) and then placing the host on your tongue. You will soon discover that the host cannot slip off the tongue. In fact our bigger fear (at First Communion) was that the host would stick to the roof of our mouth. Sister told us not to worry, that it would moisten and dissolve. She encouraged us to simply focus on meeting Jesus in the holy sacrament. I was so overwhelmed with the sense of Jesus’ presence then as I am today.
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06convert
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Well. . I’m not saying the average person doesn’t know how to open their mouth.
It’s just that, ther are certain to people come up with their mouth pretty much closed and their tounge way out, so you have to kind of try to set the host on the tounge without getting licked or dropping the host. Please don’t lick your EMHC. .
You need a little tounge sticking out, but get that jaw open. Start with a big yawn. Then, try to keep your jaw still while you stick out your tounge just a little. Practice in the mirror. You know you are doing it right when your spouse or other family member walks in and says, “what on Earth are you doing”… .
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cecilia97
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Thank you for posting this. I’ve been receiving on the tongue for about a year now and, thankfully, haven’t had any problems that I know of. But this is a good tutorial/reminder for many of us born in the 70s, who were often told at our First Communions that the only option for receiving was in the hand.Well. . I’m not saying the average person doesn’t know how to open their mouth.
It’s just that, ther are certain to people come up with their mouth pretty much closed and their tounge way out, so you have to kind of try to set the host on the tounge without getting licked or dropping the host. Please don’t lick your EMHC. .
You need a little tounge sticking out, but get that jaw open. Start with a big yawn. Then, try to keep your jaw still while you stick out your tounge just a little. Practice in the mirror. You know you are doing it right when your spouse or other family member walks in and says, “what on Earth are you doing”… .
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