Time to end communion on the tougue

[ProVobis]

Of course another problem exists with the Eucharistic Ministers. They need to cleanse their hands before they distribute communion.

And what do they do now?

I think I’ll take my chances receiving the Precious Body and Blood of Christ on the tongue from a priest who clearly washes his annointed hands before the consecration. I would prefer that he not touch anyone’s hands before my reception too.

 

[Lux_et_Tenebrae]

So at first my response was to be your looking at the join date, but then :clapping::clapping::clapping:

Oh, and if this is correct and the pastor is getting saliva on his fingers, he’s doing it wrong.

I am really tired of this response. Many people who receive on the tongue either close their mouth too soon, or somehow touch the fingers of the minister with their lips or tongue. It is not the fault of the minister, and even the few ministers (OM or EM) who do prefer to distribute on the tongue would probable admit they do get saliva on their fingers, but just don’t care.

And from other posts & threads—I am also tired of the swipes taken at EmHC at any opportunity (dirty hands in this case).

Lux

 

[Lux_et_Tenebrae]

And what do they do now?

I think I’ll take my chances receiving the Precious Body and Blood of Christ on the tongue from a priest who clearly washes his annointed hands before the consecration. I would prefer that he not touch anyone’s hands before my reception too.

He slightly rinces his hands with water—hardly sanitizing. And I have noticed many priests who have no problem blowing their nose during Mass—I suppose they use germ proof hankies???

Lux

 

[Lux_et_Tenebrae]

Actually, if done correctly, it should be more sanitary to distribute Communion on the tongue. What about all those people sneezing and coughing in their hands, and then shaking hands with others, and touching the back of the pew in front of them. Everyone at Mass, then, is carrying some type of virus or bacteria all over their hands. And then the priest goes and touches everybody’s hands?

You rarely touch the hand when distributing, an d if you do, it isn’t wet, causing germs to transfer, and/or the next host to stick to your fingers.

I distribute on the hand far more frequently than the tongue, but my fingers have been touched far more often with the tongue or lips than with the fingers or hands. I have never had anyone close their hand on my fingers, but many have closed their mouth on my fingers.

How many of those who favor the tongue would be EMHC to know so much about the differences anyway?

Lux

 

[Lainey63]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news to the OP…but communion in the hand will go away before receiving communion on the tongue. I do not know the proper terminology but receiving communion in the hand is only a temporary act given by Rome. I’ve done a little bit of reading on it on ewtn website. I suspect in due time, because of all the abuses-people placing the consecrated hosts in their pockets, feeding it to their children, how easy it is to steal to desecrate it and also some priests denying to give communion on the tongue and the increase of complaints to Rome…it will again be the thing of the past. I am so glad that Pope Benedict is starting to “clean house”.

 

[ProVobis]

He slightly rinces his hands with water—hardly sanitizing. And I have noticed many priests who have no problem blowing their nose during Mass—I suppose they use germ proof hankies???

Lux

Um, there are sinks in the sacristy where priests normally wash their hands too.

I’m not going to argue whether germs are spread faster by hand contact or tongue contact. If the priest has a cold, like everyone else, he should avoid spreading it. It should be no shocking news that most colds are contagious and everyone who comes into some kind of contact with him is at risk. Is one Mass without receiving communion a mortal sin?

 

[Not_a_Die_Hard]

You’re not going to have too much luck with that line of thinking around CAF. Please feel free to do a search for the large number of threads that have been started about this practice.

Really…

 

[Not_a_Die_Hard]

I did giggle a bit, in case this was an April Fool’s joke. Just in case…

Rather, it’s time that those who wish to receive on the tongue OPEN their mothes wide enough, and the priest holds the Eucharistic Bread on the edge, AND there’s an altar servew with a paten under the communicant’s chin.

Excuse me, but in most churches the Paten disappeared in the sixties.

In many churches, altar servers are disappearing as well.

 

[Not_a_Die_Hard]

And what do they do now?

I think I’ll take my chances receiving the Precious Body and Blood of Christ on the tongue from a priest who clearly washes his annointed hands before the consecration. I would prefer that he not touch anyone’s hands before my reception too.

At every church I Have attended, the Eucharistic Ministers sit in the pews. They participate in the “shaking hands” ritual (contamination) with other others attending mass. The priest usually participates in shaking hands (contamination) with lectors or alter servers. There is no evidence visually or otherwise to suggest that anyone of these people who will distribute communion wash their hands before doing so.

Some current practices now employed in the liturgy of the mass are health risks. It would be interesting to have swabs taken from the fingers of the priest and Eucharistic ministers. The culture results could be interesting.

 

[nicolep]

Really…

Hey, I was just trying to help instead of giving you the same lines that everyone was going to post. There are at least two of these a week. Since you were new, I thought it might help to know that you can search for all of the others.

And no, there aren’t many here that are going to agree with you.

 

[tobinatorstark]

Excuse me, but in most churches the Paten disappeared in the sixties.

In many churches, altar servers are disappearing as well.

I don’t think so buddy!!! We still have a Paten in the Church as well as also have communion rails. They may be reinstalled very soon from what I am gathering from my Parish Priest. As far as alter servers we have 3 each mass, plus we have adult servers and not just children servers. Every Catholic Church I have been to has had at least 1 alter server if not 2

 

[MusicMan]

I certify this thread as “WIN” and I don’t care if it’s an April Fools joke or not. It’s “WIN!”

 

[tobinatorstark]

At every church I Have attended, the Eucharistic Ministers sit in the pews. They participate in the “shaking hands” ritual (contamination) with other others attending mass. The priest usually participates in shaking hands (contamination) with lectors or alter servers. There is no evidence visually or otherwise to suggest that anyone of these people who will distribute communion wash their hands before doing so.

Some current practices now employed in the liturgy of the mass are health risks. It would be interesting to have swabs taken from the fingers of the priest and Eucharistic ministers. The culture results could be interesting.

the “Shaking hands ritual” you are referring to is called the Kiss of Peace I believe. Classifying it as ritual makes it sound like it is pagan, which it most certainly not. You seem ill advised on what the Catholic Church and what the Paschal mystery is all about.

 

[nicolep]

I certify this thread as “WIN” and I don’t care if it’s an April Fools joke or not. It’s “WIN!”

Please forgive my ignorance, but why is it a “win”? Is it because the OP agrees with you? I’m not being facetious. I’m genuinely asking why you think it is a win.

 

[maryjk]

Here we go again.

 

[Joe_5859]

You rarely touch the hand when distributing, an d if you do, it isn’t wet, causing germs to transfer, and/or the next host to stick to your fingers.

I distribute on the hand far more frequently than the tongue, but my fingers have been touched far more often with the tongue or lips than with the fingers or hands. I have never had anyone close their hand on my fingers, but many have closed their mouth on my fingers.

How many of those who favor the tongue would be EMHC to know so much about the differences anyway?

Lux

I know. I was being facetious.

 

[ncjohn]

I do tend to agree that from a health standpoint, communion on the tongue is more likely to spread germs, though I wouldn’t personally let that stop me. I think most common-sense people–admittedly not all fall into this category–skip the cup if they know themselves to be contagious, but few people will skip the host unless they happen to be gluten-intolerant.

Regardless, receiving on the tongue falls under the classification of “immemorial custom” and I’m quite sure that one’s right to receive on the tongue could not be prohibited, even by canon law.

 

[brigid12]

Well, since our Pope prefers that his flock use reception of Holy Communion on the tongue and since he is a very intelligent, logical and educated man (and I doubt very strongly that the germ theory got past him in all of his education), it doesn’t seem to be something I should worry about.

 

[MusicMan]

Please forgive my ignorance, but why is it a “win”? Is it because the OP agrees with you? I’m not being facetious. I’m genuinely asking why you think it is a win.

I don’t know if the OP agrees with me on anything. Just because I accept the plausibility of the OP’s concerns doesn’t mean the OP agress with me on any topic. Perhaps the question you mean to ask is, “Is it because you agree with the OP?”

In any case, what makes this WIN is that all the usual discussions, arguments, factions, what-have-you have just been regurgitated, especially since the OP just repackaged the same-old-same-old from a new perspective.

 

[nicolep]

I don’t know if the OP agrees with me on anything. Just because I accept the plausibility of the OP’s concerns doesn’t mean the OP agress with me on any topic. Perhaps the question you mean to ask is, “Is it because you agree with the OP?”

In any case, what makes this WIN is that all the usual discussions, arguments, factions, what-have-you have just been regurgitated, especially since the OP just repackaged the same-old-same-old from a new perspective.

Gotcha! Thanks for clarifying. I did ask the question the way I meant to ask.