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peary
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Does anyone know what the historical origin of intinction is? Especially the Eastern rite practice of the priest dipping the host into the wine with a spoon? How do they do this? WHY is it done?
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Aramis
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Actually, the mode of intinction varies amongst the Eastern RITES. There is even variation within the Byzantine Rite.
Maronites intinct much like Romans from what I’ve seen/read.
The mode of the Ruthenians is not placing the individual pieces of the body into the blood one at a time, nor even with the spoon. They are put in all at once (save for the concelebrants’ communing), and only taken out with the spoon.
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bpbasilphx
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<<Especially the Eastern rite practice of the priest dipping the host into the wine with a spoon?>>
The Lamb (as we call it) is not dipped into the wine with a spoon; rather it’s taken out of the Precious Blood with a spoon.
Many Melkites use ordinary intinction.
The Lamb (as we call it) is not dipped into the wine with a spoon; rather it’s taken out of the Precious Blood with a spoon.
Many Melkites use ordinary intinction.
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lak611
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What type of intinction is used in the Ukranian Catholic Divine Liturgy?
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Aramis
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Based upon televised Divine Liturgies, and 1940’s photography of the UGCC DL, and posts on this board, the precious body is deposited in the precious blood before the communning of the people (but after the celebrant’s communion), and retrieved by use of a spoon.
Pretty much just like the Ruthenian.
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lak611
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Thank you!
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Brendan
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The Theologicial significance of Intinction (both in the Latin Rite and Eastern Rites) is that it shows the Resurrected Body and Blood of Christ, that the two are joined together rather than seperated.
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lizaanne
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No one has answered the original question yet - and I looking forward to the answer as well!
~Liza
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VociMike
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I ask sincerely and with respect, how does this not turn into a soggy mess? Or does it, and it doesn’t matter?
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Aramis
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It would take some time to become a “soggy mess”, and wouldn’t make much difference anyway, since the co-mingled body and blood are then dropped, dripped, and/or shaken into the communicant’s mouth. Some priests and deacons can even “fling” the precious gifts into the mouth with a subtle flip of the wrist.
Some Roman priest on EWTN was just (i mean minutes ago) pointing out that the separate consecration is vital, since a body without blood is dead, and blood without the body is dead. Intinction in this perspective can thus be seen as representing the resurrection.
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