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| Topic Started: Wednesday, 27. September 2006, 23:23 (1,481 Views) | |
| Rose of York | Friday, 13. October 2006, 11:12 Post #46 |
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| Josephine | Friday, 13. October 2006, 15:47 Post #47 |
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This woman never notices how other people receive. Concentrating too hard on doing things as perfectly as possible herself. As we tell the children, this is your special time with Jesus. You've got Him all to yourself for this little while after you receive Him. My own children (now adults) have called this Mum's "gone off". In a sense I have - gone off for a quiet chat to Jesus (in my own mind). The worries only arise before Communion, never after - UNLESS someone nudges me and tries to speak to me. It has happened. Partly my fault, perhaps, because I have stopped kneeling down due to an old knee injury which now makes kneeling painful. I suppose people think you are not praying if you are not kneeling. But even so, straight after Communion! I'm afraid they didn't get much response. I was so surprised I just stared and went back to my thoughts without speaking. I did get buttonholed after Mass but they did apologise. Josephine |
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| Josephine | Wednesday, 18. October 2006, 10:19 Post #48 |
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Well, we have just started the programme for First Holy Communion in our parish. We ask for the prayers of members of the forum for this year's candidates over the British Isles as a whole, their families and catechists and that those who received in years gone by who have strayed or lapsed may find their way back to Jesus in this most Blessed Sacrament. Josephine |
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| CARLO | Friday, 6. April 2007, 23:15 Post #49 |
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Today on Sat TV I watched the Holy Father distributing Communion to several clergy, mainly Cardinals and Archbishops. As each reached the head of the queue I tried to guess from age, appearance, vestments etc whether he would receive in the hand or on the tongue? It was impossible to do so correctly! I would say 25% received on the tongue. Hardly an indication that the Vatican is packed with Trads! Veritas Truth CARLO |
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| Gerard | Saturday, 7. April 2007, 08:55 Post #50 |
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Who said it was? When I look at the documents of V2 and read the history it looks like 50/50 to me, and thats probably no accident. Gerry |
| "The institutional and charismatic aspects are quasi coessential to the Church's constitution" (Pope John Paul II, 1998). | |
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| Eve | Saturday, 7. April 2007, 10:04 Post #51 |
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| pete | Saturday, 7. April 2007, 10:45 Post #52 |
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Saint Cyril once said, that when you receive Holy Communion in the hand, make your hands a throne for the King of Kings. God bless Pete |
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| Clare | Saturday, 7. April 2007, 10:46 Post #53 |
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And to think, when Communion in the hand was reluctantly permitted, the majority of the world's bishops didn't want it. Slippery slope. Clare. |
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| Gerard | Saturday, 7. April 2007, 10:54 Post #54 |
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The Holy Spirit blows where He will. Gerry |
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| pete | Saturday, 7. April 2007, 11:10 Post #55 |
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I find the Communion Antiphon unnecessary and distracting. At the very moment when we should have only one thing on our minds the congregation are searching for the Mass sheet to read the Communion Antiphon instead of preparing themselves to receive their Redeemer Body Soul and Divinity and that requires 100% concentration. God bless Pete |
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| Clare | Saturday, 7. April 2007, 11:19 Post #56 |
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| Clare | Saturday, 7. April 2007, 11:23 Post #57 |
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http://www.unavoce.org/cith.htm
So why do something which is, by implication, less reverent? Given the choice, why choose "less reverent" over "more reverent"? Clare. |
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| Rose of York | Saturday, 7. April 2007, 15:25 Post #58 |
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I see no implication there, that receiving Holy Communion in the hand is less reverent that reception on the tongue. The preferred method of reception varies from country to country.There are places and circumstances in which clean water and soap are hard to come by. I receive on the hand. If I had do something, on my way to Mass, that got my hands dirty, and there were no washing facilities, of course I would receive on the tongue. |
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| Derekap | Saturday, 7. April 2007, 16:51 Post #59 |
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Pete. I too find the Communion Antiphon unnecessary and distracting. I think it can ommitted if a hymn is sung during the distribution of Holy Communion. In fact I have seen the antiphon ommitted in many Holy Masses on websites in the USA. I once expressed this opinion to a priest who was a convert High CoE minister. He gave me a response to support it but it didn't convince me. On the next Sunday it was part of his homily. "During the week someone......." . He then spotted me smiling in the bench but he continued. We laughed about it afterwards. I can't remember his defence. |
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| PJD | Saturday, 7. April 2007, 17:02 Post #60 |
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I agree with Rose, and believe I have mentioned this before - but there is no lack of reverence in receiving the Host in the hand than on the tongue. Both are equal in my opinion. PJD |
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