Individual Communion Cups!?

[MrsFrozen]

That's a terrible idea. I hope they don't do that. Could you voice your concerns to the priest?

[Colleen]

This is terrible. It's Mass, not a serve-yourself buffet.

[Sinner]

Dust Dust Dustarooooooo

C'mon........ Meema don't hear like she used to. Right? Thas gotta be the deal. Tell me it ain't so Joe. Anyhoooooo if it is true, I won't have as much to bellyache about over where I'm at. Heheeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

[Howie]

[quote name='CreepyCrawler' date='Sep 6 2004, 02:56 PM'] why don't they just dip the host into the blood and then give it to the person? it's individual and doesn't cause the problems of individual cups. [/quote]
That is what they do where I attend Mass. The priest prefers this method due to the problems with sickness and disease. I actually prefer taking the Body and Blood of Christ in this manner.

[Norseman82]

It made me think of Protestant services too.

And Dixie cups? NO, NO, A BILLION BILLION TIMES NO!!!! They can tear and the Blood would spill!

I remember reading during the SARS scare in Canada a year or two ago that they simply gave Communion under one species.

Am I one of the few people here who remember when communion under both species was the exception rather than the rule?????

[qfnol31]

If it's going to cause abuses, you stop communicating under both Species.

[Guest T-Bone]

[quote name='qfnol31' date='Sep 7 2004, 12:24 AM'] If it's going to cause abuses, you stop communicating under both Species. [/quote]
That's the biggest, fattest, most obvious "[i][color=blue][b]DUH[/b][/color][/i]" in the history of the world.

Individual cups are the worst idea in the long sad history of bad ideas.

[Ash Wednesday]

[quote name='Norseman82' date='Sep 6 2004, 11:24 PM'] Am I one of the few people here who remember when communion under both species was the exception rather than the rule????? [/quote]
Could be.

Like I mentioned earlier, it is apparently still an exception in Ireland, at least it was a few years ago.

[Ash Wednesday]

[quote name='daugher-of-Mary' date='Sep 6 2004, 01:07 PM']
Ooh I know you're not defending the idea! Sorry if it came across that way. [/quote]
No, it didn't come across that way, don't worry. I was just self conscious that others would think I was defending it.

[Guest T-Bone]

Ash-

That "Church Faithful" designation put my mediocre doubt about that to rest....

[Ash Wednesday]

I attended a non-catholic church service once that had the grape juice in little teeny plastic cups and the little crackers. Not to sound like a snobby Catholic, but I was stunned, thinking, "how is this a holy remembrance of Christ's last supper?"

[Guest T-Bone]

[quote name='Ash Wednesday' date='Sep 7 2004, 12:37 AM'] I attended a non-catholic church service once that had the grape juice in little teeny plastic cups and the little crackers. Not to sound like a snobby Catholic, I was stunned, thinking, "how is this a holy remembrance of Christ's last supper?" [/quote]
I, too, had this expirence. Those teeny-tiny cups are way cool though. Perfect for $60 Scotch....

[Ash Wednesday]

[quote name='T-Bone' date='Sep 7 2004, 12:39 AM'] I, too, had this expirence. Those teeny-tiny cups are way cool though. Perfect for $60 Scotch.... [/quote]
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Philippe]

boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooze

[Oik]

I hope Dust finds out what the deal is. Personally, I prefer communion under both kinds. I enjoy and appreciate the significance of communion under both species, however, I wish they'd bring back communion rails and the paten (like they're supposed to)!

Edited September 7, 2004 by Oik