Noel's angel Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 i always check my hand for crumbs and then i consume them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted October 9, 2004 Share Posted October 9, 2004 I have just started recieving on the tongue... It is great! I was watching a show on Eucharistic Miracles and they said that when the priest breaks the Consecrated Host, all the particles fly into the air, and the angels then come gather them all up! Totally awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lounge Daddy Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 [font="Courier"]Tongue - I guess because I'm old-skool [/font] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Michael Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 (edited) On the tongue whenever there's kneeling-at-the-altar Communion. (Personally I refer to it as Communion served "typewriter-style".) Otherwise by hand. "Make the left hand a throne for your right" and all that. Edited October 10, 2004 by Thomas Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea348 Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 I receive on the hand, but I am strongly considering starting to receive it on the tongue. The logistics of it worry me a little bit though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKenzie Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Tongue. I've never received on my hands... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.P. Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Tongue baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StMichael Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 I have always received on tongue, never in hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popestpiusx Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Where I go to Mass tongue is the only option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toledo_jesus Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 here's how to avoid the worry of not being able to say Amen or whatever before you take Him on your tongue. Simply say Amen, keep your hands clasped, open your mouth, and the priest will get the message. Don't rush...there's no reason to. seriously. anybody who cares if you take an extra second doesn't have their mind in the right place. funny story. I went to a Tridentine Mass for a while and got into the habit of just receiving on the tongue...so once in my nice Novus Ordo parish I received on the tongue and totally forgot to say Amen. I guess that's not as funny as I originally advertised. Anyway, both methods are acceptable, but receiving on the tongue is way more reverent. There is no chance for the communicant to snatch Jesus from the priest, and plus He doesn't touch our dirty worldly hands. Why does the priest wash his hands? isn't it to remove Particles? so what about our Particles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Wednesday Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 "AAAAAHHHHhhh..." On the tongue. I was raised learning it by the hand, but at an older age opted for receiving on the tongue. There's just something about the reverence where I don't feel comfortable touching the host more than what is necessary, and I think the tradition of the Church leans in this direction as well. I know Mother Teresa spoke out against communion in the hand. I have a feeling this could end up in a somewhat sensitive discussion here.... But I think the reasoning and concerns against receiving on the hand is not because of some assumption that anyone that receives on the hand is less reverent (certainly not, and they did such in the early church) but rather the long-term effects that it could have on somewhat lukewarm Catholics in this modern day and age and lack of belief in the sacredness of the host and the Real Presence. I've taken in the hand because the priest out of habit basically stuck the host in my hands even though they were folded together. Talk about an uncomfortable moment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 I was raised to receive in the hand, but now I receive on the tongue. I personally find it more reverent and I enjoy the notion of receiving completely passively instead of receiving and then taking an active role by moving the Eucharist to my mouth, but what the Church allows, she allows, and I am no man to disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popestpiusx Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 [quote name='Ash Wednesday' date='Oct 11 2004, 05:54 PM'] and they did such in the early church [/quote] The extent and context of this makes it somewhat debatable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureSoror Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 (edited) I go to a Tridentine Mass on Sundays, and for a while I did forget to say 'Amen' before I received at English masses until one time the priest waited a couple seconds, and then reminded me to say it. Needless to say, I remember now. Edited October 12, 2004 by FutureSoror Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azaelia Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 I recently began recieving on the tongue. Mainly because I don't feel worthy to touch Him with my hands. I'm not a perfect person, and sometimes these hands don't glorify God, so how should they be considered clean enough to touch God? There's nothing wrong with those who receive on the hand. If it's more comfortable, go for it. It's just not comfortable for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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