Aloysius Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 a non-Catholic girl came to lifeteen mass today and went up for communion and recieved in her hand then stuck it in her pocket. i was not as convicted about this until now, but this has got to change. people should not be allowed to recieve the LORD in their hands. this goes on my list of disciplines i aim to change before i die. the Church must protect and defend the Eucharist at all costs. pray for her. pray that she has not harmed the Eucharistic Christ she has stolen, and pray that it will be safely returned. i kan't sleep. i kan't eat. i just want to find her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritual_Arsonist Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 Pray for me that I may become a knight of the BLESSED SACRAMENT as a Priest. It is time to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmjtina Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 Usually my priest asks all ppl who he doesn't recognize if they are Catholic, especially if they don't respond correctly. He gets the rap for it (from Catholics who are visited and embarrased) but more priests need to do it. I would recommend telling your parish priest what you witnessed, b/c we need to help them protect the Eucharist. Personally I would have hunted her down during or after Mass if I saw her put it in her pocket. The Eucharist must be defended and protected at all costs, because who knows where ppl like her take it. Satanists offer $25+ for each host they recieve. However, I think you may not have been the only person who saw what she did. I have hope someone may have stopped her and taken the Eucharist back. I'll be praying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatholicAndFanatical Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 oh wow, thats so sad. Im with you Aloysius, things need to change. Im all for rising up for the cause, so how can we do this? Who do we write or call? Why do people take communion by hand anyway? If you was to attend a Mass with the Pope he doesnt allow you take it by hand, why should we be any different? maybe Fr. Pontifex can help us on this issue. This isnt the first time I've heard this happening, but had I of seen her do it I would of confronted her about it. Things need to change, We need to rise up from this and let our voices be heard somehow. I am getting tired of the mediocrity that is in the Church. Its time to get our Church back, it makes me angry and sad at the same time. I feel like our hands are tied, so are they? Would it be wrong to stand up and say "THIS IS THE BODY OF CHRIST! RESPECT HIM!" all the while people are receiving Him without going to confession, receiving him with their hands and saving it for later, receiving Him and NOT bowing a head or kneeling before receiving Him, or after receiving Him making a sign of the Cross. I get upset right now especially about this because we had a meeting today at Church for Christ Renews His Parish (Not sure if you all have heard of it) but We only have ONE Priest that is assigned to my Parish, my Spiritual Counselor, who now works for the Bishop, is a part-time Priest at the Parish, he is also in charge of Vocations in our Diocese, and he is having such a hard time right now and I wish so bad I could help. The task in front of him is like pulling teeth. How can you get people interested in becoming a Priest? Or better yet, how can you get people more involved in the Parish? STOP being a pew warmer and get up and do something. One of the Biggest Sins is the Sins of Omission, sin from not doing anything at all. You all know that God has supplied His Church with enough Priests, so why are there a Priest shortage? Because the people that are being called to be Priests would much rather serve the world and be disobediant to God rather than follow Him. We are loosing people here in our diocese, we just lost 5 more seminarians and we have a total of 9 left. Its sad. I wish I could become a Priest, I would. Especially seeing our Priests here at my Parish, they are so amesome that I wanna be just like them. But I'll have to be just like them as a laymen. Sorry for me going off, but your exactly right Aloysius things need to be brought to the attention of the Church. So how? How can I help? God Bless, CatholicAndFanatical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foundsheep Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 somebody should have asked to see it and promptly remove it from her hands and consumed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman82 Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 Usually my priest asks all ppl who he doesn't recognize if they are Catholic, especially if they don't respond correctly. He gets the rap for it (from Catholics who are visited and embarrased) but more priests need to do it. Hmm...that's a new one. Sounds like a good idea, but carrying it out could be tricky at a large parish or if there are a lot of visitors...or if a non-Catholic lies. Anyway....one of the priests at the Opus Dei parish here in Chicago is known to follow and confront people who do not consume the Body right away. That might be another thing to suggest to your priest, Aloysius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IXpenguin21 Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 why should we take a method of reception away from the faithful? would God take away love for those who did not want or deserve it any more than he holds back from those who love Him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatholicAndFanatical Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary's Knight, La Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 Penguin, I'm personally against receiving it in the hand because to me it lessens the meaning of the Priest bringing Jesus to us. on a more practical note, it allows for people to do as have been mentioned above. on that subject: it has been heard of people stealing the Eucharist to use in satanic rituals. the proper course of action is to make sure that the Eucharist is consumed right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP2Iloveyou Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 All this is true, but presently the rubrics allow for reception in the hand. I personally think we need to begin with better catechesis so people understand what they are doing and who they are receiving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PedroX Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 My priest has also followed people who do not immediately consume the host. Whenever he does this (thankfully it doesn't happen often) I feel so proud that he defends the Eucharist in such a way. Catholic and Fanaticial, are you in the Lafayette, IN diocese or am I imagining things? peace... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman82 Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 And at my parish, a Eucharistic minister refuse to let me do the "tincture" (dipping the Body into the Blood). I never realized that it was not allowed until I asked the pastor after mass. So don't give up hpe Aloysius...there are priests (and EMs!) out there who are on top of things!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IXpenguin21 Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 I'm personally against receiving it in the hand because to me it lessens the meaning of the Priest bringing Jesus to us. what difference does it make where the Eucharist lands when it's brought to you? if someone gives you a gift, does it matter if you take it in your right or left hand? when you go to wendy's, does it matter if you dip your fries in ketchup or put it on top of your fries?? i know these examples are far less significant that the Eucharist, but nevertheless, practical in foundation. i've seen more people recieve the Eucharist in their mouth, and remove it once they've gotten back to their seat as i have people pocket it on the spot. do we honestly need to go back to alter rails? the significance of the sacrifice shouldn't be affected by disputes over methods of recieving... the order is still the same: Holy Spirit, priest, you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IXpenguin21 Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 http://www.cin.org/mateo/communion-hand.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IXpenguin21 Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 all the while people are receiving Him without going to confession, someone once said to me after i brought this up: how do you know that Christ dwelling in them isn't going to start a revelation in thier life? how do you know if withholding thier desire for Christ, although just in your eyes, wont cause them to feel abandoned? when has Christ withheld anything from his children? who are we to make up His mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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