Proud2BCatholic139 Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 [quote name='Ash Wednesday' date='Nov 22 2005, 09:38 PM']Growing up, my mom told me when taking communion that it was more proper to let the host dissolve on the tongue rather than chew it -- often I swallow it when it has softened. Was anyone else told not to chew it? [right][snapback]798180[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Yes, I have been told not to chew it. I let it sit on my tongue for a minute then I pray. It's amazing, Jesus, is in me!!! I think it is more reverent not to chew constantly because the Holy Euchrist, is on my tongue. However, depending on the size, try to chew as little as possible. I hope I helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Wednesday Posted November 23, 2005 Author Share Posted November 23, 2005 Hey Proud, you can change your title. Maybe put "Not a chewer" under it. : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud2BCatholic139 Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Um...actually, I was going to put Saint in Training. How does that sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloysius Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 [quote name='Ash Wednesday' date='Nov 23 2005, 12:21 AM']Argh! So now I'm SUPPOSED to be chewing? I rather liked not chewing -- don't know why, I guess it makes me more mindful and quietly meditative. I don't have a problem if someone is going to chew the host so long as their mouth is closed. And for the record, when I mean to chew or not to chew, it's not a question of whether or not it's a sin -- it's a question of devotional practice. [right][snapback]798254[/snapback][/right] [/quote] you don't have to chew. while the word Christ used refers to chewing, gnawing, actually literally eating his flesh-- that should not be taken as a command to definitely chew on it, because the real meaning He meant was to actually consume. it's just the word he used to describe eating. just the same as if someone said "go run to the store" I used to chew, now I don't. It really helps my faith in the Eucharist-- not chewing-- I feel more intimate with the host cradled on my tongue and then traveling into me. chewing is fine, not chewing is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloysius Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 [quote name='zunshynn' date='Nov 23 2005, 02:41 PM']But what could be cooler to have stuck to the roof of your mouth? When I go to a mass with both species I let the host sit on my tongue until I recieve the Precious Blood... it seems nice to have them together... Even though they already are.. i dunno. [right][snapback]798904[/snapback][/right] [/quote] hmm... I wonder if that would be considered self-intiction... which would be a no-no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zunshynn Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 But so... if there is not enough time for one to have swallowed the host before recieving the Precious Blood, should one not recieve from the cup? I thought the ban on intinction was mostly for the protection of the Eucharist anyhow... to prevent the Blood from falling to the ground... which wouldn't happen if the host was already on the tongue? Is there some theological reason behind it that I'm missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betinabean Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I've never been told to chew or not to chew. Though I never chew for fear that somehow some would get stuck in my teeth and would get washed down the drain when I brush my teeth next. Maybe a little silly but... I also like to receive the body and blood together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tojo Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 The "stuck in my teeth issue" worries me also, so I always try to drink water right away after Mass, swish it over my teeth with my tongue, and try to make sure none of the Host is left unswallowed. I figure that since water os best since it doesn't even break our communion fast, the idea of "washing Jesus down with pop" or anything besides water seems to be a poor choice to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I don't chew the Eucharist either. I was taught to let the Eucharist melt and then swallow when it was softened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloysius Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 after you've received the Eucharist, there is no communion fast. the communion fast is in preparation of receiving it. I'm not sure, I'm sure that the only time the host should be mixed in the wine is when it's done by a priest. it's not just to prevent the precious blood from spilling, it's because the symbol of the resurection with the body and blood being comingled ought to be done by the alter Christos, whether it be at the point of comingling in the mass or intincting when distributing communion. I don't know if this applies when the host is already in the person's mouth, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tojo Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 [quote name='Aloysius' date='Nov 23 2005, 02:46 PM']after you've received the Eucharist, there is no communion fast. the communion fast is in preparation of receiving it. [right][snapback]798980[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I know, I was just pointing to that by way of saying I thought water was the most appropriate thing to go into one's mouth first after communion, especially if you're ensuring none of the Host sticks in your teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dspen2005 Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 i let the Host dissolve on my tongue to the point that i can swallow it whole. My issues with chewing the Host is that some of it can get caught i between my teeth.... and then u have to floss, etc... so i'm afraid of flossing Jesus when I get home from Mass. We had one priest in our Order, who never brushed his teeth for this very reason; out of respect for the particles that may have been present in his mouth.... he was an old -fashioned italian friar, from the old country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Wednesday Posted November 23, 2005 Author Share Posted November 23, 2005 [quote name='Proud2BCatholic139' date='Nov 23 2005, 02:01 PM']Um...actually, I was going to put Saint in Training. How does that sound? [right][snapback]798919[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Um, yeah, I think that's better than my suggestion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_rev Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 I am not a chewer, I also don't receive from the cup at the novus ordo either. Jesus is present in his fully body, blood, soul, and divinity in the host, there is no need to receive the cup if Jesus is present in both body and blood withiin the host itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paphnutius Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 [quote name='Aloysius' date='Nov 23 2005, 02:46 PM']after you've received the Eucharist, there is no communion fast. the communion fast is in preparation of receiving it. I'm not sure, I'm sure that the only time the host should be mixed in the wine is when it's done by a priest. it's not just to prevent the precious blood from spilling, it's because the symbol of the resurection with the body and blood being comingled ought to be done by the alter Christos, whether it be at the point of comingling in the mass or intincting when distributing communion. I don't know if this applies when the host is already in the person's mouth, however. [right][snapback]798980[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Well sooner or later it is going to mix...I would not think that there is a problem with them mixing in your mouth. Also, when I was doing some missionary work in Honduras, all that they did was intinction because of the limited amount of wine. My very Itialian grandmother always told me not to chew, I do so anyways because I usually have to sing shortly after receiving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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