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Tag Archives: Communion
QUAERITUR: Communion on Saturday evening, then twice on Sunday?
From a reader:
I am a Seminarian who is in a parish which has a “Vigil Mass of Sunday” on Saturday evenings. I have read your posts regarding receiving communion twice in one day, and I know the “Vigil” Mass legally … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Greek island without a Catholic church on Sunday
From a reader:
we will be on a Greek island without a Catholic church on a Sunday:
can we attend the Greek mass and/or receive the Sacrament?
You can, and I think should, attend the Greek Divine Liturgy if attending a Catholic Mass … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Should EMHCs cleanse their fingers after distribution of Communion?
From a reader:
If EMHC are used should they cleanse their fingers of Eucharistic particles after communion?
Of course they should!
Let an ablution cup or bowl be set somewhere, in advance, so that they can purify their fingers.
The fewer Extraordinary Ministers of … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Surprised by a Communion Service with a lay leader
From a reader:
Whilst on holiday in Bournemouth, UK I called into one of the RC churches to say a few prayers. It seemed as though Mass was about to begin but, to my great shock, a lay woman went up … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Elements of the Extraordinary Form in the Ordinary Form
From a reader:
Can the Last Gospel and the prayers at the foot of the altar be a part of the Ordinary Form? Also, can the priest say, “May the body of Our Lord Jesus Christ preserve your soul unto life … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The future and our choices
Tagged Communion, Extraordinary Form, Holy Communion, Last Gospel, liturgy, Mass, Ordinary Form, Prayers at the foot of the altar, The Body of Christ, worship
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QUAERITUR: Does kneeling for Communion show a “spirit of disobedience”?
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Our new pastor recently published a letter in the bulletin [I've cut that out in order to "anonymize" this.] in which he uses the GIRM [General Instruction on the Roman Missal] to argue that those who genuflect before … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Communion by intinction but with un-consecrated hosts.
From a reader:
1. We have Sunday mass at our village chapel which does not have a Tabernacle, so the priest has to Consecrate all the host for communion. However, there are times we run out and he takes unconsecrated wafers … Continue reading
A note about the SSPX and their status in the Church (or not!)
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I have been getting email from fans of the SSPX who object to my saying that the SSPX needs to be reconciled with the Roman Pontiff. They object to my claim that they do not … Continue reading
Posted in Ecclesiae unitatem, Linking Back, Our Catholic Identity, SSPX, The Drill
Tagged Benedict XVI, Communion, Ecclesiae unitatem, SSPX
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QUAERITUR: Can I take Communion home for my sick wife?
From a reader:
Am I allowed to take home communion for my sick wife & in what.
You are to be commended for wanting to help your wife benefit from the Eucharist. I hope she is better soon.
The short answer is, No, … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: Must I receive Communion under both kinds when offered?
From a reader:
“You have written on reception of Communion under both kinds before, I have a question about this. In my diocese Holy Communion is under both kinds. As a lay person is it acceptable to receive under both kinds … Continue reading


























