Tag Archives: EMHC

Serious discrepancies in USCCB’s derogations from the GIRM concerning EMHCs.

Posted on 27 September 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader about a curious discrepancy on the site of the USCCB about the General Instruction/Institution of the Roman Missal.
On the USCCB site for the new edition of the GIRM [2011] (HERE) there is a link to Derogations on … Continue reading →

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Bp. Nickless (D. Sioux City) issues guidelines for Communion under both kinds and also EMHC’s

Posted on 21 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I have written before about His Excellency Most Rev. R. Walker Nickless, Bishop of Sioux City.   You may remember his outstanding pastoral letter.
Bp. Nickless has issued Guidelines and Norms for the Distribution and Reception of Holy Communion
Under both Kinds and … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Priest complains about people not receiving from EMHC

Posted on 12 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
We have a priest celebrating a NO mass in Latin (for a month now). Two weeks ago he was agitated and asked that people receive also from the extraordinary minister (who’s line was much shorter). This week he … Continue reading →

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Archbp. Sheehan (Santa Fe), his Pastoral Letter on Cohabitation, a liberal reaction, and my interlinear rant

Posted on 6 April 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

H.E. Most Rev. Michael Sheehan Archbishop of Santa Fe, NM has issued a Pastoral Care of Couples Who are Cohabitating.

Archbp. Sheehan had this letter read in all parishes of that Archdiocese.
I think this pastoral letter could be seen as a … Continue reading →

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Pastor of two parishes ends use of Extraordinary Ministers of Communion

Posted on 14 February 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

For your “Brick By Brick” file.
I found this, thanks to a reader, on the site Knights of Divine Mercy, by Fr. Rick Heilman, pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church in Pine Bluff, WI.
My emphases and comments.
Extraordinary Ministers No More *Gulp*
Fr. … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: An EMHC told us not to kneel and shook her head at us

Posted on 5 January 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I have something that has really been bothering me that maybe you could help me with if you find the time.I am not trying to “tattle” or nit pick anything, but I am very uncomfortable with this and … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Why do deacons distribute Communion? Are they just glorified EMHC’s?

Posted on 3 January 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
What makes a Deacon an “ordinary” minister of the Eucharist?
Is it simply that he is ordained? I tried to ask our local Deacon, and
was expecting a more theological treatment, but maybe I was expecting too much. I wanted … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Extraordinary ministers and hand cleanser (Fr. Z rants)

Posted on 2 October 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
The EM’s at our parish, upon strolling up to the altar without genuflecting, or even bowing, proceed to clean their hands with a bottle of Purell, which they pass among themselves. They repeat this act after they have … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: lay Communion minister wouldn’t bless me

Posted on 22 August 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Today I attended a mass at my university and had a difficult experience with one of the Eucharistic ministers. I approached with my hands folded in order to receive a blessing (no communion for me this time), and … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: extraordinary ministers and “approach the altar”

Posted on 2 September 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I have a question about the Redemptionis Sacramentum requirement that the extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion do not "approach the altar" until after the priest’s Communion… What is meant by "approach the altar"? Does it mean they should not … Continue reading →

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