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Tag Archives: Communion in the hand
ASK FATHER: Can bishops or priests forbid Communion on the tongue?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Please help me to understand something about Communion on the hand. As I’m understanding it, people can receive Communion on the hand if they want to but also on the tongue if they want that and … Read More
ASK FATHER: “Is there a reverent and proper way to receive Communion in the Hand?”
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Father, I came across to a decree of the CDW last year regarding the reception of Communion. Cardinal Sarah said that we need to follow the directives of the Conference of Bishops or the local Ordinary … Read More
Priest weeps at irreverence for Eucharist, tells people to receive on the tongue. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
From ChurchPop comes a video and article about a priest who, clearly reacting to some act(s) of irreverence in regard to the Blessed Sacrament, had enough of the sacrilege. There is a video of him literally weeping and then explaining … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ACTION ITEM!, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Mail from priests, New Evangelization, Save The Liturgy - Save The World, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices, Turn Towards The Lord, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged Communion in the hand, Eucharist, Pew Research
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ASK FATHER: Communion in the hand at the Traditional Latin Mass
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Father, is allowing Communion in the Hand at the TLM/EF Mass something that is at the discretion of the local ordinary? I don’t know if some of our parish’s “extra” priests are confused, but even though … Read More
ASK FATHER: Should we ransom Hosts that have been taken so they are not desecrated? At what cost?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: My friend and I were discussing this thought experiment. Consider a host has been captured and is being held for ransom. What cost is too great for the church to bear (if any)? My friend and … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box
Tagged Communion in the hand, ransom
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Archbp. Rodi of Mobile to force priests to distribute Communion as he wants, or priests can’t say Mass publicly
From LifeSite: US archbishop forbids priests to say public Masses if they offer Communion on tongue MOBILE, Alabama, June 2, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi of Mobile, Alabama, has warned his priests that they are not allowed to … Read More
Posted in Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, You must be joking!
Tagged Archd. Mobile, Communion in the hand
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Wherein a Bishop bans Communion on the tongue until after Mass. A Response.
Here is a dictate from the Bishop of Little Rock, Most Rev. Anthony B. Taylor, dated 7 May 2020 to his flock about reception of Communion on the tongue during this COVID-1984 time. We’ve seen Bp. Taylor before, in 2016, … Read More
Wherein Fr. Z rants about repression of Communion on the tongue and about a “new normal”.
I saw a video recently of a young canonist whom I am pretty sure is a good and solid guy, well-versed. He makes an argument that, yes, a bishop can on his own authority, because of urgent need, override the … Read More
ASK FATHER: Words of comfort for those whose bishop demand Communion only on the hand?
From a priest… QUAERITUR: I am a parish priest in a Midwestern diocese. Our bishop is allowing us to celebrate the Mass publicly again soon. One of the stipulations is that communion can only be given in the hand. Do … Read More
ASK FATHER: What to do when intransigent priests refuse Communion on the tongue.
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I’m thinking we should all have a united voice on the question of reception of Holy Communion in a time of draconian policies forbidding Communion on the Tongue with the excuse of Coronavirus. You have a … Read More
Wherein Fr. Z proposes possible Communion in the hand during the Traditional Latin Mass
Communion on the hand, though permitted by an indult in most places, is appalling and a major factor in the statistically confirmed plummet in belief by Catholics in the Church’s teachings on the Eucharist. As soon as possible, Communion on … Read More
Posted in Lighter fare, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged Communion in the hand, Décolletage Factor
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Wherein buttinski @austeni publicly insults @latinmassuk over his suggestion of Spiritual Communion in time of contagion. @fatherz subsequently rants.
An unavoidable periergos of the extreme papalotry gang, Austen Iveriegh today sticks his nose in where it has no business in Tweet intended to denigrate Joseph Shaw of the UK’s long-established Latin Mass Society. I am a dues paying member of … Read More
Archbp. of Kampala forbids Communion in the hand, other decrees
From PML (Post Media Ltd in Uganda) comes this story. HERE The Archbishop of Kampala, Most Rev. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga (age 67), has issued some decrees. First, he has decreed on 1 Feb 2020 that “every priest, be it a … Read More
ASK FATHER: Suspension of Communion on the tongue because of #Coronavirus
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Father, in the Philippines a bishop told people to stop receiving Communion on the tongue and receive only in the hand because of Coronavirus and don’t have the chalice too. What say you? We have seen … Read More
PODCAzT 179: Kwasniewski on the myth of ancient Communion in the hand
We welcome as our guest… Peter Kwasniewski and an article he recently posted at LifeSite about Communion in the hand. Not long ago, surveys from the Pew Research center uncovered that a huge number of Catholics do not believe in … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Decorum, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, PODCAzT
Tagged Athanasius Schneider, Communion in the hand, Klaus Gamber, Lex Orandi Lex Credendi, Mystagogical Catecheses, Peter Kwasniewski, St. Cyril of Jerulsalem, We Are Our Rites
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ASK FATHER: Visiting priest says don’t receive Communion on the tongue because of colds and influenza
From a reader: Today at Mass, a visiting retired priest sat down after communion and proceeded to admonish those of us who receive the Holy Communion on the tongue saying that we should cease to do so because it is … Read More
“This ‘Communion in the hand’ thing needs to stop.”
I received this from a priest… Dear and Reverend Father, I thought that you may find the attached image useful, as heartbreaking and enraging as it is. Today, an elderly woman came into my office. She was very confused and … Read More
ASK FATHER: How to receive Communion on the tongue?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Hi, Father. 1) I keep thinking that I should receive the Eucharist on the tongue, but am running into barriers, [you mean… like dopey priests?] to include the following: a) “how” to actually receive on the … Read More
An Argentinian bishop on Communion in the hand
An retired bishop in Argentina, age 92, Most Rev. Juan Rodolfo Laise, O.F.M.Cap. has a book: HOLY COMMUNION Communion in the Hand: Documents & History – Some Reflections on Spiritual Communion and the State of Grace – 2018 218 pages hardcover … Read More
ASK FATHER: Even after continuous sacrileges, Bishop forces Communion in the hand
From a priest… QUAERITUR: At my parish since March of this year, the Holy Eucharist has been found on the floor 14+ times. Initially, when our Lord was found, I addressed it from the pulpit, asked certain parishioners to watch, … Read More
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on ASK FATHER: Book about Mary in the Old Testament: “Deacon John! ZedNet participant! Wonderful to hear from you. I want to get Zednet going again, but I need WB0YLE…”
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