Articles tagged Communion In The Hand

Jesuit parish creates new lay ‘ministry’ to squirt hand sanitizer before Communion

At St. Raphael the Archangel parish, the pastor, joined by hand-sanitizing 'ministers,' dons a face mask and a face shield to deliver Communion into parishioners' hands.

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David McLoone

• Nov 30, 2020Jun 18, 2021

Communion on the tongue safer than Communion in the hand: Polish doctors

In an open letter, a number of Polish doctors warned the bishops and the faithful that receiving Holy Communion in the hand is more dangerous than the traditional practice.

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Dorothy Cummings McLean

• Oct 22, 2020Jun 18, 2021

Catholic magazine devotes issue to problematic Communion regulations during COVID outbreak

'What are the laity to do in the present situation?'

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Maria Madise

• Sep 17, 2020Jun 18, 2021

When are Catholics required to obey their bishops?

‘They cannot bend us to their human will, and they cannot impose on us their opinions on non-spiritual matters, however good their intentions.’

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Joseph Shaw

• Sep 9, 2020Jul 30, 2021

Is it a virtuous act of obedience to receive Communion in hand at bishop’s command?

The argument that reception of Holy Communion in the hand is an exercise of the virtue of obedience, and therefore a source of graces, is problematic.

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Joseph Shaw

• Sep 8, 2020Jul 30, 2021