Say Amen When the minister says “The Body of Christ” or “The Blood of Christ”, the appropriate response is “Amen”. It’s amazing how many people don’t say it out loud! The profound experience of sharing in the body and blood of our Lord should be something that makes us want to say Amen. It is … Continue reading 22/11/09 – Things Communion Ministers Want You to Know #3
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Drink from the chalice Self-intinction, or dipping your host into the chalice is not the means by which communion is consumed from the chalice. We eat the host and drink from the chalice. Intinction is only permissible when it is performed by the minister (not the communicant), and is considered to be an alternative method … Continue reading 15/11/09 – Things Communion Ministers Want You to Know #2
This week, we have held formation workshops for our Ministers of Communion. Every year, our ministers share matters that they wish they could share with you. So this week, we have the first of a series we’re calling: Things Communion Ministers Want You to Know 1. Receive Communion under both kinds Our ministers understand that … Continue reading 8/11/09 – Things Communion Ministers Want You to Know #1
Update (August 2013): It is now almost three years since St Mary of the Cross was canonised as Australia's first saint. Since then, the feast of St Mary has also been elevated in Australia to the rank of Solemnity, giving it greater importance and significance. Our original post on the then Feast of Blessed Mary … Continue reading Solemnity of Saint Mary of the Cross (Mary MacKillop)
We have recently been discussing the concern within in the Church that people are losing a sense of the “real presence”, that is, the belief that Christ is truly present in the consecrated bread and wine we receive at Mass. One factor contributing to a change in attitude is that whereas the attention of people … Continue reading 2/8/06 – The Table of the Lord
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