communion

[Guest guest]

I just wanted to share:

When I had inquired about receiving communion (at my wedding - 4 yrs ago) my priest told me "Its the body of Christ and God wouldnt hurt you - so its safe" Are you kidding me??

Needless to say, when the big day finally arrived, we skipped the entire part. Side note: Im Russian Orthodox and we typically would receive BREAD and wine.

Re: communion

Yes and no. As part of the communial rite, the host is broken into the wine. But in our parish, it is only broken into the priest's chalice and the other cups of wine are poured from a seperate pitcher. So as long as you don't take the wine from the priest's chalice you should be OK (assuming someone in front of you hasn't dipped their host into it, etc..)

On Mon, 9 Jan 2006 08:09:28 -0500, A. Simms wrote > Actually, if you're Catholic, the priest breaks a small amount of the consecrated host INTO the wine cup. >

> Re: communion > > The wine does not have gluten. > > Mimi wrote: > > I was told this morning I will no longer be able to take communion but the priest feels I can still take the "Precious Blood"...do you think the wine has gluten in it? > > Mimi> >

Yahoo! Photos > Ring in the New Year with Photo Calendars. Add photos, events, holidays, whatever. > >

[Guest guest]

I went to a Catholic wedding recently and the priest said before Communion that

if anyone

did not take Communion (can't remember how he put it, but it politely referred

to not

taking the host if you have not had first communion) but wanted to come forward,

just let

him know when you got to him and he would give them a blessing instead of the

host. I

am Catholic, but do not attend Church regularly. I went up with my mom and when

it was

my turn, I whispered " I'm allergic " (easy explaination) so he put his hands on

my head and

said a blessing. While I know that the actual taking and eating of the host is

a very

important part of the ritual to most Catholics, I think I personally felt more

" blessed " by

this man who was willing to offer unconditional blessing to me - more so than as

a kid

when I used to just go up and get the host without thinking about it. Not sure

if this would

be an option to someone in a Church where they could not provide gluten-free

hosts.

[Guest guest]

I went to a Catholic wedding recently and the priest said before Communion that

if anyone

did not take Communion (can't remember how he put it, but it politely referred

to not

taking the host if you have not had first communion) but wanted to come forward,

just let

him know when you got to him and he would give them a blessing instead of the

host. I

am Catholic, but do not attend Church regularly. I went up with my mom and when

it was

my turn, I whispered " I'm allergic " (easy explaination) so he put his hands on

my head and

said a blessing. While I know that the actual taking and eating of the host is

a very

important part of the ritual to most Catholics, I think I personally felt more

" blessed " by

this man who was willing to offer unconditional blessing to me - more so than as

a kid

when I used to just go up and get the host without thinking about it. Not sure

if this would

be an option to someone in a Church where they could not provide gluten-free

hosts.