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Just Thinking
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Posted: Sun May 25th, 2008 03:20 am |
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I was reading a post that was asking about receiving the cup during communion.
I guess I was surprised by the question because I thought that Catholics were only allowed the "bread," and that only priests could partake of the cup.
So, my question is, do lay people get to partake of both the bread and the cup? (No, I am not Catholic, that's why I don't know about this.)
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beachmoss
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Posted: Sun May 25th, 2008 04:06 am |
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Hi, Marianne! Welcome to the forum! We hope that you will soon share with us what brought you here.
To answer your question, yes, the faithful may partake of both the bread and the cup. It is my understanding and experience that in the traditional Latin Mass that only the bread is offered to the people, and the priest consumes the consecrated wine.
Beth
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CajunRick
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Posted: Sun May 25th, 2008 04:43 am |
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Just Thinking wrote: So, my question is, do lay people get to partake of both the bread and the cup? (No, I am not Catholic, that's why I don't know about this.)
Welcome to the forum, Marianne.
The Church encourages the reception of the Eucharist under the forms of both bread and wine, but we also believe that the Savior is completely present Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity, in either form. So an individual communicant may choose to receive only the Precious Body, only the Precious Blood, or both.
In the United States, individual pastors and bishops have the authority to decide in their own parish or diocese whether to permit the distribution of communion as the Precious Body alone or under both species. For example, distribution from the cup may be discontinued during a flu outbreak.
By the way, we believe that the bread and wine are changed ("transubstantiated") into the Body and Blood of Christ during the mass, so we no longer refer to it with the terms "bread" and "wine". but after the consecration it is known as the Precious Body and Precious Blood, or as the Blessed Sacrament.
We love good questions (and there are no bad questions) so if you have any more, ask away!
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Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand. - Augustine
Rick Luquette
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Just Thinking
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Posted: Sun May 25th, 2008 02:42 pm |
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Thanks for your speedy reply, Beth!
--Marianne
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Posted: Sun May 25th, 2008 02:45 pm |
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Thanks for answering back so quickly, Rick!
--Marianne
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