My current Church in Gainesville FL posted a notice in the weekly bulletin this week that to receive the host in the hand was valid and preferred way to receive the host. I am not sure I agree with this at all.
Too many of our Saints (as sanctioned by the Church) have stated that we should be receiving ONLY by the mouth, preferably by ONLY a Priest or Deacon should be administering the Communion and rarely by Acolyte (which should be male as well). There have been many stories by our Saints and Visionaries stating that doing so otherwise was bad for us, and counted against us in the end, in not showing proper respect to God.
We were also told that we should not be kneeling, but standing and “bowing our head” and receiving by hand.
I think it is time to bring back the kneeling rails and going back to the old way of receiving, on our knees (for those that do not have health issues stopping them from kneeling) and by mouth. By the Priest and Deacons and the rare Acolyte…
Your thoughts?
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