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| Intinction | Manuel | Monday, June 25, 2007 |
Question: I want to receive Our Lord's Precious Blood when I go to Mass on Sundays. But I just can't put my mouth on the same chalice that other people are drinking from. Some people have colds and others have diseases that can be transmitted through saliva. Why doesn't the Church encourage wider use of intinction since it is more hygienic? Thanks for your answer and God bless. |
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| Question Answered by Mr. Jacob Slavek
Dear Manuel, My guess would be that wider use of intinction might lead to the serious abuse of self-intinction, which if widely used would cause severe problems with the precious blood potentially falling onto the floor or on clothes. Another thought may be because of the shortage of ordinary ministers of the Eucharist. Please remember, you actually DO receive the Precious Blood of the Lord FULLY even if you only receive under the form of bread. Mr. Slavek Footer Notes: (a) A Eucharistic Minister is clergy (Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion). Laity are Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and should never be called Eucharistic Ministers. (b) There is no such Mass called the Novus Ordo. The Current Mass is the Roman Missal of 2000, or the Oridinary Form of the Mass. The Tridentine Mass is the Roman Missal of 1962, or the Extraordinary Form of the Mass. Please refrain from using the term, Novus Ordo. Thanks. (c) The titles of Acolyte and Lector belong exclusively to the Installed Offices of Acolyte and Lector, who are men (only) appointed by the Bishop. These roles performed by others are Altar Servers and Readers, respectively. |
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