Gotta love seminarians who write to Fr. Z. The picture says it all. I don't mean to encourage scruples or anything but people should be mindful of this stuff.
Here's the story.
Take an UNconcecrated host and try it for yourself. I believe it. The way a lot of people handle the Blessed Sacrament probably makes it even more so. Bring on the pattens and communion only on the tongue.
1 comment:
I found this article very interesting. I have noticed several people who receive Holy Communion in the hand, moisten their finger and pick any remaining particles of host off their hand and put them in their mouth. I even saw one person lick her palm after putting the host in her mouth. I thought they were all excessive. However, once when I had a bad cold, I received Communion in the hand (I usually take the host on my tongue). To my utter amazement, when I looked, there were minute particles on my hand. To each his own, but I think Communion on the tongue is a much safer option. Also, when I was a child, my mother always made us drink a glass of plain water before eating. This, she said, would make sure that any particles of the Sacred Host which might be around our mouth would be washed down and not be touched by any food we then ate.
Yours is a nice blog.
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