Does it Matter if a Catholic is Left-Handed or Right-Handed?
Yes it does, according to the revised 'General Instruction of the Roman Missal.' The Roman Church has made some recent modifications to the Mass, including recommended bodily postures. The Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio has for several weeks been running bulletin inserts educating the "faithful" on this "new and improved" Mass.
One reason so many people enjoy being Catholic is that they can ignore Christ and the bible, and instead make up their own silly rules. One such silly rule was found in the Cleveland diocese November 9 bulletin insert titled, "The Reception of Holy Communion - Part II."
When Catholics go up to communion, they can receive the wafer directly in their mouth, or in their hand. As to the receiving of the wafer by hand, the bulletin insert said:
"If Communion is received in the hand, and one is right-handed, the left hand should rest upon the right (like a throne suited for Christ the King). The host will then be laid in the palm of the left hand, then taken by the right hand to the mouth. If one is left-handed, this is reversed. It is not appropriate to reach out with the fingers and take the Eucharistic Bread from the person distributing."
What rules will Rome think of next week??? Maybe antichrist is impressed with such left hand, right hand rubrics, but Jesus Christ is not.
May the Spirit of our Lord continue to show Catholics that Christ does not transform Himself into wafers, but that He is received in the heart by faith ALONE. Ephesians 3:17A says, "THAT CHRIST MAY DWELL IN YOUR HEARTS BY FAITH."
One reason so many people enjoy being Catholic is that they can ignore Christ and the bible, and instead make up their own silly rules. One such silly rule was found in the Cleveland diocese November 9 bulletin insert titled, "The Reception of Holy Communion - Part II."
When Catholics go up to communion, they can receive the wafer directly in their mouth, or in their hand. As to the receiving of the wafer by hand, the bulletin insert said:
"If Communion is received in the hand, and one is right-handed, the left hand should rest upon the right (like a throne suited for Christ the King). The host will then be laid in the palm of the left hand, then taken by the right hand to the mouth. If one is left-handed, this is reversed. It is not appropriate to reach out with the fingers and take the Eucharistic Bread from the person distributing."
What rules will Rome think of next week??? Maybe antichrist is impressed with such left hand, right hand rubrics, but Jesus Christ is not.
May the Spirit of our Lord continue to show Catholics that Christ does not transform Himself into wafers, but that He is received in the heart by faith ALONE. Ephesians 3:17A says, "THAT CHRIST MAY DWELL IN YOUR HEARTS BY FAITH."
posted by Robt. B. at 3:58 PM
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