p.s. to earlier post:
I have just realised 'special minister of the eucharist' may be something unfamiliar to some people. 'Special Minister' is shorthand for "Extra-ordinary Minister of the Eucharist
Andy - it is not a problem. Just as one has lots of ciboria, so you have lots of chalices - each person administering a chalice consumes the remains if there are any. I am a special minister of th
Andy, so practical a question deserves two practical answers:
(1) At a normal Sunday Mass or Saturday Vigil, the celebrating priest will have formed a pretty accurate estimate of how much wine is requ
Eddie, you didn't answer my question, particularly the most pressing - what would you do with the excess Precious Blood after Mass, bearing in mind it can't be reserved? A practical question like this
Andy, I don't think Fintan is being unrealistic at all. His comment is sound common sense, and he makes it clear that our approach to sharing the Eucharist in most Irish parishes stems from a local la
The reality that the Irish church will have so few priests in 2032 is no news - but the starkness of Brendan Hoban’s article must, one would hope, focus minds on the need to start putting a plan in
Fintan, that is not at all realistic. How many people were at the Congress? How much wine would have been needed? How much consecrated Precious Blood would have been consumed? How much would remain af
This is not just about coeliacs, it is about the right of all the fathful to receive communion under both species as Christ commanded at the Last Supper. Whilst under church law, one species can act f
In 20 years time, will there be people searching for participation in parishes ? Looking around at the age profile of congregations at present, and if the present model of priestly ministry continues,
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Communion from the Chalice should be given at every Mass
July 16 2012p.s. to earlier post: I have just realised 'special minister of the eucharist' may be something unfamiliar to some people. 'Special Minister' is shorthand for "Extra-ordinary Minister of the Eucharist
Communion from the Chalice should be given at every Mass
July 16 2012Andy - it is not a problem. Just as one has lots of ciboria, so you have lots of chalices - each person administering a chalice consumes the remains if there are any. I am a special minister of th
Communion from the Chalice should be given at every Mass
July 16 2012Andy, so practical a question deserves two practical answers: (1) At a normal Sunday Mass or Saturday Vigil, the celebrating priest will have formed a pretty accurate estimate of how much wine is requ
Communion from the Chalice should be given at every Mass
July 16 2012Eddie, you didn't answer my question, particularly the most pressing - what would you do with the excess Precious Blood after Mass, bearing in mind it can't be reserved? A practical question like this
Killala diocese may have only eight priests by 2032
July 19 2012Perhaps a look at the small French diocese of Frejus-Toulon, with around 75 seminarians, might be instructive.
Communion from the Chalice should be given at every Mass
July 16 2012Andy, I don't think Fintan is being unrealistic at all. His comment is sound common sense, and he makes it clear that our approach to sharing the Eucharist in most Irish parishes stems from a local la
Killala diocese may have only eight priests by 2032
July 19 2012The reality that the Irish church will have so few priests in 2032 is no news - but the starkness of Brendan Hoban’s article must, one would hope, focus minds on the need to start putting a plan in
Communion from the Chalice should be given at every Mass
July 16 2012Fintan, that is not at all realistic. How many people were at the Congress? How much wine would have been needed? How much consecrated Precious Blood would have been consumed? How much would remain af
Communion from the Chalice should be given at every Mass
July 16 2012This is not just about coeliacs, it is about the right of all the fathful to receive communion under both species as Christ commanded at the Last Supper. Whilst under church law, one species can act f
Killala diocese may have only eight priests by 2032
July 19 2012In 20 years time, will there be people searching for participation in parishes ? Looking around at the age profile of congregations at present, and if the present model of priestly ministry continues,
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