Ferdynand Ruszczyc (1870-1936), “First Communion”
NCRegister BLOGS | FEB. 4, 2019
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“Out of reverence towards this Sacrament, nothing touches it,
but what is consecrated.” —St. Thomas Aquinas
“The first time someone urged me to receive Holy Communion on the tongue was in 2011 or 2012. I was an altar server, and the priest who offered Mass said that I couldn’t serve with him unless I received on the tongue. When I pointed out that Rome allows U.S. Catholics to receive on the hand, he said that was correct — but I still had to receive on the tongue.
“As a germ-averse person, I found this disgusting. But I wanted to serve, so I received on the tongue and tried not to wince. Months later … continued here
See also on Cleansing Fire July 2017: “Please don’t touch my tongue”
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