I have wanted to write about communion in the hand for sometime. I cast no judgment on anyone who receives communion in the hand but I found a little excerpt that spoke to me and I wanted to share it. I will not provide the name of the author as it may bias your opinion of the quote and I’d rather you just consider the comments. The author is speaking about the reintroduction of communion in the hand after the Vatican II council.
…At first, many may have been shocked by communion in the hand; but “everybody does it.” Then little by little, as you receive Our Lord in your hands standing, you end up thinking that He is not your Lord. Because if He were really God, you would fall on your knees to adore Him and you would not take Him in your hand. For when you take something in your hand, you are the one in control. “I have the matter in hand” means that you have something under control…
I was born after communion rails/kneelers were discarded but I have had the opportunity to receive communion kneeling a few times. All I can say is that it feels right and I wish this opportunity was made more readily available to the faithful.
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