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[smb3]

Our church stopped the drinking of the wine from the chalice and peace (hand shaking), I don't think they would do mass without communion though.  Maybe the priests should just hand it to the person, and no handing to the mouth for now. Only the priest handles the hosts at my church.

[151949]

@cherry Before they are placed out on the plate for the priest to bless them they are touched by the alter guild person who puts them out.They come in a big cardboard box -the alter guild person takes them from that box and places them on the plate then puts that plate out for communion. Any that aren't used are then placed back in the big cardboard box for use the next week.They have now been touched by at least one or two alter guild ladies plus the priest.When they get put out the next week it repeats again.

[cherry]

Our communion ritual is 2000 years old. All of the apostles received from the chalice Christ served to them, they didn't have separate cups

No one is obligated to drink from it ,if they would rather not

The priest consumes all of the  leftover dregs of the precious blood, and he always seems to be in robust health

I love our faith, it is beautiful, and I wouldn't have it any other way

[cherry]

Ours is done differently  and  the left overs are not put into a box. They go into the tabernacle

[sunshine45]

@cherry

i always felt something special and spiritual after drinking out of the chalice. i would not get the same feeling drinking out of a plastic cup. i also preferred that the priest place the host directly on my tongue rather than handing it to me. i dont blame or condemn anyone who want to continue the ritual.

it is quite easy to skip taking communion if you think or are afraid you will become sick.

[cherry]

@sunshine45  I stopped drinking from the chalice years ago. I prefer  to receive both species  by intinction, which is dipping the host and placing it on the tongue

I never shake during the rite of peace either. I just wish them peace

[lulu1]

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I don't receive under both species. I refuse the chalice and only consume the host...

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@cherry

Me, too.  Never wanted to drink from the communal chalice. 

[GCR18]

I would try to sit away from the crowd and pass on communion until the flu has died down.

[Carmie]

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Ours is done differently  and  the left overs are not put into a box. They go into the tabernacle

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Once the host are “changed into the body of Christ” they are not put back into a cardboard box.   I agree, they go into the tabernacle and are used to give communion to the sick when the priest or nuns visit. It is the same in every Catholic Church.

My DH is Christian orthodox.  In his church, a loaf of round bread is placed in a linen napkin. The bread is then passed to everyone in the pews where they kiss this loaf and pass it to the next person.  By the time it gets back to the priest to use for services, it must be full of germs from hands and lips.  I NEVER do communion in his church. 

They also line up to kiss a large book that Is placed near the altar, not sure if it is a bible or not.  I stay in the pew.

I am not a germaphobe, but I get queazy just thinking about it.

[proudlyfromNJ]

I grew up Methodist. We had Communion the first Sunday of every month. We always had individual little cups.