RS, '04: Grave Abuses

5/29/21

Duccio, "Appearance to Apostles"

92: 1) Failing to respect the choice of the participant to receive on the tongue or in the hand—unless giving in the hand risks profaning the MBS; 2) Failing to ensure Holy Communion given in the hand is consumed in the presence of the minister; 3) Giving Holy Communion in the hand when there is risk of profanation;

94: Participants administering Holy Communion to one another, even spouses at the Nuptial Mass;

96: Distributing things other than Holy Communion, such as unconsecrated hosts, in same the manner as the distribution of the Holy Communion, contrary to the prescriptions of the liturgical books;

101: Distributing Holy Communion using also the Chalice where even a small danger exists of the MBS being profaned;

102: Nevertheless ministering the Chalice even: 1) where there is such a large number of communicants that it is difficult to gauge the amount of wine for the Eucharist and there is a danger that more than a reasonable quantity of the Blood of Christ remain to be consumed at the end of the celebration; or 2) where there is difficulty arranging access to the chalice; or 3) where such a large amount of wine would be required that its certain provenance and quality could only be known with difficulty; or 4) where there is not an adequate number of sacred ministers or extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion with proper formation; or 5) where a notable part of the people continues to prefer not to approach the chalice for various reasons, so that the sign of unity would in some sense be negated;

[cont'd]

Image: Duccio, "Appearance to Apostles"