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the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist
the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation
How To Use Holy Communion In A Sentence
- Worse still, some practices which Sacrosanctum Concilium had never even contemplated were allowed into the Liturgy, like Mass “versus populum”, Holy Communion on the hand, altogether giving up on the Latin and Gregorian Chant in favour of the vernacular and songs and hymns without much space for God, and extension beyond any reasonable limits of the faculty to concelebrate at Holy Mass. Archbishop Ranjith's Foreword to "True Development of the Liturgy"
- Holy Communion is brought to the sick and housebound after the 9 a.m. Mass on the second and third Sunday of the month.
- So why should openly pro-choice politicians get to receive Jesus in the sacrament of Holy Communion?
- This had prompted the further speculation as to whether or not a Muslim might consider the taking of Holy Communion to be anthropophagous. Captain Corelli's Mandolin
- Sam is now seven, and received his First holy communion at this convent on the next day.
- Already the diocese of Boston has 200 such deacons, who can officiate at weddings, conduct funeral services, visit the sick, distribute Holy Communion - and preach.
- Twenty six boys and girls received their first Holy Communion last Saturday.
- These children will receive their First Holy Communion in May.
- But a recent fad in the Episcopal Church is to entirely ignore canon law, Christian tradition, and the Apostle's caution in favor of what is sometimes called "inclusivity" or "radical hospitality" by offering Holy Communion to the unbaptized. Archive 2007-02-01
- Some practices which Sacrosanctum Concilium had never even contemplated were allowed into the Liturgy, like Mass versus populum, Holy Communion in the hand, altogether giving up on the Latin and Gregorian Chant in favor of the vernacular and songs and hymns without much space for God, and extension beyond any reasonable limits of the faculty to concelebrate at Holy Mass. Clear Words of Msgr Ranjith on the Flaws of the Postconciliar Liturgical Reforms and the Need for a Reform of the Reform
