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The Rite of Communion is the summation of the Liturgy of the Eucharist in which the failthful receive the bread and wine as the Body and Blood of Christ.

In Catholic terminology and practice one "receives" and does not "take" Holy Communion. The Sacraments are gifts of the Lord worked through the Holy Spirit, and so we "receive" and do not "take" the Sacraments, including the Sacrament of the Eucharist.

The Holy Eucharist, i.e., the Body and Blood of Christ, are "distributed" by a Eucharistic Minister (a priest, deacon, or "extraordinary minister").


The worshipper "receives" the host or chalice, which is presented to him or her by a Minister under the authority of the Bishop


For more on the Rite of Comnmunion and the distinction between "taking" and "recieving" Communion see