Receiving (not taking) Communion

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. Here for a discussion about Holy Communion and transfiguration.

In Catholic terminology and practice one "receives" and does not "take" Holy Communion. The Holy Eucharist, i.e., the Body and Blood of Christ, are "distributed" by a Eucharistic Minister (a priest, deacon, or "extraordinary minister").