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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 | 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 | In Catholic terminology and practice one "receives" and does not "take" Holy Communion. The [[Glossary of terms for catechism of the Catholic faith#Sacraments, 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. | ||
For an analysis of the difference between the incorrect "take | 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 | |||
* see "[https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/ccdds/documents/rc_con_ccdds_doc_20040423_redemptionis-sacramentum_en.html The distribution of Holy Communion]" in ''Instruction Redemptionis Sacramentum'' (vatican.va) | |||
For more on the Rite of Comnmunion and the distinction between "taking" and "recieving" Communion see | |||
* See here for a discussion about [[Holy Communion|Holy Communion and transfiguration]]. | |||
* Go here for an analysis of the difference between the incorrect "take" and proper "recieve" Communion: [[Blog:Recieving (not taking) Communion]] | |||