Poll: How do you receive Holy Communion? (CATHOLICS ONLY)

[Gnarwhal]

Hopefully I'm not opening a can of worms, but how do you receive Holy Communion as a Catholic? What Church sui iuris do you belong to and what rite is your Eucharistic liturgy in? The poll lets you have two choices, so if you receive standing and on the tongue and from the chalice, mark both.

I've always received Holy Communion kneeling and on the tongue, and I no longer receive from the chalice. I'm a member of the Latin Church sui iuris, as I assume most of you are. I attend Mass in both forms of the Roman Rite: the Extraordinary and Ordinary Form.

I go to a Latin Rite parish that has the Ordinary Form of the Mass. We don't have any communion rails, so I receive standing on the tongue. I've never drank from the chalice though. I try practice like I would if I were attending a TLM.

We were taught to bow, not genuflect. Once in a blue moon I'll see someone do it. I know one of the catechists genuflects and receives kneeling.

 

[LaudeturIesus]

I've never had the honor if kissing the ring if the pope. Would be an immense honor!

Neither have I. I would in theory

 

[LaudeturIesus]

I go to a Latin Rite parish that has the Ordinary Form of the Mass. We don't have any communion rails, so I receive standing on the tongue. I've never drank from the chalice though. I try practice like I would if I were attending a TLM.

We were taught to bow, not genuflect. Once in a blue moon I'll see someone do it. I know one of the catechists genuflects and receives kneeling.

We don't have altar rails either. Sometimes they bring out kneelers for those who choose to kneel, but otherwise I'm just kneeling on the ground. I kneel to receive Holy Communion kneeling, not just when it's comfortable.

 

[SaNcTaMaRiA]

I go to a Latin Rite parish that has the Ordinary Form of the Mass. We don't have any communion rails, so I receive standing on the tongue. I've never drank from the chalice though. I try practice like I would if I were attending a TLM.

We were taught to bow, not genuflect. Once in a blue moon I'll see someone do it. I know one of the catechists genuflects and receives kneeling.

Next Sunday genuflect. See how it feels .

 

[LaudeturIesus]

Next Sunday genuflect. See how it feels .

Or it doesn't have to be Sunday; you could go to Mass tomorrow and try.

I tend to be at church nearly every day of the week; I try to go to Mass every day I can (which right now is just Sunday), but I get out early from school because I don't have a 5th period so I drive to Adoration.

For example, Tuesday I went to church to go to confession. Wednesday I went to Mass and Adoration. Thursday and Friday I went to Adoration. Saturday I went to confession because I committed a mortal sin since Tuesday. Sunday I went to Mass.

 

[Gnarwhal]

We don't have altar rails either. Sometimes they bring out kneelers for those who choose to kneel, but otherwise I'm just kneeling on the ground. I kneel to receive Holy Communion kneeling, not just when it's comfortable.

That's cool. I would but I don't feel comfortable holding up the line.

Next Sunday genuflect. See how it feels .

I might do that, I've only been at this a year though so I feel uncomfortable doing anything that draws attention to myself.

On the upside I heard last week that my parish could be undertaking a big restoration project soon, so hopefully that's true and it includes installing communion rails!

 

[SaNcTaMaRiA]

I wish we had communion rails. I wouldn't worry about drawing attention. Just genuflect and act natural. If you do draw attention who cares. Those people should be praying and worrying about themselves.

 

[LaudeturIesus]

I might do that, I've only been at this a year though so I feel uncomfortable doing anything that draws attention to myself.

On the upside I heard last week that my parish could be undertaking a big restoration project soon, so hopefully that's true and it includes installing communion rails!

It doesn't take up the line any longer than a few more seconds.

I've been Catholic less than a year.

We have the high altar and side altars still at our historic church. They did install a versus populum altar and removed the altar rails after VII though...

 

[Azureknight 773]

Kneeling, and on the tongue

- When attending the Traditional Latin Masses aka Tridentine Mass.

Standing and on the tongue

- When attending Novus Ordo Masses.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

It's standard practice in my parish to bow, but not necessarily genuflect.

hm. I thought geneflecting was customary with the sign of the cross? I learned something new.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

I didnt know my post was funny.

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@LaudeturIesus

Congrads Laude. The Church is very beautiful and devotional. I used to, but would ago again, congradulate congregants at the Easter Vigil. Very nice.

 

[RileyG]

Standing on the tongue. (I almost never receive on my hand, I have before though). If I receive on my hand, I am scared to death of accidentally wiping some of the Eucharist away.
If they have an altar rail, I will kneel. Otherwise, I would only stand because I do not want to trip anyone.

From my observations, almost no one receives on the tongue anymore. Those that do tend to be older. (NOT DEBATING- just an observation from my parish and other places where I attended Mass).

Latin Rite Catholic, Ordinary form.

 

[Gnarwhal]

It doesn't take up the line any longer than a few more seconds.

I've been Catholic less than a year.

We have the high altar and side altars still at our historic church. They did install a versus populum altar and removed the altar rails after VII though...

Right on man.

 

[TuxAme]

I wish we had communion rails.

Same. That's one thing I miss about my days as an Episcopalian.

 

[chevyontheriver]

Edit: Never mind. I just now saw the big capital letters saying "Catholics Only", . It was just a question, though.

I commend you for actually noticing that. Many of our fine Protestant brothers and sisters seem totally not to be able to see that.

 

[chevyontheriver]

Standing on the tongue. (I almost never receive on my hand, I have before though). If I receive on my hand, I am scared to death of accidentally wiping some of the Eucharist away.
If they have an altar rail, I will kneel. Otherwise, I would only stand because I do not want to trip anyone.

From my observations, almost no one receives on the tongue anymore. Those that do tend to be older. (NOT DEBATING- just an observation from my parish and other places where I attended Mass).

Latin Rite Catholic, Ordinary form.

I appreciate the reverence people here have for a worthy reception of the Eucharist. Even if we differ a bit, we all seem to be taking it seriously. Thanks.