Intinction

[GoingByzantine]

Can someone explain to me how the practice of intinction came to be? Is there any scriptural grounds to intinction? Thank You Friends, I am a hard time finding out about the origins of intinction online or in my books.

 

[ArmyMatt]

I think it was because folks used to recieve separately, and sometimes they would take home the Body and the Blood and do pagan experiments and treat the Eucharist kinda like a superstition. so the two are given together to prevent that.

 

[Cappadocious]

People were disrespecting the gifts. It is a pastoral development, rather than a theological one.

 

[GoingByzantine]

Wow, I had no idea this was occurring! Thank you both so much.

 

[ArmyMatt]

yep, and an interesting factoid is that the clergy (and if we still had Emperors) recieve the Body and Blood separately at the altar

 

[GoingByzantine]

yep, and an interesting factoid is that the clergy (and if we still had Emperors) recieve the Body and Blood separately at the altar

I believe I read that in one of my books, probably one by Bishop Ware (I love his writing).

It was really fascinating to learn about the Emperor being the Protector of Christianity, and the interesting role he played within the church.

Edit: Metropolitan Kallistos Ware, Thanks for the heads up Anhelyna

 

[gzt]

The Bible is silent on the matter, largely because it is not a liturgical manual. A diversity of practices existed in the ancient church. Indeed, even in the modern church, the clergy receive in separate forms and receive the body of Christ in the hand. However, if you've observed the rite for doing so, you would perhaps understand why such is probably not a reasonable method in modern times to dole out communion to the laity. It's very cumbersome to do properly, particularly when the host was leavened and all particles taken from the same host. The exact practice of intinction and spooning it out is a pastoral and liturgical matter rather than something dictated by divine law.