[sinkspur]

I don't see where it is. Actually, it says that chalices with wine are to be placed on the altar at the Offertory. That was not done, of course, and I suspect, there will be many places where it will STILL not be done.

How about this:

If extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion are required by pastoral need, they should not approach the altar before the priest has received Communion

I don't know of ANY parish where this was done; EMs come up after the Our Father.

I know that will not be changed in our parish. Storming the altar after the priest receives is certainly not prayerful.

[Desdemona]

If extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion are required by pastoral need, they should not approach the altar before the priest has received Communion

I don't know of ANY parish where this was done; EMs come up after the Our Father.

Come to my parish. Not only do they not approach, they really don't enter the central part of the Sanctuary at all. They receive on the edge behind the pillars. And of late, only clergy distribute the Body. It doesn't matter if there are only three present.

[heyheyhey]

I don't see where it is.

Exactly! I think it's a case of very poor reporting by the CNS; they gave account of documents they never read.

I don't know of ANY parish where this was done.

I my humble opinion, those things depend in 99% on the local parish priest. I know a few good ones and everyone in their parishes "plays by the rules."

[Desdemona]

Now that I think about it, when those directives came out two years ago, they were put into practice here by order of the archbishop almost immediately. I want to say they came out during Lent and they were in effect everywhere by Pentecost.