To: OLD REGGIE
1390 Since Christ is sacramentally present under each of the species, communion under the species of bread alone makes it possible to receive all the fruit of Eucharistic grace. For pastoral reasons this manner of receiving communion has been legitimately established as the most common form in the Latin rite. But "the sign of communion is more complete when given under both kinds, since in that form the sign of the Eucharistic meal appears more clearly." 225 This is the usual form of receiving communion in the Eastern rites. One receives Christ in the bread alone. Not half of Christ, but the fullness of the Eucharistic graces. If less than "all the fruit" was obtained, then Communion under both species would be required to get the "full" Christ.
SD
49,169 posted on
04/28/2003 2:20:40 PM PDT by
SoothingDave
(It might behoove me to be heaved)
To: SoothingDave
1390 Since Christ is sacramentally present under each of the species, communion under the species of bread alone makes it possible to receive all the fruit of Eucharistic grace. For pastoral reasons this manner of receiving communion has been legitimately established as the most common form in the Latin rite. But "the sign of communion is more complete when given under both kinds, since in that form the sign of the Eucharistic meal appears more clearly." 225 This is the usual form of receiving communion in the Eastern rites.
One receives Christ in the bread alone. Not half of Christ, but the fullness of the Eucharistic graces. If less than "all the fruit" was obtained, then Communion under both species would be required to get the "full" Christ.
Thanks. I looked for this but couldn't find it.
Now all you have to do is explain the correspondence between "sacramentally present" and "undivided body and blood".
49,182 posted on
04/28/2003 2:38:21 PM PDT by
OLD REGGIE
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