Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article

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)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 49156 | View Replies ]


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 ((I am a cult of one! UNITARJEWMIAN))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 49169 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson