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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Holy Communion
		Holy Communion is morally necessary for salvation, that is to say, without the graces of this sacrament it would be very difficult to resist grave
		That Holy Communion may be received not only validly, but also fruitfully, certain dispositions both of body and of soul are required.
		Communion should be administered to all those who ask it reasonably, excluding, at least until they make sufficient reparation, public sinners and such as lead openly scandalous lives.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/07402a.htm (772 words)

	Holy Communion - The Eucharist as Communion and Sacrament
		Holy Communion - The Eucharist as Communion and Sacrament
		Holy Communion preserves the supernatural life of the soul by giving the communicant supernatural strength to resist temptation, and by weakening the power of concupiscence.
		Holy Communion cures the spiritual diseases of the soul by cleansing it of venial sins and the temporal punishment due to sin.
	www.therealpresence.org /eucharst/holycom/holycomm.htm (0 words)

	Holy Communion
		The subject of Holy Communion is everyone is this life capable of the effects of the Sacrament, that is all who are baptized and who, if adults, have the requisite intention (see COMMUNION OF CHILDREN).
		Communion may be given in all churches and public, or semi-public, oratories that are not under interdict, and, according to a recent edict of the Congregation of Rites (8 May, 1907).
		When administering Holy Communion outside Mass a priest should always wear a surplice and stole, and there should be two lights burning on the altar.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/h/holy_communion.html (856 words)

	Holy Communion
		The proponents of closed communion feel otherwise, and it is the intent of this essay to outline the basic theological reasons for observing closed communion.
		Holy Communion is indeed a solemn and sacred rite.
		If Holy Communion is open to all professed believers then the church might be granting a false security to certain persons by giving a tacit recognition that they are Christian when, in fact, perhaps they are not - never having truly repented for their sins.
	www.blufftonyg.com /Literature/practices_series/communion.asp (0 words)

	Questions about Holy Communion
		Holy Communion is the receiving of Jesus Christ in the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist.
		To receive Holy Communion worthily it is necessary to be free from mortal sin, to have a right intention and to obey the Church's laws on the fast required before Holy Communion out of reverence for the body and blood of Our Divine Lord.
		Holy Communion may be received without fasting when one is in danger of death, or when it is necessary to save the Blessed Sacrament from insult or injury.
	www.ewtn.com /faith/teachings/euchb2a.htm (1082 words)

	USCCB - Committee on the Liturgy - Norms for the Distribution and Reception of Holy Communion Under Both Kinds in the ...
		Holy Communion under the form of bread is offered to the communicant with the words "The Body of Christ." The communicant may choose whether to receive the Body of Christ in the hand or on the tongue.
		Holy Communion may be distributed by intinction in the following manner: "the communicant, while holding the paten under the chin, approaches the priest who holds the vessel with the hosts and at whose side stands the minister holding the chalice.
		When there are extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion, they may consume what remains of the Precious Blood from their chalice of distribution with permission of the diocesan bishop.
	www.usccb.org /liturgy/current/norms.shtml (6053 words)

	USCCB - (Liturgy) - Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion at Mass
		When recourse is had to Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, especially in the distribution of Holy Communion under both kinds, their number should not be increased beyond what is required for the orderly and reverent distribution of the Body and Blood of the Lord.
		All ministers of Holy Communion should show the greatest reverence for the Most Holy Eucharist by their demeanor, their attire, and the manner in which they handle the consecrated bread or wine.
		The sacred vessles are to be purified by the priest, the deacon or an instituted acolyte.
	www.usccb.org /liturgy/girm/lit4.shtml (954 words)

	Orthodox Holy Communion (Site not responding. Last check: )
		We call down the Holy Spirit “on us and on these gifts before us” seeking precisely the transformation of life, that life be made imperishable, that the gifts be changed and that those who share in the gifts share in a new creation, freed from death--in the Body of Christ.
		Holy Communion is the chief reason for the Divine Liturgy.
		Communion is given to the laity on a spoon, containing a small piece of the Holy Bread together with a portion of the Wine.
	www.stgeorgegreenville.org /topics/Communion.html (1412 words)

	Holy Communion Invitations for a Holy Communion Theme Party
		Keep with the Holy Communion theme feel throughout the party from the invites to the decor.
		Catholic children have First Holy Communion which is a meeting with Jesus.
		The doctrine of the Church is that Holy Communion is morally necessary for salvation, that is to say, without the graces of this sacrament it would be very difficult to resist grave temptaions and avoid grievous sin.
	holy-communion.invitations-shop.com (0 words)

	What is Holy Communion?
		Holy Communion refers to the Eucharist and the wine that some Christians take as a symbol of the body and blood of Christ, during a portion of a church service.
		Primarily a person is considered to have taken Holy Communion if he or she has eaten the communion host, or bread.
		In Catholic Churches Holy Communion is a round white wafer made of wheat.
	www.wisegeek.com /what-is-holy-communion.htm (617 words)

	Holy Communion and Unholy Politics by John P. Beal, America: The Catholic Weekly Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: )
		If anything is clear, at least to canonists, about the current furor over admission of politicians to holy Communion, it is that no so-called “pro-choice” politician has been excommunicated as a result of her or his public record.
		Under Pius XII, the Holy Office declared that, as presumed apostates who adhered to an anti-Catholic society, members of the Communist Party and some of its “fellow travelers” were to be refused holy Communion, since they were not properly disposed for its reception.
		Resort to disciplinary measures like refusal of holy Communion is an implicit acknowledgment by church authorities that they have failed as teachers to convince Catholic politicians in particular and the larger society in general of the truth of the Gospel of life.
	www.americamagazine.org /gettext.cfm?articleTypeID=1&textID=3635&issueID=488 (1695 words)

	Who Can Receive Communion?
		To receive Communion worthily, you must be in a state of grace, have made a good confession since your last mortal sin, believe in transubstantiation, observe the Eucharistic fast, and, finally, not be under an ecclesiastical censure such as excommunication.
		Communion may be received either in the hand or on the tongue.
		Likewise, once the local bishop has introduced Communion in the hand, none may refuse a communicant Communion in the hand (except when Communion is being given by intinction, in which case it must be given on the tongue).
	www.catholic.com /library/Who_Can_Receive_Communion.asp (1954 words)

	Practices of Faith: Communion (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The communion meal recalls the table fellowship Jesus shared with his disciples, and in particular the Last Supper on the night before his death as well as his appearances to the disciples during meals following his resurrection.
		In the early church Communion was served weekly, a practice continued and encouraged by the Protestant Reformers.
		"Communion" is one of 11 introductory brochures from "Practices of Faith in United Church of Christ" published by the Worship and Education Ministry Team of Local Church Ministries.
	www.ucc.org /worship/communion.htm (861 words)

	Holy Communion
		Teach me to achieve perfect holiness in the fear of Thee, that with the clear witness of my conscience I may receive the portion of Thy holy Things and be united with Thy holy Body and Blood, and have Thee dwelling and remaining in me with the Father and Thy Holy Spirit.
		Just as during the Conception the Holy Spirit descended to the womb of the Virgin Mary and made of her flesh the body of Jesus, so the same Spirit descends upon the bread and wine on the altar and transforms them into the Body and Blood of Jesus.
		Communion can be likened to the partaking of the fruits of the Tree of Life, planted by God in the garden of Eden.
	www.fatheralexander.org /booklets/english/commun1.htm (0 words)

	First Holy Communion Day
		The First Holy Communion season is a short one,(April - July), with May being the most popular month, although we hold stocks of all our items, we do recommend that you select your products early to avoid disappointment.
		First Holy Communion supplies and products are usually only available for a limited time during the year and once they're gone - they're gone for the year.
		We are currently updating our website for 2008 First Holy Communion Season, with many more new First Holy Communion products on order.
	www.firstholycommunionday.co.uk (0 words)

	Holy Communion Party Supplies, Favors, Decorations, Pinatas, Games
		In many families, the Mass is followed by a luncheon at the family’s home or perhaps meeting in a restaurant for a late morning or early afternoon brunch, depending on which church service you attended for that day.
		A celebration of a child’s First Holy Communion is also likely to consist of a great many pictures so that family members will always remember the event.
		This may also mean that the home is decorated in typical religious style finery in order to keep the mood of the day focused on the child and his greatest accomplishment within the church family.
	www.partysupplieshut.com /holy-communion (337 words)

	Menstruation, Emissions, and Holy Communion
		In approaching Holy Communion, we are lifting our fallen selves in the greatest humility to commune with what we are in Christ: literal participants in the Divine.
		But we also insist on proper fasting and preparation on the days before Communion and the utmost cleanliness of mind and body, which things are equally consistent and dominant in the teachings of the Fathers.
		Fasting, abstinence from Holy Communion by women in their periods, abstinence by men polluted by nocturnal emissionscontemporary objections to these fade when we begin to grasp the true function of the Eucharist and its divine aid in our human efforts toward perfection and our daily spiritual struggle with the world and its evil.
	www.orthodoxinfo.com /praxis/menses.aspx (1785 words)

	New Catholic Dictionary: Communion, Holy (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The reception of the Holy Eucharist, in which Christ the Lord Himself is contained under the species of bread and wine.
		Holy Communion may be distributed in any place where Mass may be said and on every day in the year, but on Good Friday only as Viaticum and on Holy Saturday only at the Mass or immediately thereafter.
		Communion, as represented in art, is associated witli Saints Ignatius, Stanislaus Kostka, and Charles Borromeo, for their particular devotion thereto.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/ncd02209.htm (308 words)

	Communion
		Our Church incorporated this command of Christ into the Liturgy as the holy kiss where, before the great prayer of offering (anaphora), we are enjoined to "love one another so that with one mind we may confess" what God has done for us.
		It is folly not to approach Holy Communion with great awe, purified by prayer and fasting according to our ability (cf 1 Cor 11:2631).
		In the Melkite Church Communion is generally given by intinction: the holy bread is dipped into the chalice and placed in your mouth.
	holytransfiguration.org /communion.htm (1516 words)

	Receiving Holy Communion
		In Holy Communion, we are nourished with the food of eternal life.
		Those who are going to receive Communion are asked to fast from food and all liquid, except water, for one hour prior to receiving Holy Communion.
		When we receive communion and say "Amen," we indicate that we are "in communion," or union with, the Catholic Church in its faith and practice.
	www.cathedralsaintpaul.org /homilies/receivingholycommunion.asp (774 words)

	The Holy Communion or Holy Eucharist, Book of Common Prayer, Canada (1962)
		It is the duty of every confirmed person, after due preparation, to partake of the holy Communion frequently, and particularly on the greater Holy-days, of which Easter is the chief.
		And I believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord, The Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, Who spake by the Prophets.
		To him therefore, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, let us give (as we are most bounden) continual thanks; submitting ourselves wholly to his holy will and pleasure, and studying to serve him in true holiness and righteousness all the days of our life.
	www.prayerbook.ca /bcp/holy_communion.html (4923 words)

	Holy Communion
		First, a definition: "Holy Communion" is the reception of the Blessed Sacrament (the Eucharist) that has been confected by a priest during the Holy Mass.
		In addition, because Communion is also a sign of Christian unity, those who receive are declaring to the world that they accept all of the dogmas of the Church.
		Also note the language used in reference to Holy Communion: while many Protestants speak of "taking Communion," Catholics use the phrase "receiving Communion" -- a more passive terminology that emphasizes humility, that reminds us that it is by grace that we are saved, and that emphasizes the role of the ordained priesthood.
	www.fisheaters.com /holycommunion.html (2750 words)

	Catholic Culture : Document Library : Worthiness to Receive Holy Communion — General Principles
		For example, if a Catholic were to be at odds with the Holy Father on the application of capital punishment or on the decision to wage war, he would not for that reason be considered unworthy to present himself to receive Holy Communion.
		When “these precautionary measures have not had their effect or in which they were not possible,” and the person in question, with obstinate persistence, still presents himself to receive the Holy Eucharist, “the minister of Holy Communion must refuse to distribute it” (cf.
		Nor is the minister of Holy Communion passing judgement on the person’s subjective guilt, but rather is reacting to the person’s public unworthiness to receive Holy Communion due to an objective situation of sin.
	catholicculture.org /docs/doc_view.cfm?RecNum=6041 (631 words)

	- Holy Communion
		This is reaffirmed in the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great when, after the blessing of the Holy Gifts, we pray that the Heavenly Father unite us all, as many as are partakers in the one bread and one cup, one with another in communion with the One Holy Spirit.
		Orthodox Theology sees the Holy Eucharist as a sacrifice and this is affirmed in the words of the Priest, when he says, during the Eucharistic Canon, Thine own of Thine own we offer unto Thee on behalf of all and for all.
		The Communion is given to the laity in a spoon containing a small piece of the Holy Bread together with a portion of the wine, and it is received standing.
	www.stots.edu /article.php?id=38 (1380 words)

	Catholic Culture : Document Library : Receiving Holy Communion
		The guidelines point out that other Christians may receive holy Communion in "exceptional" cases but only with the specific permission of the bishop and only when very particular conditions are in place.
		While the motivation for inviting everyone to holy Communion might seem to be "ecumenical," in the long run the practice does more harm than good to authentic ecumenical relationships.
		Another very serious pastoral problem when priests invite non-Catholics to receive holy Communion is the awkward practical problem that is caused for those priests who try to follow the law of the Church.
	www.catholicculture.org /docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=406 (1368 words)

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