Differences between Irish and British Catholic First Communion Ceremony

DublinWriter

Hi all,

My little niece is making her first holy communion today in the UK. Part of the ceremony is having the little communicants drink wine from a chalice.

When I made my FHC here in Ireland I don't remember ever having to do this - is this a new practice or something specific to the diocese in the UK that she is in?

gimmebroadband

In modern Catholic practice in Europe and much of the English-speaking world, Ireland excluded, Communion is offered under both kinds when receiving at Mass. However, Catholicism teaches that Christ is sacramentally (and equally) present under each species, and therefore if a person receives only one species, Christ is fully present and nothing is lacking.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communion_under_both_kinds

Onesimus

gimmebroadband wrote: »

In modern Catholic practice in Europe and much of the English-speaking world, Ireland excluded, Communion is offered under both kinds when receiving at Mass. However, Catholicism teaches that Christ is sacramentally (and equally) present under each species, and therefore if a person receives only one species, Christ is fully present and nothing is lacking.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communion_under_both_kinds

I know Christ is present under both species but its always nice to be able to take it under the two together like the apostles did.

martinedwards

as a prod, it always confused me why the RC church here didn't use the wine for communion like Christ told us to.....

struck me as weird.

3 of my 4 kids are being confirmed in the C of I and entering full membership of the Methodist church this morning (we're Irelands only united meth/CoI.... call us Methlicans!!

we have either wine in a chalice and juice in the tiny glasses depending on the week...