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NanaR
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Posted: Mon Oct 1st, 2007 11:58 am |
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Friends:
At RCIA on Sunday, one member of the team took the group on a tour of the Church building.
On the tour, when we visited the Chapel, she explained (referring to the Tabernacle): "This is where the Bread is kept after Mass". Then she said, "We have Eucharistic Ministers who take communion to the sick and homebound, and this is where they get the Bread to take".
First, I thought that the Consecrated species is always referred to as the "Precious Body". It's not bread any more?
Second, I thought that those who carry communion to others were always to be referred to as "Extraordinary Ministers" rather than Eucharistic Ministers.
Please clarify this terminology for me.
Ruth
Who is trying to be charitable here, since the RCIA folks are volunteers. But I feel correct terminology is important, so I was dismayed that the above terminology was used.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.
For the record, I didn't say anything. I didn't feel it was my place.
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Annie
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Posted: Mon Oct 1st, 2007 01:07 pm |
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You are right, He isn't "bread" any more after the consecration.
And you are right about the Extraordinary Minister terminology too.
Good for you.
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CajunRick
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Posted: Mon Oct 1st, 2007 02:36 pm |
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NanaR wrote: First, I thought that the Consecrated species is always referred to as the "Precious Body". It's not bread any more?
The term "Precious Body" or "Host" is a more correct term, but "Bread" is not entirely incorrect. After all, it retains the physical attributes of bread. If one is going to use the term "Bread" it should at least be "Consecrated Bread". I do think, especially in dealing with RCIA, that a clearer distinction should be made between the Precious Body of our Savior and regular bread, so I find the use of the term "bread" in such a context distasteful even if not entirely wrong.
St. Paul uses the term "bread" to refer to the consecrated Eucharist in 1 Cor 10:16-17 and 1 Cor 11:26-28.
As for the ministers, in this case "Eucharistic Minister" is probably more correct since not only Extraordinary Ministers but also priests and deacons may take communion to the sick. The term "Eucharistic Minister" refers to all who minister the Eucharist, so it is the more correct term to use for all ministers including the ordained. Priests and deacons are "Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion" as opposed to lay Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, but they are all "Ministers of Holy Communion" so the term "Eucharistic Minister" is the proper term when one is speaking of either the ordained or the unordained. But the term "Eucharist Minister" should never be used only for the unordained, such as on a ministers' schedule.
The two references combined indicate to me that this person is not the right person to be conducting a tour of the church.
Last edited on Mon Oct 1st, 2007 02:43 pm by CajunRick
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