The Parish of St. Columba - Receiving Holy Communion

ORDO KALENDAR

JUNE

27. TRINITY IV

28. St. Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, 202 AD

29. ST. PETER THE ABOSTLE

30. Feria

JULY

1. Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ

2. Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary ‡

3. Feria

4. INDEPENDENCE DAY (US) (Trinity V)

5. Feria

6. Feria

7. Saints Cyril and Methodius

8. Feria

9. Feria ‡

10. Feria

11. SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY

12. Translation of St. Benedict, Abbot

13. Feria

14. St. Bonaventure, Bishop, Confessor and Doctor of the Church, 1274 AD

15. St. Swithin, d 862 AD

16. Feria ‡

17. Feria

18. SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY

19. St. Vincent de Paul, 1660 AD

20. St. Margaret of Antioch

21. Feria

22. St. Mary Magdalene

23. Feria ‡

24. Thomas á Kempis, Priest, 1471 AD

25. ST JAMES THE ABOSTLE (Trinity VIII)

26. St Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary

27. Feria

28. Feria

29. Saints Mary and Martha of Bethany

30. Feria ‡

31. St. Ignatius of Loyola

e above calendar is published in the Calendar of the American Missal which conforms to the 1928 American Book of Common Prayer. [PB] designates 1928 Book of Common Prayer Observances outside of Sunday.

‡ Many Anglicans observe the ancient tradition of fast and abstinence on this day except in Lent Only Fridays, Ash Wednesday and St. Matthias the observance is only to Fast. Sundays are not fast or abstinence days.

Receiving Holy Communion

Anglican practice and Catholic Tradition teach us that baptism and confirmation by a bishop in succession to the Apostles are among the requirements for a regular and frequent reception of Holy Communion. We should not only be free from serious sin (the remedy for serious sin is a sincere confession), but be "in love and charity wtih our neighbour."

For those who are able to do so, ancient practice directs us to receive the Blessed Sacrament fasting.

Counsels for Communicants

Three times a year is the very least that any Christian should receive Holy Communion. A good rule is to receive once a week, on a Sunday or other day. The ideal is daily Communion.

It is a sacrilege to receive Holy Communion when one is in a state of serious sin. In order to avoid this, we are commanded by St. Paul to examine ourselves before receiving. If there is any serious doubt as to our spiritual condition, we should go to confession with a priest.

In receiving Holy Communion, follow these simple rules:

Women should remove lipstick before going to the altar.
Genuflect in the asile on leaving your seat and not again. Do not genuflect at the rail or after your Communion. Keep your eyes down and hour hands joined or folded in going to and from the altar.
Kneel upright at the rail without leaning over.
Receive the Lord's Body either in your right palm and lifting it to your mouth (making sure not to take the Host into your fingers) or directly on the tongue.
Receive the Chalice by guiding it to your lips with your right hand. Take only a slight sip of the Precious Blood. Do not wipe your mouth after receiving the Chalice.
Leave the rail as soon as the person on your left has finished receiving the Chalice.
Return to your seat and kneel quietly, beginning your prayers of praise and thanksgiving for the great Gift you have received.

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