tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20981956.post6067294181201821003..comments2024-03-27T11:26:55.051-04:00Comments on Vox Cantoris: Getting Jesus off the floor - one person at a time and it begins with you!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20981956.post-71664458166399593052015-03-15T08:21:01.380-04:002015-03-15T08:21:01.380-04:00No, you are incorrect.
I am of Lebanese ancestry...No, you are incorrect. <br /><br />I am of Lebanese ancestry; it was and remains a custom in the Mediterranean middle east to put a small morsel of food in the mouth of a guest. My mother did this frequently at special suppers. There is every cultural indication that Our Blessed Lord did this at the Last Supper. <br /><br />Further, when communion was received in the hands the hands were covered with a linen cloth that was later purified.<br /><br /> Vox Cantorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16987049370515084083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20981956.post-1708874655324833142008-09-04T19:36:00.000-04:002008-09-04T19:36:00.000-04:00Have just had my attention drawn to this extraordi...Have just had my attention drawn to this extraordinary statement:<BR/><BR/>>>>><BR/>Do you purify your hands afterwards as was the actual practice in those days prior to the ninth century when the few laity that actually did receive the Eucharist received in their hands?<BR/><<<<<BR/><BR/>This is complete nonsense. No one purified their hands either before or afterwards. And prior to the ninth century, the practice was that <I>everyone</I> received the Eucharist in their hands (and from the chalice, if you're interested).The Cardinalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353340104187659373noreply@blogger.com