Receiving Holy Communion – Some Observations

It is interesting to observe how some folks receive Holy Communion. Every
once in a while, I remind the faithful that one should receive Holy Communion in a proper way. Whether one receives Holy Communion on the tongue or by
hand, these are some observations for your attention:

Receiving Holy Communion on the hand

1. Some people receive Holy Communion with only one hand. Would you receive a gift with only one hand? Not very polite aye?
2. Some people receive Holy Communion with the fingers of the right hand shaped like the open beak of a baby bird calling out for food. Cheeep cheeep cheeep.
3. Some people receive Holy Communion but their hands are dirty or soiled.
   Surely one should have ensured that one’s hands are clean before coming
   for Mass.

The proper way is to receive Holy Communion with your left
hand on top and your right hand beneath your left hand. Then you pick up
the Holy Communion host with your right hand fingers and place the Holy Communion host in your mouth.

Receiving Holy Communion on the tongue

1. Some people receive Holy Communion on the
   tongue, but they stick their teeth out like Jaws. There have been
   several instances where the poor padre had his fingers bitten when the
   person closed his or her mouth and the teeth bit into the padre’s
   fingers. Ow! The agony.
2. Some people receive Holy Communion on the
   tongue, but their tongue sticks out like a lizard’s tongue, so quick and
   yucky, especially when the tongue touches the padre’s fingers. It went
   shhooop… like a lizard catching a meal.
3. Some people receive Holy Communion on the tongue, but they do not stick out their tongue a little
   longer or open their mouth a little wider. This sometimes causes the Holy Communion host to accidentally fall from the mouth and into the
   clothing. There have been instances where the person is a lady,
   well-endowed and wearing a low cut dress. Guess where the Holy Communion host
   fell in between? The padre certainly did not want to touch that place
   and asked the lady to hunt for the Holy Communion host herself. Aiyoyoyo!
   Mamma mia!