The Greek Orthodox Church insists no disease, including the coronavirus, can be transmitted through Holy Communion, ... “In the holy chalice, it isn’t bread and wine.

But now, only one loaf of bread is bought and placed up front with the filled chalice for consecration, he said. The change has also made the process more efficient because members no longer come ...

That said, the Church recognizes that it mustn't exclude from receiving Communion Catholics with celiac disease, and has made accommodation for those who are unable to consume normal bread.

Deacon Rachid Murad offers the chalice to a communicant after his ordination to the diaconate at St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 25, 2019.

Intinction is an option here and more than half of communicants use it, but though I hesitate to argue with a medical Ph.D., some reported tests about the time Communion from the chalice was ...

Believers in chalice-using churches can still take communion without the cup. The Episcopal Church allows parishioners to take the bread alone or by intinction, dipping the wafer in wine to ...

In 1660, a chalice and paten were made by a London silversmith and shipped to the Jamestown Church. The chalice, or cup, held wine for communion. The paten, or plate, was for the bread. The communi… ...

The U.K. bishops’ announcement comes after COVID-19 transmission concerns caused a three-year hiatus in the use of the chalice to distribute Communion.

In 1660, a chalice and paten were made by a London silversmith and shipped to the Jamestown Church. The chalice, or cup, held wine for communion. The paten, or plate, was for the bread. The communi… ...

Washington D.C., Mar 2, 2023 / 16:00 pm. The bishops of England and Wales announced this week that the distribution of holy Communion from the chalice during Mass will resume starting Holy Thursday.

Through this sacrament, “we unite ourselves to Christ, who makes us sharers in his Body and Blood to form a single body,” (CCC 1331). Holy Communion also cleanses us from venial sins.