Just some reminders for the Sunday Masses this weekend regarding the return of the Chalice in case you missed Fr. Michael’s homily last week:

𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗶𝘁𝗲: In the Eucharistic Prayers, when we say “Lamb of God,” the priest performs the “fractioning rite.” This involves taking the host, the body of Christ, breaking it in half, and placing a portion into the chalice. This reunites the body and blood of Christ, so if you receive one, you receive both. When you approach for communion and receive the body of Christ, you are actually receiving the entirety of Christ—His body, His blood, His soul, and divinity. If you choose to receive only from the chalice, you still receive the fullness of Christ—the body and blood of Christ. It’s not obligatory to receive from both. The Church, however, encourages the opportunity to receive both as a way to more deeply participate in the gift of the Sacrament, echoing the instructions given to the apostles during the Last Supper to “take, eat, and drink.”

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 on each side of the center aisle.

𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴. To ensure the protection of the Precious Blood from spillage, we encourage drinking from the cup while standing, as it is not natural to do so while kneeling.

𝗡𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Please don’t dip the Body of Christ into the chalice to reduce the risk of Precious Blood dripping onto your hand, clothes, or the floor.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻. Please practice with the children at home first so they understand.

𝗔𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿; 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁.
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