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In the Bible it is
recorded that only the Levite priests were allowed to carry the Ark of the
Covenant: “No one may carry the ark of God except the Levites, for the Lord
chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister to him forever” (1
Chronicles 15:2; 1 Paralipomenon 15:2 in Douay-Rheims Bible). But when a
non-Levite touched the Ark of the Covenant, he was struck dead: “And when
they came to the floor of Chidon, Oza put forth his hand, to hold up the ark:
for the ox being wanton had made it lean a little on one side. And the Lord was
angry with Oza, and struck him, because he had touched the ark; and he died
there before the Lord” (1 Chronicles 13:9-10; 1 Paralipomenon 13:9-10 in
Douay-Rheims Bible).
Everything
in the Bible has been put there by God for our instruction. Why was God angry at
Oza? Why was he struck dead? What is the lesson that God wanted to impart to us
by this incident?
The teaching of consecrated hands
can be found in various writings of the saints, which convey an admirably
reverential attitude towards the sacraments, especially the Holy Eucharist. From
the writings of St. Bonaventure (The Breviloquium, chapter 11, #5), he
writes concerning the reverence for the holy oils: "...a sacrament whose matter
is holy—that is, consecrated oil—in order to avoid any risk, its dispensation is
entrusted to priests in general. And because of the consecration of the oil,
it should be touched by none except consecrated hands." (Note the great
reverence for the sacraments in general expressed by St. Bonaventure. The same
reverence was naturally present during this time for the Blessed Sacrament, the
greatest of sacraments).
St. Thomas Aquinas, one of the
greatest minds the Church has ever known, writes the following regarding the
Blessed Sacrament: "Secondly, because the priest is the appointed intermediary
between God and the people, hence as it belongs to him to offer the people's
gifts to God, so it belongs to him to deliver the consecrated gifts to the
people. Thirdly, because out of reverence towards this sacrament [the
Blessed Sacrament], nothing touches it but what is consecrated, hence the
corporal and the chalice are consecrated, and likewise the priest's hands, for
touching this sacrament. Hence it is not lawful for anyone to touch it,
except from necessity, for instance if it were to fall upon the ground, or else
in some other case of urgency" (SummaTheologica, III, Q. 82, Art. 13).
As Michael Davies observes,
“Unless we are to believe that the Holy Ghost abandoned the Church for 1,000
years [the 1,000 year period from the time of the 10th Century, when
Communion in the hand was forbidden], we must accept the fact that, under His
guidance, a tradition evolved that only the consecrated hands of a priest
could touch the Host; we have the witness of St. Thomas Aquinas that, by the
13th century, it was firmly established that not even a deacon could do so under
normal circumstances.” (Privilege of the Ordained, p. 16)
Even the Protestants are witnesses to the Catholic understanding of the consecrated hands of a priest. Michael Davies reports that in his 1549 Communion Service, Thomas Cranmer allowed the Blessed Sacrament to be placed on the tongue of the communicant by the minister. This was criticized by the more radical Martin Bucer, who demanded that Communion should be given in the hand. Cranmer complied and changed the rubric for his 1552 Prayer Book, to bring it into line with Protestant practice. Among the reasons for the change, Bucer wrote:
"Every superstition of the Roman Antichrist is to be detested... I have no doubt that this usage of not putting these sacraments in the hands of the faithful has been introduced out of a double superstition; firstly, the false honor they wished to show this sacrament, and secondly the wicked arrogance of priests claiming greater holiness than that of the people of Christ, by virtue of the oil of consecration. I should wish that pastors and teachers of the people should be commanded that each is faithfully to teach the people that it is superstitious and wicked to think...that the hands of the ministers are holier than the hands of the laity; so that it would be wicked, or less fitting, as was formerly wrongly believed by the ordinary folk, for the laity to receive these sacraments in the hand: and therefore that the indications of this wicked belief be removed—as that the ministers may handle the sacraments, but not allow the laity to do so, and instead put the sacraments into the mouth—which is not only foreign to what was instituted by the Lord but offensive to human reason. In that way good men will be easily brought to the point of all receiving the sacred symbols in the hand..."
Pope Pius XII, in his encyclical Mediator Dei, writes:
“In the same way, actually that baptism is the
distinctive mark of all Christians, and serves to differentiate them from those
who have not been cleansed in this purifying stream and consequently are not
members of Christ, the sacrament of holy orders sets the priest apart from the
rest of the faithful who have not received this consecration. For they alone, in
answer to an inward supernatural call, have entered the august ministry, where
they are assigned to service in the sanctuary and become, as it were, the
instruments God uses to communicate supernatural life from on high to the
Mystical Body of Jesus Christ. Add to this, as We have noted above, the fact
that they alone have been marked with the indelible sign ‘conforming’ them to
Christ the Priest, and that their hands alone have been consecrated
‘in order that whatever they bless may be blessed, whatever they consecrate may
become sacred and holy, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ’ [Roman Pontifical,
Ordination of a priest: anointing of hands].” (Mediator Dei, #43)
Dietrich von Hildebrand, whom
Pope Pius XII called a 20th Century Doctor of the Church, has written
many outstanding books and articles in defense of the Catholic Faith, and
against the many dangerous trends and heresies infecting the Church today. He
is, in fact, the Catholic writer par excellence of the 20th Century
whose conclusions are identical with Our Lady of the Roses message. There is no
other writer who has so thoroughly and precisely concurred with Our Lady of the
Roses messages as Dietrich von Hildebrand. Concerning Communion in the hand, he
writes:
“Unfortunately, in many places
Communion is distributed in the hand. To what extent is this supposed to be a
renewal and a deepening of the reception of Holy Communion? Is the trembling
reverence with which we receive this incomprehensible gift perhaps increased by
receiving it in our unconsecrated hands, rather than from the consecrated
hands of the priest? It is not difficult to see that the danger of parts of the
consecrated Host falling to the ground is incomparably increased, and the danger
of desecrating it or indeed of horrible blasphemy is very great.” (The
Devastated Vineyard, pp. 67-68)
Pope John Paul II speaks of consecrated hands in
Dominicae Cenae:
“We should also always remember that to this ministerial power we have been sacramentally consecrated, that we have been chosen from among men ‘for the good of men.’ We especially, the priests of the Latin Church, whose ordination rite added in the course of the centuries the custom of anointing the priest's hands, should think about this…. How eloquent therefore, even if not of ancient custom, is the rite of the anointing of the hands in our Latin ordination, as though precisely for these hands a special grace and power of the Holy Spirit is necessary!” (#11).
COMMUNION IN THE HAND IN THE EARLY CHURCH
Jean Marty's book in French is available from 'Les Editions Saint Raphael, 31 Ouest, rue King, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada J IH INS.
The following work confirms many of the Bayside revelations. The book essentially exposes the remarks and gestures made by a possessed woman in Switzerland during 1975‑1978. Speaking through the possessed woman, the demons were forced to tell the truth by Our Lady under the Solemn Church Exorcism, which was witnessed by the following priests who have all expressed their conviction of the authenticity of the revelations made by the demons upon the order of the Blessed Virgin.
1. Abbot Albert‑l`Arx, Niederbuchorten
2. Abbot Arnold Elig, Ramiswil
3. Abbot Ernest Fischer, Missionary, Gossau (St.‑Gall).
4. Rev. Father Pius Gervasi, O.S.B., Disentis
5. Abbot Karl Holdener, Ried
6. Rev. Father Gregoire Meyer, ‑ Trimbach
7. Rev. Father Robert Rinderer, C.P.P.S., Auw
8. Abbot Louis Veillard, Cerneux‑Pequignot
All eight priests are Swiss, except Father E. Fischer, a German. All participated in the exorcisms except Father G. Meyer who was spiritual director of the possessed woman. Two other French priests also participated in the exorcisms.
E=Exorcist
B=Beelzebub
E: In the name...! What is the story about Communion in the hand in the earliest times of the Church?
B: Christ - we saw this ourselves at the time - when He broke the Bread, did not give It into the hands of the Apostles. We do not wish to speak any more! Not any more!
E: In the name....!
B: We do not like saying that! But we particularly do not like saying it at this time!
E: In the name of the Most Blessed Virgin!
B: At the time when Christ said: “This is My Body”, at the Last Supper, He put the bread directly into the mouths of the Apostles.[87] There is no question about the Precious Blood; they drank It, and did not have It in their hands first.
The Apostles who were present at the Last Supper never acted otherwise; they gave Holy Communion in the mouth ... Christ did not wish that later It would be received in the hand ... if later, they did receive It in the hand, it was because they had a wrong understanding of things... Christ never wished it. He Himself gave It into the mouth; and even the Blessed Virgin never received this Sacrament any other way, and always kneeling, bowing very deeply... Ah! We do not like saying this!
We were full of fury against Her (he points upward) whenever She received Communion. She saw and, in a mystical way, experienced everything that happened at the Last Supper. She nearly always knew everything. She was destined to guide the Church. The Apostles were also destined for this, but She had in a very large measure, to work with them.
We have had to say this before: She was on her knees[88] day and night, praying for the Apostles, so that everything would go well in Christ's Church. The Apostles, who were at the Last Supper, never gave Communion any way but into the mouth. If that happened differently later on, it was not the fault of the Apostles. No more did Jesus and His Mother have any part in it. They (he points upward) neither planned for nor wished for that. It was absolutely not their intention.
E: Who did want to introduce Communion in the hand?
B: You must not ask that question!
E: In the name of the Father...!
B: It is we who schemed and plotted for that.[89] We said to ourselves: If we can manage to introduce Communion in the hand among the early Christians, then later on they will be able to say: “There was Communion in the hand previously at the time of the first Christians.” And so it was that this Council, these men of today, would be able to say: “The first Christians communicated in the hand, therefore there is nothing wrong in it. They were the first Christians, It was the time of the life of Christ, they were near Christ. Therefore, it absolutely cannot be sinful.”
True, they did not know that this was not wanted by God. At that very moment, even then, we said to ourselves that if we could make that happen, the result would be a certain lukewarmness. However, Communion in the mouth was brought back. Certain saintly souls and very great Doctors of the Church saw clearly where this was leading, and that it would be better and that there would be much more respect if He up there (he points upward) were received in the mouth... if they could not simply take Him into their hands, into their filthy hands ... with nails too long or varnished, or uncared-for hands. We cannot even say it all. There are often people who have not washed their hands all day, when they go somewhere... I do not want to say that! ... It is a frightful irreverence.
There are many who do not believe in God so much. They see symbolism everywhere, a little like the Protestants. At the beginning, the Council was not like that, but later it was decided that it had to take steps towards the Protestants and the others. This was solidarity; this was good; this was Christian Charity; and so, partly with the help of the freemasons, we were able to reach the point where it was being said: “It is necessary to be charitable, conciliatory, to practice love of neighbor, to have dialogue[90] one with the other...” until finally, the stage is reached where everything can be softened and changed a little ... and things rearranged in such a way that they lose their value and their profound meaning. So it can happen that important graces are lost because one goes along with the crowd.
For the complete story of the exorcism go to:
http://www.tldm.org/News4/WarningsFromBeyond.1of3.htm
http://www.tldm.org/News4/WarningsFromBeyond.2of3.htm
http://www.tldm.org/News4/WarningsFromBeyond.3of3.htm
It is important to note that a deacon’s hands are not anointed, as are the hands of priests. Our Lady of the Roses repeats this traditional understanding of the consecrated hands of a priest:
"I repeat again that none shall bring the sacred Body of My Son, His Body and Blood, to another but a legally-ordained priest with consecrated hands. I say, My children, consecrated hands, blessed hands, washed clean by the Holy Spirit! No man shall render excuses for defilement of My Son's Body." - Our Lady of the Roses, May 14, 1977
Our Lady of
the Roses Bayside
messages:
These messages came from Jesus, Mary, and the saints to Veronica
Lueken at Bayside, NY, from 1968 to 1995.
REAL PRESENCE
"You violate your sacred trust. You have taken the Body of your Creator, the Son
of your God in the Trinity, and violated Him. You must do your eating at home!
When you come to the great Sacrifice, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, you come
in reverence. You must go down upon your knees and do penance now for the
offenses to your God! ...
"As in the past, cannot you recognize the mystery of Heaven and earth? Did
not the staff of Moses turn into a serpent in the will of God? Did not the river
in Egypt turn into blood in the will of God? And cannot God, in His will, come
to you changing the bread and wine into the actual Presence, the real Presence,
the factual Presence of His Body and Blood?" - St. Michael, February 1, 1977
GOODNESS AND LOVE
"You must not take the Body of My Son in your hand! You open the door for the
entrance of evil spirits to defile My Son's Body! The consecrated fingers of a
duly ordained man of God, the priest, shall place My Son into your mouth, and
you must absorb His Body with goodness and love." - Our Lady, March 22, 1975
SACRILEGE
"My Son is not pleased with the manner in which His Body and Blood is being
given to all of the humans upon earth.
"Communion in the hand has not been, and will not be accepted by Heaven.
This is a sacrilege in the eyes of the Eternal Father, and must not be
continued, for you only add to your punishment when you continue on in the ways
that have been found to be unpleasing to the Eternal Father." - Our Lady,
June 30, 1984
MAN OF GOD
"A priest is a man of God, chosen solely from the world to be a representative
of the Son of God.... As a man of God, he brings to you the Body and Blood of
your Savior.
"I tell you, my brothers and sister, that none shall take in his or her
hands the purified Body of your Savior! Only the consecrated fingers and hands
of the representative of Christ the Lord shall give and bring this gift to
mankind! - St. Theresa, October 2, 1975
THE LAST SUPPER
Veronica - I see a very large mural in the sky now. It's dark all about it. And
I know it's a plaque; it's like a plaque up here in the sky, and it shows the
twelve apostles during the Last Supper. I see great sadness in their faces
because of the violation of the Host now. - September 7, 1977
SINISTER PLAN
"I ask you, My children--you ask Me many times in your prayers, shall you accept
My Son's Body in your hands? I say no! And no again for reason!
"You cannot judge all those about you, My children, who have accepted this
diabolical practice under the guise of leadership. No, My children, this was
brought about to desecrate My Son, to take from Him the truth of His divine
nature. No one who hears My voice must accept My Son's Body and Blood in the
hands! The chalice shall turn, and you shall be bathed in His Blood!
"It was, My children, a sinister plan from the depths of hell to remove the
knowledge of the divinity of My Son from among you." - Our Lady, February 10,
1978
DELUDED
"Again and again I wander to and fro directing My children to remain close to
the Eucharist, the Bread of life. But do not become misguided: Do not accept My
Son's Body in your hands.
"Satan, Lucifer, came as an angel of light and set his agents among the
hierarchy of My Son's Church and deluded them. All manner of abominations are
being committed upon My Son's Body now." - Our Lady, July 15, 1978
BLASPHEMY
"Many are giving My Body in a manner that can only be called blasphemy. Many are
accepting My Body in the Eucharist in a manner that defames the Divinity, and
also promotes unholiness, paganism, and impurity of heart and actions during the
Holy Sacrifice of the Mass." - Jesus, May 26, 1979
DESECRATION
"My child, you ask why I cry? I shed tears of great anguish. I watch anew the
desecration to My Son's Body being committed upon earth. None shall place their
hands upon His Body!
"My Son has given you in trust those He has chosen among mankind to
represent Him-your priests. None others shall carry My Son to mankind! You shall
not defile His Body by giving Him into the hands of women, or those that have
not been prepared by the Father as legally-ordained priests in the houses of
God-laziness, preoccupied with the world and the pleasures of the flesh!" -
Our Lady, November 1, 1974
Directives from Heaven
D2 - The Holy Eucharist PDF
D3 - Communion in the Hand PDF
D146 - Honor the Eucharist, Part 1 PDF
D147 - Honor the Eucharist, Part 2 PDF
D228 - Consecrated Hands PDF
Articles
Bishop Laise speaks out against Communion in the hand
BishopLaise.htmModernist and Protestant revolutionaries were behind Communion in the hand
CommunionInTheHand.htmFr. John Hardon speaks out against Communion in the hand
Hardon.htmVIDEO: Bishop Athanasius Schneider on Communion in the Hand
BishopSchneiderOnCommunionInTheHand.htmCommunion in the hand should be rejected
VonHildebrand.htmRe-thinking Communion in the hand
cih.htmMore reasons for rejecting Communion in the hand
cih2.htmCommunion in the Hand: Documents and History (Bishop Juan Rodolfo Laise)
BishopLaiseBook.htmThe consecrated hands of a priest
ConsecratedHands.htm
Links
Profaning Our Eucharistic Lord Piece by Piece
https://liturgyguy.com/2017/09/30/profaning-our-eucharistic-lord-piece-by-piece/Pope Benedict discourages Communion in the hand
http://the-hermeneutic-of-continuity.blogspot.com/2008/05/pope-benedict-discourages-communion-in.htmlPope Benedict to Catholics: Kneel For Communion
http://newsblaze.com/story/20090801065749zzzz.nb/topstory.htmlVIDEO: Pope continues to support Kneeling to receive Holy Communion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3zHpo3gtN0VIDEO: New Vatican protocol for receiving Communion at Papal Masses
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeiE-lznSYEVatican official: Church should reconsider Communion in the hand
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0800606.htmRegarding Communion in the Hand, Fr. Greg Markey
http://hughofcluny.blogspot.com/2008/12/regarding-communion-in-hand.htmlReceptivity Fitting For The Lord, Fr. Roger J. Landry
http://www.catholicity.com/commentary/landry/00663.html
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