Why is it bad or a sin to receive the communion in the hand?

Question

"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 of the Roses, June 30, 1984

It was a message from the blessed virgin Mary given to the visionary namely Veronica Lueken.

http://www.tldm.org/News6/holy-ones.htm

I know the answers are in that link but still I don't understand why it is bad to receive the communion in the hand.

Answer 1

I'll take your first question literally.

Its because you got the priests "whatever" in your hand.

Answer 2

out of respect I always receive on the tongue, but it is not a sin to receive in the hand.

Answer 3

Arcen, it is correct to receive in the hand or on the tongue. Some people have a preference for various reasons, but the church approves both ways and that is where your answer lays. Just always reverently and worthily receive. As previous poster said, Veronica Lueken's visions were found not to be of God. The church wisely treats such visions with great reservation. There are very few approved. Do some research when you run across stuff like that. Catholicdoors.org, Catholicculture.org, etc. are good references to begin.
P.S. Now there is a reverent bow of the head just before receiving, according to the new G.I.R.M. Also, just a slight but important correction to an otherwise good previous post: we do not ever refer to it as merely a 'wafer' but as the Eucharist, Holy Communion, the Host, The Real Presence, or the Blessed Sacrament, depending on the usage.

Answer 4

In the Catholic tradition, it is "best" to receive Holy Communion by allowing the priest or Eucharistic Minister or Deacon to place the wafer on your tongue. Some churches allow you take receive it in your hand, but some priests are very strict and will not allow it.

That said, it is NOT sinful to cup your hands to receive the Holy Communion to place it in your mouth yourself. There's a proper way to do it. Cup your hands together, allow the Eucharist to be placed in your hands, then step aside and gently place the wafer on your tongue and make the sign of the cross (same as you would when it's given directly on your tongue).

In either case, you do not chew the Eucharist, but allow it to melt and dissolve on it's own, then swallow it.

Answer 5

The Bayside 'prohesies' are a fraud.

STATUS: On November 4, 1986, Bishop John Mugavero of Brooklyn made a public declaration regarding the "Bayside Movement." In part, this proclamation consist of:


1) "No credibility can be given to the so-called 'apparitions' reported by Veronica Lueken and her followers."
2) "The 'messages and other related propaganda contain statements which, among other things, are contrary to the teachings of the Catholic Church, undermine the legitimate authority of bishops and councils and instill doubts in the minds of the faithful..."

3) "Because of my concern for their spiritual welfare, members of Christ's faithful are hereby directed to refrain from participating in the 'vigils' and from disseminating any propaganda related to the 'Bayside apparitions.' They are also discouraged from reading any such material."

4) "Anyone promoting this devotion in any way, be it by participating in the 'vigils,' organizing pilgrimages, publishing or disseminating the literature related to it, is contributing to the confusion which is being created in the faith of God's people, as well as encouraging them to act againsy the determinations made by the legitimate pastor of this particular Church (c. 212, para. 1)."

REVIEW

ALLEGED REVELATIONS: Among many deceptions and doctrinal errors that are found in the "alleged" private messages of Veronica Lueken are:
1) For years, an 'imposter (sic) Pope' governed the Catholic Church in place of Paul VI.

2) Pope John Paul I was poisoned.

3) The current Pope is a prisoner.

4) Vatican II was a false Council.

5) The New Order Mass is not valid (sacramental).

6) Those receiving communion in the hand are sinning.

7) The false prophecy of a "miraculous fountain."

8) The false prophecy of "miraculous healings. The only thing, if it can be called 'unusual' is the number of photos that contain strange lights.

9) The Rapture, the taking away of the saints (elect) to Heaven before the physical return of Christ to rule on earth for a thousand years. (Millenarianism) Etc...

REVIEW The alleged messages of Veronica Lueken are totally absent of Divine manifestation. This conclusion is based on the following findings:


1. A total lack of respect for the Popes as spiritual leaders of the Church. Her messages alleged an imposter leader the Church, one Pope being murdered by poison and the current Pope being a prisoner.
2. In a tradionalist style, her messages have resisted and condemned Vatican II and its Spirit guided work as a false Council, including the rejection of the New Order Mass (not being a valid sacramental) and that receiving communion in the hand involves sinning.

3. None of her false prophecies have come to pass, this including a "miraculous fountain," "miraculous healings," "a comet," etc... The only thing, if it can be called 'unusual' is the number of photos that contain strange lights. Such may have resulted by an scientific error in technology which has yet to be explained, OR by supernatural manifestations that are not of God. Therefore, if there are no scientific explanation, it is the work of Satan and/or the fallen angels.

4. Mrs Lueken has continuously promoted the "Rapture," (Protestant belief) the taking away of the saints (elect) to Heaven before the physical return of Christ to rule on earth for a thousand years. The Catholic Church has always condemned the teachings of a secular messianism. On this subject, the Catechism of the Catholic Church states,


# 675 "Before Christ's second coming the Church must pass through a final trial that will shake the faith of many believers. The persecution that accompanies her pilgrimage on earth will unveil the "mystery of iniquity" in the form of a religious deception offering men an apparent solution to their problems at the price of apostasy from the truth. The supreme religious deception is that of the Antichrist, a pseudo-messianism by which man glorifies himself in place of God and of his Messiah come in the flesh."
# 676 "The Antichrist's deception already begins to take shape in the world every time the claim is made to realize within history that messianic hope which can only be realized beyond history through the eschatological judgement. The Church has rejected even modified forms of this falsification of the kingdom to come under the name of millenarianism, especially the "intrinsically perverse" political form of a secular messianism."


5. To this date, the Bayside Movement has been disobedient to the proclamation of the local Bishop John Mugavero of Brooklyn who on November 4, 1986, proclaimed that the faithful were to refrain from participating in the 'vigils' of the Bayside Movement and to disseminate any propaganda related to the 'Bayside apparitions.' Also, they were discouraged from reading any such material."
The disobedience in itself is a clear sign that this work is not of God. Had the manifestation been of God and the Bayside Movement would have obeyed the proclamation of the Bishop, the Almighty Lord God would have found another mean to clearly manifest that these activities were of Heaven. As we all know, God does not walk with or through disobedient children.

In the Holy Bible, St. John cautions us,


"Test the spirits to see whether they are from God." [1 Jn. 4:1]

And St. Paul cautions us,

"For such boasters are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light." [2 Cor. 11:13-4]

As to the position of the pastors of the Church, St. John tells us,

"We are of God. Whoever knows God listens to us, and whoever is not from God does not listen to us. From this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error." [1 Jn. 4:6]

6. As a general rule there is no prophet who really wants to be a prophet. In this case of the Bayside Movement, those involved are over-zealous to obtain fame and publicity, contrary to the Church Declaration to cease their work that is not heavenly inspired.
END RESULT IF BELIEVED Those who associate themselves with the Bayside Movement, or even read its deceptive material, are in opposition to the official Proclamation of the Pastor (Bishop) of the Catholic Church. By continuing to do so, they are endangering their faith by embracing false doctrines, prophecies and manifestation that are not of Heaven. Through their disobedience, they are withdrawing themselves as faithful Catholics and disqualifying themselves from the Sacraments of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.

One cannot disobey the local Bishop, be in mortal sin by rejecting the truth and then receive the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist, the Bread of Life that is absolutely necessary to lead to salvation. This disobedience leads to eternal damnation.

Answer 6

Jesus Christ told his apostles that they were to regularly take time to remember Christ's sacrifice for our salvation. Christ said when you drink of cup and eat the bread "do this in remembrance of me"

He did not specify how often they were to do this, or any specific way they were to do it.

Religion has seen fit to make regulations that Christ never intended.

Answer 7

That was not mary but the devil saying that. people in heaven cant talk to peopple on earth

Answer 8

according to the bible it is not

Answer 9

I have no idea... it is is not a sin in my tradition.