An extraordinary minister of Holy Communion in the Catholic Church is, under the 1983 Code of Canon Law, "an acolyte, or another of Christ's faithful deputed"...
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Eucharistic minister, also known as a communion steward, is an individual that assists in the distribution of Holy Communion to the congregation of a Christian...
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Oriental Orthodox Christians first receive the sacrament of Holy Communion in infancy, along with Holy Baptism and Chrismation. Catholics believe this event...
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Sacramental bread (redirect from Host (Holy Communion))
Holy Malka is added.[citation needed] A host is a portion of bread used for Holy Communion in many Christian churches. In Western Christianity the host...
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Sacramental wine (redirect from Communion Wine)
Supper or Holy Communion, among other names). It is usually consumed after sacramental bread. Wine was used in the earliest celebrations of the Lord's...
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Viaticum (redirect from Holy Viaticum)
Catholic Church – for the Eucharist (also called Holy Communion), administered, with or without Anointing of the Sick (also called Extreme Unction), to a...
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Eucharist (redirect from Holy Communion)
εὐχαριστία, romanized: evcharistía, lit. 'thanksgiving'), also known as Holy Communion, the Blessed Sacrament and the Lord's Supper, is a Christian rite that...
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service moved forward in time to the celebration of Communion." The holy kiss was seen as an essential part of preparing to partake in the Eucharist: Peace...
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this kind of burse can be securely closed and is fixed with cords so that the priest, deacon, or extraordinary minister of Holy Communion can affix it...
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Paschal candle (section Other times of the year)
(viz., the Roman Catholic Church, the Lutheran Churches, the Anglican Communion, and the Methodist Churches, among others). A new Paschal candle is blessed...
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