Dear ABS, you go to the Lil' Licit Liturgy
daily, right?
Yes.
How do you stay sane and Keep the Faith?
Obviously, ABS is not sane, but he Keeps the
Faith once delivered.
Have you discovered the required minimum number of communicants that triggers the presence and praxis of the so-called Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion?
Yes. The number is 25, as of today. The
scientific research that ABS undertook and completed at The Lil' Licit Liturgy today revealed that 25 communicants was the number that triggered the presence and praxis of the EMHCs.
Other days, the sufficient number is, 18, or
12, or even as few as 9 as the minimum number of communicants required to trigger the presence and praxis of EMHC is as flexible as is the putative form of the Lord's Supper.
You mean that EMHCs are there every single day despite the reality that the daily Lil' Licit Liturgy has a very few number of communicants?
YES, those small numbers reflect the Vatican Two reality that normal events are now extraordinary events and that even small numbers are "sizable."
Well, technically, any number can be construed as "sizable" even if that number is small.
Yes, the blessing of Vatican Two is unceasing in its revealing of revolutionary reality, isn't it?
Still, it can be construed as good news in that now some men can say that "sizable"...
Don't go there....
Still, it can be construed as good news in that now some men can say that "sizable"...
Don't go there....
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
at Mass
Liturgy Guides
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion at
Mass
General Principles
In every celebration of the Eucharist, there should
be a sufficient number of ministers of Holy
Communion so that it may be distributed in a
reverent and orderly manner. Bishops, priests and
deacons distribute Holy Communion in virtue of
their office as ordinary ministers of the Body and
Blood of the Lord. (1) When the size of the
congregation or the incapacity of the bishop,
priest, or deacon requires it, the celebrant may be
assisted by other bishops, priests, or deacons. If
such ordinary ministers of Holy Communion are
not present, "the priest may call upon
extraordinary ministers to assist him, i.e., duly
instituted acolytes or even other faithful who have
been deputed for this purpose. In case of
necessity, the priest may also depute suitable
faithful for this single occasion (GIRM 162)."
What happened to the Trad who accidentally stepped into the Vatican Two revolutionary hole and saw where all that was of value in Tradition had been dropped?