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Father’s Day
We would like to wish all Father's a very special and Blessed Day.
Camp for Christ
July 16th thru 20th. This is our children's summer program.
Confirmation Interviews
In the Church Hall, from 2p til 4p, we will have our last round of Confirmation Interviews.
For more information, please contact John Ray Perkins.
What is “intinction?”
In the latest "General Instruction of the Roman Missal" (GIRM), 2002, the Church rubrics on how Mass is to be celebrated and the options allowed within the Mass have been given to us. This is the instruction placed in the first pages of the Sacramentary (the book of prayers for the Mass). The GIRM regulates the practices that are allowed and not allowed at the Mass. The following is taken from the GIRM:
"285. For Communion under both kinds the following should be prepared:
- If Communion from the chalice is carried out by communicants' drinking directly from the chalice, a chalice of a sufficiently large size or several chalices are prepared. Care should, however, be taken in planning lest beyond what is needed of the Blood of Christ remains to be consumed at the end of the celebration.
- If Communion is carried out by intinction, the hosts should be neither too thin nor too small, but rather a little thicker than usual, so that after being dipped partly into the Blood of Christ they can still easily be distributed to each communicant.
287. If Communion from the chalice is carried out by intinction, each communicant, holding a communion-plate under the chin, approaches the priest, who holds a vessel with the sacred particles, a minister standing at his side and holding the chalice. The priest takes a host, dips it partly into the chalice and, showing it, says, Corpus et Sanguis Christi (The Body and Blood of Christ). The communicant responds, Amen, receives the Sacrament in the mouth from the priest, and then withdraws."
There seems to be a misunderstanding by some about the practice of intinction. As seen from the quote intinction is allowed as a valid form of distributing the Eucharistic species. What is not allowed is "self-intinction." Self-intinction is the practice whereby one of the communicants attempts to dip the Sacred Host into the Precious Blood on their own. This is strictly forbidden by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in their 2001 Norms for the Distribution and Reception of Holy Communion Under Both Kinds in the Dioceses of the United States of America:
49. Holy Communion may be distributed by intinction in the following manner: "the communicant, while holding the paten under the chin, approaches the priest who holds the vessel with the hosts and at whose side stands the minister holding the chalice. The priest takes the host, intincts the particle into the chalice and, showing it, says: 'The Body and Blood of Christ.' The communicant responds, 'Amen,' and receives the Sacrament on the tongue from the priest. Afterwards, the communicant returns to his or her place." (53)
50. The communicant, including the extraordinary minister, is never allowed to self-communicate, even by means of intinction. Communion under either form, bread or wine, must always be given by an ordinary or extraordinary minister of Holy Communion.
The reason for no self-intinction is the communicant should receive the Body and Blood of Christ as coming from Christ Himself, thereby by the ordained. Extraordinary ministers of Communion aid the ordained ministers, but are not apart from the community itself. The extraordinary ministers of Communion cannot self-intinct either, but may distribute Communion by intinction.
The practice of intinction at St. Peter Roman Catholic Church adheres to the allowance of the reception of the Eucharist under both species that is fostered by the USCCB and the local ordinary. Those who wish to receive the Sacred Host alone have the right to do so and we here at St. Peters readily pick up that indication. Currently, as presented in liturgical law, to receive from the chalice is not a "right". The option to receive under both species is encouraged. How that is to be offered is clearly outlined in the GIRM: Either the cup or by intinction. Here, the pastoral team in the year 2000 chose intinction as our norm of receiving both species.
“Summorum Pontificum,” Pope Benedict XVI’s Apostolic Letter
The latest motu proprio by the Holy Father has come at a critical time in Church history. Despite what is heard from the media and other sources, this apostolic letter is not intended to have the Church return to the days before the Second Vatican Council. Instead, it is a pastoral appeal to those who have become disenfranchised (schizmatic) to return to the one true faith. By allowing the celebration of the 1962 Mass the Pope, and thereby the Church Universal, is attempting to mend the liturgical rift that occurred because of the reforms of Vatican Council II. The allowing of the celebration does not mean it will replace the Novus Ordo Mass in the vernacular (for us, in English). It does allow one to experience part of our rich liturgical heritage.
Since January 2007, St. Peter Roman Catholic Church has allowed the 1962 Mass to be celebrated on the first Sunday of each month. Permission was granted by Bishop Michael Jarrell. I was moved to ask for this permission after several parishioners and others of the faithful in the Diocese of Lafayette approached me with the request for the Mass. Neighboring Dioceses have allowed this. Those priests of the Diocese who wish to learn and celebrate the 1962 Mass are invited to participate.
Again, the the celebration of the 1962 Mass is not a step backwards. It is a celebration of the rich liturgical diversity found within the Roman Catholic Church.
Parish Office Closed
The Parish Office is closed in Celebration of the Fourth of July.
Baptism Class
This class is held for those who are preparing for the Sacrament of Baptism. It is mandatory for parents and God Parents to attend one Baptismal Class before the Baptism. Please call our office to register.
Class will be held in the Church Hall and will begin at 1:30p.
