Reception of Holy Communion:

If you choose to receive Our Lord reverently in the hand, you should put one hand over the other and make a kind of throne for the Lord. When the Priest/Deacon or Extraordinary Minister puts the Host in your hand, you respond, "Amen." Then you should step to the side to make way for the next communicant. Holy Communion should not be received on the run, as you’re walking back to your place; it should be consumed before you leave the area below the altar.


If you choose to receive on the tongue, you should keep certain things in mind. First, the tongue should come out over the bottom teeth.  Please extend your tongue. Sometimes people come up with their teeth clenched. When the priest/ deacon/ Extraordinary Minister says, “The Body of Christ” you respond, " Amen" 

 The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops have carefully considered the question of Communion on the tongue vs. Communion in the hand. Given the Church's existing guidance on this point from the Church’s document (Redemptionis Sacramentum, no. 92), and recognizing the differing judgments and sensibilities that are involved, we believe that it is possible to distribute on the tongue without unreasonable risk.
Dated- April 30th, 2020