In your ministry, you must be examples of Christian living in faith and conduct; you must strive to grow in holiness through this sacrament of unity and love. Remember that, though many, we are one body because we share the one bread and one cup.
As ministers of Holy Communion be, therefore, especially observant of the Lord’s command to love your neighbour. For when He gave his body as food to His disciples, He said to them: “This is my commandment that you should love one another as I have loved you.” (The Order of Commissioning Ministers of Communion).
Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist are lay parishioners who have been authorized by the Church Clergy to administer and distribute “Holy Communion” to other parishioners during, and even outside of, the celebration of mass. Typically, Eucharistic Ministers can also distribute “Holy Communion” to those in prison, or to those who are sick and are unable or incapable of attending the Mass. Participation in this ministry is by invitation only.
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