Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Hidden message?

So I went to receive the Eucharist today at Mass in Notre Dame's Basilica and the EM (a lay fellow distributing the Eucharist) said "Body of Christ David."  My name is not David, so I was a bit thrown.  You're not supposed to say the communicant's name as far as I know in the Roman rite, and this could be a reason for that.  I'm sure I was told that as part of my server/EM training.  I initially thought perhaps he mistook me for someone else.  Then I thought of the first reading for today in which David sinned and was punished.  Perhaps the EM knows my name but wanted to send a message.  Either way, I'd prefer folks involved in the liturgy took it a bit more seriously.  

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