Canon Law Blog Special: Lay ministers offering blessings in lieu of Communion at Mass

Lay ministers of holy Communion should stop offering "blessings-in-lieu-of-Communion" at Mass
 
Concerns about swine flu have prompted many parishes to discontinue the routine administration of the Precious Blood. Okay, fine.* But there's another Communion rite practice that should also cease if only out of concerns for public health. This time, however, it's a practice that (unlike distribution from the Cup) is an abuse per se, namely, that of lay ministers of holy Communion purporting to confer "blessings-in-lieu-of-Communion" on every Tom, Pat, and Harriet who comes up in line.
 
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