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Archbishop Socrates Villegas during Mass at the Minor Basilica of Saint Dominic in San
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By CBCP News
January 19, 2023
Manila, Philippines

Catholics in the northern province of Pangasinan will be again allowed to

receive Communion on the tongue, nearly three years after it was suspended
because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The decision was contained in the latest “liturgical guidelines” released by

Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan.

He said the guidelines are in consonance with the “wise counsel” of experts in
moral theology and liturgy and those in the health sectors.

According to his circular, lectors and commentators are no longer required to

wear face mask when proclaiming the Word of God or reading the intercession
during the Mass.
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The same applies to the Mass presider, the archbishop said.
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“The option of the Catholic faithful to receive Holy Communion by the tongue is
likewise restored,” Villegas said.

Catholics, he said, are advised to put down their face masks when they fall in We are helpi
line to receive the Communion or at least before facing the minister of Holy
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“This is to insure that both hands are totally free to receive the Body of Christ,” difference in
Villegas explained. medical fiel

“The incidents of accidentally dropping the Host on the floor have become
frequent due to the double preoccupation of the hands with the Host and the
face mask at the time of reception,” he added.

Villegas also restored the pre-pandemic practice of Extraordinary Ministers of

Holy Communion receiving Holy Communion before giving Holy Communion to
the churchgoers. 


They must receive the ciborium from the priest and not take the vessels with
the Hosts by themselves, he said.

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