Communion may also refer to: The term Communion is derived from Latin communio (sharing in common). ... The Communion of Saints is a Christian doctrine held by the majority of major Christian churches. ... The Apostles Creed (Latin: Symbolum Apostolorum), sometimes titled Symbol of the Apostles, is an early statement of Christian belief, creed, or symbol. ... A denomination, in the Christian sense of the word, is an identifiable religious body under a common name, structure, and/or doctrine. ... The Eucharist or Communion or The Lords Supper, is the rite that Christians perform in fulfillment of Jesus instruction, recorded in the New Testament,[1] to do in memory of him what he did at his Last Supper. ... A Medieval Low Mass by a bishop. ... The Communion is the Gregorian chant sung during the Eucharist in the Roman Mass. ...
Communion (book), a book by Whitley Strieber about his purported abductions by aliens.
See also Louis Whitley Strieber (born June 13, 1945) is a US writer best known for his horror novels The Wolfen and The Hunger and for Communion, which professes to be a non-fictional description of his subjective experiences with non-human entities; see alien abduction. ...
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The ordinary ministers of HolyCommunion are Bishops, Priests and Deacons, the latter traditionally ministering the chalice.
The historical position of the AnglicanCommunion is found in the Thirty-Nine Articles of 1571, which state "the Bread which we break is a partaking of the Body of Christ"; and likewise that "the Cup of Blessing is a partaking of the Blood of Christ" (Articles of Religion, Article XXVIII: Of the Lord's Supper).
In this case, the consecrated elements are to be delivered quickly, preserving the connection between the communion experienced by the ill person, and the communion of the rest of the congregation.