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Catholic AnswerVatican II did not change Holy Communion, although it did extend some changes in the reception of Holy Communion. It certainly did not allow reception of Holy Communion in the hand, this was an abuse, which became so overwhelming that the Vatican gave up on outlawing it. As for reception of Holy Communion under both kinds, the Second Vatican Council was very specific, that in every circumstance where someone might be involved or witness Holy Communion under both species, they are to thoroughlyinstructed in the Catholic doctrine about Communion as expounded by the Council of Trent. - This is mentioned explicitly severaltimes in the Council documents and the documents issued after the Council. Pope Paul VI issued specific guidelines on when Holy Communion may be given under both kinds, starting with the provision of instruction in the Catholic doctrine about Communion as expounded by the Council of Trent, and then listed the occasions on which it might be appropriate to offer it:

1) to newly baptized adults in the Mass following their Baptism, confirmed adults in the Mass following their Confirmation; baptized persons who are being received into full communion with the church

2) The bridegroom and bride at their Nuptial Mass.

3) Deacons at their ordination Mass.

4) An abbess in the Mass wherein she is blessed; virgins at the Mass of their consecration; professed religious and their parents, close relatives and other members of their community in the Mass wherein they make their first, renewed or perpetual religion profession on condition that the profession is made during Mass.

5) Lay missionaries at the Mass in which they are publicly assigned to their missionary task; others who, during Mass, are entrusted by the Church with some special mission.

6) A sick person, and all who are present when Viaticum is given in a Mass celebrated in the sick person's home.

7) The deacon and others who have special ministries in a Mass celebrated with singing.

8) When there is concelebration:

a) all who perform a genuine liturgical ministry in concelebration; and all seminarians who are present.

b) all members of institutes professing the evangelical counsels, and other societies whose members dedicate themselves to God by religious vows or promises, provided that the Mass be in their own church or chapel; in addition, all those who live in the houses of those institutes and societies.

9) Priests who are present at important celebrations and yet are not able personally to celebrate or concelebrate.

10) All who are making a retreat or some other form of spiritual exercise, in a Mass specially celebrated for those taking part; all who attend a meeting of pastoral commission, in a Mass which they celebrate in common.

11) Those mentioned in 2 and 4 above, at Masses celebrating their jubilees.

12) Godparents, parents, spouses and lay catechists of a newly baptized adult, during the Mass of Initiation.

13) Parents, relatives and special benefactors of a newly ordained priest at his first Mass.

14) Members of the Community, at a Conventual or Community Mass as described in n. 76 of this Instruction.

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