15/10/2022
LOOK: A Filipino Catholic receiving the Holy Communion on the tounge while kneeling to show the highest respect and adoration to the Holy Eucharist.
The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Iba from the province of Zambales, Philippines, Most Rev. Bartolome G. Santos, Jr., gave with no hesitation the Holy Communion on the tongue of a kneeling parishioner during the celebration of the Holy Mass for the 7th annual feast celebration of Parokya ng mga Banal na Anghel in San Jose, town of Plaridel in Bulacan, Philippines last October 2, 2022.
Kneeling and receiving the Holy Communion on the tongue is a traditional gesture of receiving the Eucharistic Christ and is being practiced in the Latin rite of the Universal Church.
π· Original Photo: Parokya ng mga Banal na Anghel