"There is an apostolic letter on the existence of a special valid permission for this [Communion in the hand]. But I tell you that I am not in favor of this practice, nor do I recommend it.
Pope Saint John Paul II, responding to a reporter from Stimme des glaubens magazine, during his visit to Fulda, Germany in November 1980
"Whatever you can do to stop Communion in the hand will be blessed by God.
Servant of God, Fr. John Hardon, SJ
"Wherever I go in the whole world, the thing that makes me the saddest is watching people receive Communion in the hand.
St. Teresa of Calcutta
Communion in the Hand
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Communion in the Hand
Devotion to the souls in Purgatory contains in itself all the works of mercy, which supernaturalized by a spirit of faith, should merit us Heaven. de Sales