Veiling/Receiving the Eucharist Traditionally

Keep in mind Vatican II happened so you jave the freedom to decide if you veil or not this is my personal thoughts on it. Thanks.

When I started veiling, I did because I love the line in mass Lord I am not worthy but only say the word and my soul shall be healed and wanted to humble myself before Jesus not to make things about me but to humble myself before our Lord truly present in the Eucharist. I had seen a video at a church with a cardboard cutout of Jesus outside and people were asked how would you greet Jesus and so many ran up to hug Him yes that is something I would want to do but honestly first I believe I probably would fall on my knees in tears saying Lord I love You thank You I’m sorry so I notice people’s reactions to receiving Jesus in the Eucharist. He’s right there! But so many just walk up like they are checking out at a grocery line or something mundane but this is truly Our God! veiling to me is a way to humble myself before Jesus saying quietly I am not worthy but You make me worthy. Come into my life stay with me be so in me that all my life may be a radiance of thine that I may reflect Your image to the world and all I meet.

It can be a personal devotion to live humbly or to humble yourself before Our Lord Jesus, or to say yes like Mother Mary.

People also receive the Eucharist in different ways on the hand, on the tongue, kneeling , standing, there’s no mandatory instruction but to me I personally love the traditional way and am finding myself wanting to kneel or at least bow my head more before receiving the Eucharist even tho I sometimes feel awkward about doing something different than others in my church I want to not care what others think but solely what God thinks. I want to be like the disciples of Jesus. No longer afraid and hidden with my strong beliefs but ready to go out and proclaim and live the Good News in every aspect of my life! I can post about God and I can sing about Him as a Christian singer songwriter, but why do I care so much what others think of me in a like at church when I should only care what God thinks of me ? I should think this way all my life because my focus should be more on Heaven and less on earthly things and ways. Sometimes, I think about a homily our priest Father Peter said once about smiling and how dreary people look coming up to receive Jesus…..to Receive JESUS? ! Into Our Lives?! The Living God! And we go up to communion dreary. Would you enter heaven with that look on your face, with those thoughts of what I’m gonna do later? Or would our focus be on Jesus. Imagine Jesus appeared on the alter at mass. What would you do how would you react? Now next time you receive communion, try to treat Him with more of the respect & Love that Our King & God deserves.