Holy Communion
In the Armenian Church Holy Communion is distributed in the following manner.
The communicant stands before the priest, makes the sign of the cross and
says Megha Asdoodzo, "I have sinned against God." The priest
then places a small particle of our Lord's Body and Blood -- the bread having
been dipped into the wine -- directly into the mouth of the communicant.
The communicant again makes the sign of the Cross and steps aside for others
to approach the blessed sacrament.
After all have received Holy Communion, using the chalice to imprint the
sign of the Cross over the communicants, the priest imparts the blessing
of Psalm 28:9: "Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance;
shepherd them and lift them up from henceforth until eternity" [50].
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