THE EUCHARIST IS A SACRIFICE OF THANKSGIVING TO THE FATHER, A BLESSING BY WHICH THE CHURCH EXPRESSES HER GRATITUDE TO GOD FOR ALL HIS BENEFITS, FOR ALL THAT HE HAS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH CREATION, REDEMPTION AND SANCTIFICATION" (CCC 1360).
On January 29th 1973, Pope Paul VI issued the instruction Immensae caritatis, which provided for the designation of men and women to distribute the Holy Eucharist as Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion.
The instruction stated that "...this faculty may be used whenever there is no priest, deacon or instituted acolyte present, or when the ordinary minister is prevented from administering Communion because of other pastoral obligations, ill health, or advanced age, or when the number of the faithful is so great that, unless Extraordinary Ministers assist in the distribution, the celebration would be unduly prolonged". [1]
If you feel called to be an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist, this blessed vocation enables you to bring the precious Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, to fellow brothers and sisters.
Training in how to carry out this important apostolate is found within the excellent Guidelines for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMHC), Archdiocese of Sante Fe.
If you wish to train to become a Minister of the Eucharist, or to institute a program of training within your parish, the pdf file contains full and comprehensive guidelines.
http://www.archdiocesesantafe.org/Offices/SacramentalPolicies/GuidelinesEMHC.pdf
[1] Guidelines for Extrarodinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMHC) Archdiocese of Sante Fe, page 3
http://asfworship.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/GuidelinesEMHC.pdf
With thanks to the Archdiocese of Sante Fe, archdiocesesantefe.org
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