page_title: Extraordinary minister of Holy Communion
hierarchical_section_title: Extraordinary minister of Holy Communion
caption_attribution_description: English: Atlantic Ocean (Jul. 27, 2003) -- Lt. Richard House, Assistant Command Chaplain, (left) and Lt. Chris Chandler offer Holy Communion during the first underway Roman Catholic Mass aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The ship is currently underway off the coast of Virginia conducting Flight Deck Certifications. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Kitt Amaritnant. (RELEASED)
context_page_description: An extraordinary minister of Holy Communion in the Catholic Church is, under the 1983 Code of Canon Law, "an acolyte, or another of Christ's faithful deputed", in certain circumstances, to distribute Holy Communion. The term "extraordinary" distinguishes such a person from the ordinary minister of Holy Communion, namely a bishop, priest or deacon.
  Canon law permits that "[w]here the needs of the Church require and ministers are not available, lay people, even though they are not lectors or acolytes, can supply certain of their functions, that is, exercise the ministry of the word, preside over liturgical prayers, confer baptism and distribute Holy Communion, in accordance with the provisions of the law." The term "lay people" does not distinguish between men and women.
context_section_description: An extraordinary minister of Holy Communion in the Catholic Church is, under the 1983 Code of Canon Law, "an acolyte, or another of Christ's faithful deputed", in certain circumstances, to distribute Holy Communion. The term "extraordinary" distinguishes such a person from the ordinary minister of Holy Communion, namely a bishop, priest or deacon.
  Canon law permits that "[w]here the needs of the Church require and ministers are not available, lay people, even though they are not lectors or acolytes, can supply certain of their functions, that is, exercise the ministry of the word, preside over liturgical prayers, confer baptism and distribute Holy Communion, in accordance with the provisions of the law." The term "lay people" does not distinguish between men and women.
caption: An ordinary minister (priest, foreground) and extraordinary minister (layman, background) distribute Holy Communion.
exif: {"Image ImageDescription": "030727-N-8148A-100\rUSS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), July 27, 2003. -- Lt. Richard House, Assistant Command Chaplain,  (left) and Lt. Chris Chandler offer Holy Communion during the first underway Roman Catholic Mass aboard the newly commissioned aircraft carrier. The ship is currently underway off the coast of Virginia. Official U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class (PH3) Kitt Amaritnant.", "Image Make": "NIKON CORPORATION", "Image Model": "NIKON D1X", "Image Orientation": "Horizontal (normal)", "Image XResolution": "300", "Image YResolution": "300", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Software": "Adobe Photoshop 7.0", "Image DateTime": "1970:01:17 20:04:50", "Image Artist": "PH3 Kitt Amaritnant", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Co-sited", "Image ExifOffset": "668", "GPS GPSVersionID": "[2, 2, 0, 0]", "Image GPSInfo": "1272", "Thumbnail Compression": "JPEG (old-style)", "Thumbnail XResolution": "72", "Thumbnail YResolution": "72", "Thumbnail ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormat": "1386", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormatLength": "7333", "EXIF ExposureTime": "1/40", "EXIF FNumber": "4", "EXIF ExposureProgram": "Aperture Priority", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0220", "EXIF DateTimeOriginal": "2003:07:26 22:40:04", "EXIF DateTimeDigitized": "2003:07:26 22:40:04", "EXIF ComponentsConfiguration": "YCbCr", "EXIF CompressedBitsPerPixel": "4", "EXIF ExposureBiasValue": "0", "EXIF MaxApertureValue": "3", "EXIF MeteringMode": "Pattern", "EXIF LightSource": "Cool white fluorescent (W 3900 - 4500K)", "EXIF Flash": "Flash did not fire", "EXIF FocalLength": "100", "EXIF SubSecTime": "23", "EXIF SubSecTimeOriginal": "23", "EXIF SubSecTimeDigitized": "23", "EXIF FlashPixVersion": "0100", "EXIF ColorSpace": "sRGB", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "1960", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "3008", "EXIF SensingMethod": "One-chip color area", "EXIF FileSource": "Digital Camera", "EXIF SceneType": "Directly Photographed", "EXIF CVAPattern": "[0, 2, 0, 2, 2, 1, 1, 0]", "EXIF CustomRendered": "Normal", "EXIF ExposureMode": "Auto Exposure", "EXIF WhiteBalance": "Manual", "EXIF DigitalZoomRatio": "1", "EXIF FocalLengthIn35mmFilm": "150", "EXIF SceneCaptureType": "Standard", "EXIF GainControl": "High gain up", "EXIF Contrast": "Soft", "EXIF Saturation": "Normal", "EXIF Sharpness": "Normal", "EXIF SubjectDistanceRange": "0"}