Communion: Catholic vs. Methodist Having been Catholic since I was born, I know a lot about the history and traditions of the Catholic Church. I took part in a program called Religious Education at my church from first through eighth grade and made my First Communion and Confirmation. I will talk a little about each religion's tradition behind Communion and how it is done. I will then compare and contrast the Communion of the Catholic Church and the Methodist Church. Communion rituals are similar in how they are performed, but there are some significant differences. First of all Catholics believe they receive the very Body and Blood of Christ himself. During the Last Supper Jesus said: "This is my body which has been given for you" and offering the cup of wine to his disciples he said: "Drink from it, all of you, because this is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed on name of many for the forgiveness of sins." In the Gospel of John we read: «Jesus said to them: Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will resurrect it on the last day, because my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink (Parish of St. Louis para 1).” When you receive Communion and the person in front of you is receiving Communion, offer a simple bow of reverence with your head and then step forward. Receive Holy Communion in your hands or directly on your tongue. If you receive it in your hands, you should take care that they are clean (as a sign of reverence) and place one hand over the other and lift them high, forming a throne with our hands to receive Jesus While the priest places the host in our hands and says “The Body of Christ” you should respond loudly and clearly “Amen (St. Louis Parish, paragraph 5).” Furthermore, an important point in the Catholic Communion is that non-Catholics are not allowed to receive Holy Communion. The very action of receiving Communion says that the church believes it is the Body and Blood of Christ and that we share throughout the life of the Catholic Church. Inviting non-Catholics to Communion can be an obstacle to one day achieving full communion, obscuring differences in faith among Christians. denominations.