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Communion

Who can take communion?

The Church of the Rose and Cross welcomes to its altars all who reverently and sincerely approach them. It looks upon the Christian Church as a great brotherhood of all who turn to Christ as the inspirer of their spiritual life, their Master and Friend, and it offers the Blessed Sacrament of His love to any member of the brotherhood who reverently desires it.

Candidates are admitted to the Church by Baptism, or (if that has been duly performed) by Confirmation. If the candidate has received both Baptism and Confirmation in complete form, then a simple form of admission is used, in which a blessing is invoked on the religious aspirations of the candidate. The essentials of its baptismal rite are: The proper use of water (by process of ablution at least) and the usual Trinitarian formula, together with the application of the Oil of Catechumens and Chrism.

Those of its Confirmation rite are: The imposition of the Bishop's hand with proper formula, and the use of Chrism. When persons who wish to join the Church of the Rose and Cross have received these Sacraments according to any less complete form it is usual to repeat them conditionally.