Canon 58 A layman may not give himself communion

Κανόνες τῆς ἐν Τρούλλῳ Ἁγίας καὶ Οἰκουμενικῆς Πενθέκτης Συνόδου

The Council in Trullo · Constantinople, 691 to 692 · convened by the emperor Justinian II · The Quinisext Council (Trullo, 692) on the map

Let none of those ranked among the laity give the divine mysteries to himself when a bishop, or presbyter, or deacon is present. And he who dares any such thing, as doing contrary to what has been ordained, let him be excommunicated for one week, being taught thereby not to think beyond what one ought to think.

Μηδεὶς τῶν ἐν λαϊκοῖς τεταγμένων ἑαυτῷ τῶν θείων μυστηρίων μεταδιδότω, παρόντος ἐπισκόπου, ἢ πρεσβυτέρου, ἢ διακόνου. Ὁ δέ τι τοιοῦτο τολμῶν, ὡς παρὰ τὰ διατεταγμένα ποιῶν, ἐπὶ ἑβδομάδα μίαν ἀφοριζέσθω, ἐντεῦθεν παιδαγωγούμενος, μὴ φρονεῖν παρ᾿ ὃ δεῖ φρονεῖν.

The Council in Trullo, the canons

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