 That makes it even more complicated, I think. Oh, really? I don't think so. I think it decomplicates things. Because when he says, take and eat, take and drink, he's speaking to those who would be celebrating Mass after him. You know, he says, do this in memory of me. The priest at the altar must do both. The communicant is not required to do either, strictly speaking, but is certainly not required to do both.