I think it’s time again to share historical facts about receiving communion in the hand vs kneeling and on the tongue. 

To be clear up front, I judge no one for doing either and agree with the current magisterium that both forms are valid. 

However, some Catholics who prefer kneeling and on the tongue do so and claim it brings more reverence to Our Lord. However, if one receives worthily and humbly is all which should count. Receiving in any form and then judging other Catholics for not obeying your preference, sows divisions in the Church. 

After all, how can this be more reverent for those whom it leads to showing less reverence towards the authority of the current magisterium?

  The practice of receiving Holy Communion in the hand was indeed present in the early Church, as evidenced by several historical sources. Let's examine the authenticity of a few:

1.Eusebius of Caesarea, Ecclesiastical History, Book VII, Chapter 9:

•Quote: "One who has stood by the table and has extended his hand to receive the Holy Food."

•Verification: This passage refers to a letter from Dionysius of Alexandria, describing a repentant individual who had participated in the Eucharist. 

The original text states: "For I should not dare to renew from the beginning one who had heard the giving of thanks and joined in repeating the Amen; who had stood by the table and had stretched forth his hands to receive the blessed food and had received it”

Link:Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures, Lecture 23, Paragraph 21:

•Quote: "When thou goest to receive communion go not with thy wrists extended, nor with thy fingers separated, but placing the left hand as a throne for thy right, which is to receive so great a King, and in the hollow of the palm receive the body of Christ, saying, Amen."
•Verification: This instruction is authentically attributed to St. Cyril and is found in his Catechetical Lectures. The passage advises the faithful on the reverent reception of Communion in the hand. 

Link:Augustine, Answer to the Letters of Petilian, Book II, Chapter 23, Paragraph 53:

•Quote: "Add to this the fact that I am referring to a man who lived with you, whose birthday festivities you used to frequent with great crowds, to whom you used to give the kiss of peace while celebrating the sacraments, in whose hands you used to place the Eucharist, to whom you in turn extended your hands when he was giving it to you."

•Verification: This quote accurately reflects St. Augustine's writings, illustrating the mutual exchange of the Eucharist between clergy and laity, indicating the practice of receiving Communion in the hand.

Link:4.Council of Constantinople (Quinisext Council), Canon 101 (AD 692):

•Quote: "Therefore, if anyone wishes to be a participator of the immaculate Body in the time of the Synaxis, and to offer himself for the communion, let him draw near, arranging his hands in the form of a cross, and so let him receive the communion of grace."
•Verification: Canon 101 of the Quinisext Council does prescribe the faithful to approach Communion with hands arranged in the form of a cross, receiving the Eucharist directly into their hands.

Link:5. St. John Damascene, On the Orthodox Faith, Book IV, Chapter 13:

•Quote: "Let us draw near to it with an ardent desire, and with our hands held in the form of the cross let us receive the body of the Crucified One..."

•Verification: St. John Damascene's writings include this exhortation, indicating the practice of receiving Communion in the hand with reverence.

Link:In summary, these quotes show that Communion in the hand was a common practice in the early Church. While both forms are valid today, what matters most is that we receive Christ worthily, with reverence and obedience to the Church.