Best way to receive the Eucharist?

Had to go to novus ordo today, I did not go to communion since the only person I could get communion from was a woman. Do I have to go to confession?

Probably not, but speak with your director about it, or ask in confession. If anything your intent incriminates you rather than the fact that you refuse to receive the Blessed Sacrament from anyone other than a priest. I am the same.

But what do you mean "the only person"? Was the priest not giving it out?

I was in the back row and I think the priest was done with his section. Thank you for the advice, I will do that!

You are welcome!
I see. If I ever find myself in that situation I will usually switch "queues" to get to the priest, even if this means going to the very end, just so I won't receive from an extraordinary minister.
Don't worry too much, but as I say, do discuss it with a spiritual director, and follow his advice.

Hey guys I'm not baptised and my padre instructed me to cross my arms when I go up to receive a blessing which is what I've been doing. I looked this up and apparently its not supported by church law. I did it in a couple other countries and in a few it wasn't recognized, the younger priests didn't know what to do.
I asked a priest when I was in Greece about it and he said theres confusion because in some countries people just cross their arms even when they're baptised but he still recommended I do the cross.

What should I do? I want to do what I've been recommended but I also don't want to contravene church law. I'm Roman Catholic btw.

There is no need to receive the blood . Christ is full present in every particle of the bread.

The Vatican has allowed it so that anyone can recieve communion however they like: in the hands or on the tounge, kneeling or standing.

However, the Vatican made it clear that the "proper" way, and the preffered way to recieve it is kneeling and on the tounge. The ability to recieve it in the hands and standing is a dispensation that only applies to a few western countries. They created this dispensation with the condition that anyone can recieve the Eucharist any way he or she pleases, and it is entirely up to individual discretion.

Priest's, deacons, and extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist understand this rule as part of their training. So it wouldn't surprise them at all if someone were to kneel and stick out their toungue to recieve the Eucharist. They would know what to do.

There may be some more traditional parishes (like Latin mass communities) who refuse to give people Eucharist in the hands, only kneeling and on the tounge. This is breaking the rules, but it isn't as serious, since, as mentioned, on the tounge is the preffered way anyway. If someone goes the other way, and refuses to give people eucharist on the tounge and only in the hands, this would be much more scandelous, and the issue should be taken up with the bishop.

It is better to just sit in the pew and engage in "Spiritual Communion"

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritual_Communion

Or just pray for unity.

The whole "crossing your arms" thing to get a blessing is rather pointless, since the whole church recieves a blessing from the priest during the closing rites anyway. I always understood it as a thing that children do when they have to accompany their parents to the communion line.

REGULARLY.

Usually in thise situations I would bow my head when I approach the preist and tell him "Padre, im not baptised please bless me" and he will make a sign on the cross on your forehead.