unfortunately notThere is no chance you can pull your priest aside for 2 minuets and ask for a quick confession?
true, but I couldn’t stop mass to avoid communion, and Father is busy beforehandCommunion is not mandatory for anyone but the priest.
I’ll try. Thanks for the suggestionCross your arms and the priest will not give you Communion. Not a problem. Nobody will think anything of it at all. Saw an altar server do this recently.
I would not give this advice. People (young and old) do commit mortal sins, and it isn’t advisable to suggest otherwise. I am not saying it is inevitable either. I don’t think it is helpful to suggest either way. For example, in the area of chastity (it doesn’t just take sex to have a mortal sin) young people can have mortal sins. Let’s not try to suggest otherwise and just let the poster talk with a priest in confession about whatever happened. OP, I would ask all the questions you have in confession, what to do for future reference, etc.I could be wrong but you can’t serve with mortal sin secondly not to ask you put your sin on display but you’d be real hard pressed to commit a mortal sin.
No really, it’s really hard to commit a mortal sin. The evil intent alone is hard enough to muster but the sin itself has also to be very grave.
The easiest mortal sins I’m aware of are breaking laws that would invoke jail time, missing mass or already having a mortal sin and having a sacrament and most sins regarding sex.
That’s surprisingly a very narrow list.
Remember the requirements
It’s gravely wrong, you know it’s wrong but you are going to do it anyway.
If there is any doubt or uncertainty or outside compullustion it muddies up the water quite a bit and it becomes hard to tell. If you are not sure or you don’t know what else you could have done or did something on impulse or snap call its prolly not mortal.
Not to downplay sin but let’s be realistic here.
Do and the frequency of sins done is in question here. I could write a book just on the sins people get into a tail spin about thinking they are going to hell.I would not give this advice. People (young and old) do commit mortal sins, and it isn’t advisable to suggest otherwise. I am not saying it is inevitable either. I don’t think it is helpful to suggest either way. For example, in the area of chastity (it doesn’t just take sex to have a mortal sin) young people can have mortal sins. Let’s not try to suggest otherwise and just let the poster talk with a priest in confession about whatever happened.
- If one knows that one is in a state of mortal sin and cannot get to confession prior to Communion, one might receive under the terms specified by Canon 916 of the Code of Canon Law:
Can. 916 A person who is conscious of grave sin [they mean “mortal sin” in this case; see here] is not to celebrate Mass or receive the body of the Lord without previous sacramental confession unless there is a grave reason and there is no opportunity to confess; in this case the person is to remember the obligation to make an act of perfect contrition which includes the resolution of confessing as soon as possible.
jimmyakin.com/2010/10/youthful-passions.htmlCan there be a grave reason to receive the Eucharist in this situation? Yes. If failing to receive would cause grave pain (e.g., by creating a nightmare family situation) or if failing to receive would lessen one’s resolve not to fall into the same sin (i.e., “I’ve already done it once; I’ll refrain from receiving Communion so that I can do it twice) then a grave reason to receive Communion exists.
This is horrible advice. Receiving Eucharist in a state of mortal sin is a very grave matter and a mortal sin in itself. It is incredibly disrespectful to Christ present in the sacrament. The provision in canon 916 is there for truly extraordinary circumstances, such as for a priest who must celebrate Eucharist or for someone in the danger of death. The advice given by easterjoy and jmr is much better.I’m sure that what you’re going through is a very common situation for young men who live at home.
Jimmy Akin wrote an article about it:
jimmyakin.com/2010/10/youthful-passions.html
You aren’t required to reveal your sins to your parents. If not receiving the Eucharist creates a family situation I would receive the Eucharist and bring the situation up with your confessor at your next confession.
We have no idea what the sin even is here. This is an issue for the OP and his confessor. In all charity, we are not competent to give this advice, especially with no details.I could be wrong but you can’t serve with mortal sin secondly not to ask you put your sin on display but you’d be real hard pressed to commit a mortal sin.
No really, it’s really hard to commit a mortal sin. The evil intent alone is hard enough to muster but the sin itself has also to be very grave.
The easiest mortal sins I’m aware of are breaking laws that would invoke jail time, missing mass or already having a mortal sin and having a sacrament and most sins regarding sex.
That’s surprisingly a very narrow list.
Remember the requirements
It’s gravely wrong, you know it’s wrong but you are going to do it anyway.
If there is any doubt or uncertainty or outside compullustion it muddies up the water quite a bit and it becomes hard to tell. If you are not sure or you don’t know what else you could have done or did something on impulse or snap call its prolly not mortal.
Not to downplay sin but let’s be realistic here.
I would * NOT receive *just to avoid a family situation. I would show the respect that is due to our Lord. If your parents question you say I am in sin I will NOT receive in SIN.…You aren’t required to reveal your sins to your parents. If not receiving the Eucharist creates a family situation I would receive the Eucharist and bring the situation up with your confessor at your next confession.