Are there any stories (genuine or urban legend) of the consequence(s) of those who receive Communion in a state of mortal sin?

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When I was younger, I attended school where most of the students were Muslim. There was this story (which I later figured out to be false) that circulated around Muslim students of a young girl who ripped up the Quran in anger at her mother’s orders to turn down the music. Just then, the young girl turned into what appeared to be a very disgusting animal. Some say it bore resemblance to a cat, others have said it was an animal that was beyond the scope of all known species.

When I attended Mass, I used to think that anyone who consumed the Eucharist in a state of mortal sin would be struck down by a bolt of lightening. We hear about Eucharistic miracles - are there any stories of the consequences of those who consume the Eucharist in a state of mortal sin?

Thanks.
 
Bohm_Bawerk said:
When I was younger, I attended school where most of the students were Muslim. There was this story (which I later figured out to be false) that circulated around Muslim students of a young girl who ripped up the Quran in anger at her mother’s orders to turn down the music. Just then, the young girl turned into what appeared to be a very disgusting animal. Some say it bore resemblance to a cat, others have said it was an animal that was beyond the scope of all known species.

When I attended Mass, I used to think that anyone who consumed the Eucharist in a state of mortal sin would be struck down by a bolt of lightening. We hear about Eucharistic miracles - are there any stories of the consequences of those who consume the Eucharist in a state of mortal sin?

Thanks.
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I hope not. I’ve done it a couple times myself. Pray that neither I nor anyone else ever does it again.

God bless you,
Joshua
 
Bohm_Bawerk said:
When I was younger, I attended school where most of the students were Muslim. There was this story (which I later figured out to be false) that circulated around Muslim students of a young girl who ripped up the Quran in anger at her mother’s orders to turn down the music. Just then, the young girl turned into what appeared to be a very disgusting animal. Some say it bore resemblance to a cat, others have said it was an animal that was beyond the scope of all known species.

When I attended Mass, I used to think that anyone who consumed the Eucharist in a state of mortal sin would be struck down by a bolt of lightening. We hear about Eucharistic miracles - are there any stories of the consequences of those who consume the Eucharist in a state of mortal sin?

Thanks.
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Yes - if they don’t repent (both for the mortal sin and receiving the Eucharist) their relationship (if there was any) with God is broken and they will not be saved (or, possibly, they will after a period of purgatory, it’s not my call). But I’m assuming you meant something clearly supernatural, a modern miracle. I haven’t heard of anything, but this whole discussion comes from a misunderstanding of how God treats sin. It is not God’s goal to hammer the sinner in every way possible. It is God’s goal to serve justice and forgive. For that reason, God waits to give the sinner his punishment until after his death, and there is no reason for him to instantaneously destroy somebody for receiving the Eucharist.
 
Pieman333272 said:
Yes - if they don’t repent (both for the mortal sin and receiving the Eucharist) their relationship (if there was any) with God is broken and they will not be saved (or, possibly, they will after a period of purgatory, it’s not my call). But I’m assuming you meant something clearly supernatural, a modern miracle. I haven’t heard of anything, but this whole discussion comes from a misunderstanding of how God treats sin. It is not God’s goal to hammer the sinner in every way possible. It is God’s goal to serve justice and forgive. For that reason, God waits to give the sinner his punishment until after his death, and there is no reason for him to instantaneously destroy somebody for receiving the Eucharist.
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And of course God wishes above all the reconciliation of the sinner; should the sinner repent of the sin of receiving unworthily, then the sinner’s relationship with God is restored.

God gives us free will, but to be used wisely. We know not the hour of our death, which is why it behooves us to deal with mortal sin ASAP. God does not specifically strike us down for mortal sin. He lets the world unfold as it should, and that could include dying in a car accident this afternoon, as much as it could include dying at a ripe old age. Since we can never predict what it can be, we need to actively work on our relationship with God at all times, so that we may be ready to meet Him when our time comes, whenever that might be.
 
Great question and great answers.

I just confessed to this earlier this week. I felt terrible.😦
 
My priests are being evacuated. Can’t get to confession this week. sigh…
 
Bohm_Bawerk said:
When I was younger, I attended school where most of the students were Muslim. There was this story (which I later figured out to be false) that circulated around Muslim students of a young girl who ripped up the Quran in anger at her mother’s orders to turn down the music. Just then, the young girl turned into what appeared to be a very disgusting animal. Some say it bore resemblance to a cat, others have said it was an animal that was beyond the scope of all known species.

When I attended Mass, I used to think that anyone who consumed the Eucharist in a state of mortal sin would be struck down by a bolt of lightening. We hear about Eucharistic miracles - are there any stories of the consequences of those who consume the Eucharist in a state of mortal sin?

Thanks.
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drbo.org/chapter/53011.htm

[28] But let a man prove himself: and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of the chalice. [29] For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgment to himself, not discerning the body of the Lord.** [30] Therefore are there many infirm and weak among you, and many sleep. **

Does that count?
 
I remember two family members bickering over the Eucharistic fast.

One said the fast must be one hour before Mass starts and the other, one hour before we actually receive. That one claimed there was 10-20 minutes leeway because it would take that long after Mass started to receive anyway. In other words, for a noon Mass one could eat something as late as 11:15 AM.

Who is correct ?
 
At_Trent said:
I remember two family members bickering over the Eucharistic fast.

One said the fast must be one hour before Mass starts and the other, one hour before we actually receive. That one claimed there was 10-20 minutes leeway because it would take that long after Mass started to receive anyway. In other words, for a noon Mass one could eat something as late as 11:15 AM.

Who is correct ?
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, “One who is to receive the most Holy Eucharist is to abstain from any food or drink, with the exception only of water and medicine, for at least the period of one hour before Holy Communion” (CIC 919 §1)

It’s not really clear 🤷
 
Well, I’m not sure if this counts, but about three months (probably more, actually) I received in the state of mortal sin. This was at an EF Mass and I wasn’t serving as an Altar Boy. I did what I normally did, stood up, and reverently kneeled at the rail and received. I hadn’t had breakfast, only water. Upon receiving I felt ill. It felt like indigestion at first and nausea soon after. Now, I normally never have breakfast on sundays, only water. I try to keep with the fast. I immediately tried to pray for relief. For the rest of the Mass I was one step behind everyone else and I got up and darted out upon seeing the Priest and the servers dissapear into the Sacristy. I ran to my dads car and told him I wasn’t feeling well. I gagged two or three times while on the way home. When I got home, I ran into the bathroom and vomited.

I felt terrible. This continued well into the day. Except, a few hours later I guess I didn’t much of anything left in my stomach cause nothing came out. I was horrorfied that I had displeased God. Though my dad attributes this to not eating (and has used it as an excuse for me to break the fast) I disagree, because all the other times that I have received in the State of Grace, I’ve felt fine.

On a sidenote, I had received earlier that day at the OF and serving as an Altar boy, but I felt fine. I frequented Confession after that mess, but never told the Priest that story.

~ Pius :knight1:
 
A friend of mine who is Bahai went up to receive communion when he was an older child. He spit it out immediately because it tasted bad. It made him gag.

I told him that he wasn’t rejecting God, but God was rejecting him. 😛
 
Bl_Pope_Pius_IX said:
Well, I’m not sure if this counts, but about three months (probably more, actually) I received in the state of mortal sin. This was at an EF Mass and I wasn’t serving as an Altar Boy. I did what I normally did, stood up, and reverently kneeled at the rail and received. I hadn’t had breakfast, only water. Upon receiving I felt ill. It felt like indigestion at first and nausea soon after. Now, I normally never have breakfast on sundays, only water. I try to keep with the fast. I immediately tried to pray for relief. For the rest of the Mass I was one step behind everyone else and I got up and darted out upon seeing the Priest and the servers dissapear into the Sacristy. I ran to my dads car and told him I wasn’t feeling well. I gagged two or three times while on the way home. When I got home, I ran into the bathroom and vomited.

I felt terrible. This continued well into the day. Except, a few hours later I guess I didn’t much of anything left in my stomach cause nothing came out. I was horrorfied that I had displeased God. Though my dad attributes this to not eating (and has used it as an excuse for me to break the fast) I disagree, because all the other times that I have received in the State of Grace, I’ve felt fine.

On a sidenote, I had received earlier that day at the OF and serving as an Altar boy, but I felt fine. I frequented Confession after that mess, but never told the Priest that story.

~ Pius :knight1:
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Seems genuine to me. Have a great day 👍
 
You can google “Eucharistic Miracles” and you will find many stories with very convincing evidence.

Peace.
 
At_Trent said:
I remember two family members bickering over the Eucharistic fast.

One said the fast must be one hour before Mass starts and the other, one hour before we actually receive. That one claimed there was 10-20 minutes leeway because it would take that long after Mass started to receive anyway. In other words, for a noon Mass one could eat something as late as 11:15 AM.

Who is correct ?
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At_Trent said:
, “One who is to receive the most Holy Eucharist is to abstain from any food or drink, with the exception only of water and medicine, for at least the period of one hour before Holy Communion” (CIC 919 §1)

It’s not really clear 🤷
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It is very clear. One hour before receiving the Eucharist.
 
I choked on the host once and when I later confessed it, the priest winced in pain.
 
Love_Divine said:
I choked on the host once and when I later confessed it, the priest winced in pain.
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Why did you confess it? Perhaps the priest was wincing precisely because you thought it necessary to confess it. Choking isn’t a sin, surely? (Unless you had put a finger down your throat to make yourself choke after receiving, of course).
 
paperwight66 said:
Why did you confess it? Perhaps the priest was wincing precisely because you thought it necessary to confess it. Choking isn’t a sin, surely? (Unless you had put a finger down your throat to make yourself choke after receiving, of course).
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Sorry, that was somewhat ambiguous. I confessed having received communion in the state of mortal sin.
 
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