Can i recieve?

[WhiteDove359]

I went to the vigil mass today because i went to confession and i like to go to mass asap after confession. im planing on going to mass in the morning, and then again the same evening. i already recived the eurchrist today. but tomrrow i want to go to mass and then again in the evening with my friend whos in RCIA…is this okay??? to recive the eurchrist 3 times? recived it today (saturday night mass) tomrrrow morning at 10 am, and then tomrrow evening at 5 pm??

 

[tbtcom1213]

You may recieve Communion twice a day and a third time by Viaticum

 

[baltobetsy]

A day is 24 hours from midnight to midnight. You have received once today and want to twice tomorrow. That is allowed.

 

[likuske]

I went to the vigil mass today because i went to confession and i like to go to mass asap after confession. im planing on going to mass in the morning, and then again the same evening. i already recived the eurchrist today. but tomrrow i want to go to mass and then again in the evening with my friend whos in RCIA…is this okay??? to recive the eurchrist 3 times? recived it today (saturday night mass) tomrrrow morning at 10 am, and then tomrrow evening at 5 pm??

You may receive Communion as many times as you want as long as you go to mass from beginning to end.

 

[sabriner]

You may recieve Communion twice a day and a third time by Viaticum

now I’m confused…

what do you mean by Viaticum? For the record, I was taught twice a day max, and the second time only if it’s for a special intention (i.e. funeral, wedding, etc.)

 

[Marie5890]

WWWWHOAAA…

No you cant receive as many times as you want.

If you receive on Sat Vigil, you are not to receive on Sunday for Sat. Vigil is seen as part of Sunday.

You can only receive once a day unless you have a situation where you go to daily Mass and then you attend say a wedding or a funeral Mass.

But no, receiving repeated is not allowed.

If you received yesterday at Sat. Vigil you should not receive again today.

 

[Marie5890]

now I’m confused…

what do you mean by Viaticum? For the record, I was taught twice a day max, and the second time only if it’s for a special intention (i.e. funeral, wedding, etc.)

Viaticum is what is given when a person is dying. It’s the Eucharist to help you make your journey in death.

You are correct about twice a day max with the second time for a special occasion, (funeral wedding)

A person cant not receive repeatedly on a day with those few exceptions.

 

[Marie5890]

A day is 24 hours from midnight to midnight. You have received once today and want to twice tomorrow. That is allowed.

This is not accurate. A vigil Mass is seen as part of the following day. It comes from the Jewish tradition that the Sabbath is from sundown to sundown, not midnight to midnight

 

[sabriner]

ok. twice a day is max, the second time being for special intention, but what about those like St. Gemma Galgani who went to Mass twice daily? Or did she only receive once, and just attend the second one?

 

[StillWondering]

This is what I understand from reading answers from the Apologists here. As tbtcom1213 says: “You may receive Communion twice a day and a third time by Viaticum.” The same Canon Law regarding how often we receive also clearly states that if we receive a second time within that day, it must be a complete Liturgy.

Let’s break that down. A day in biblical talk is from the ends in the evening, I think traditionally it’s sundown as in the first chapter of Genesis. However, a day for this Canon Law refers to the way we tell time which is from midnight to midnight.

So for the OP, she/he is doing it right. Receiving Saturday Vigil and receiving twice the next day in two separate Mass is fine. I’m guessing that Mass with the RCIA friend, the OP will stay during the Liturgy of the Eucharist and the friend will be dismissed for further discussion/instructions.

Notice that in some areas, there are shortages of priests and so you can’t get go to Mass multiple times in a day. It is clear that the Canons says that we cannot receive again within a day in that case because the second time we go to Communion we are not attending a Liturgy.

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Sabriner: Receive twice in one day is allowed. Also note that this Law might have been different at different times in Church history so the limit of two may have been sometimes else entirely at one point. I do not know. I just know that limit is imposed for our own sake.

 

[Chatter163]

A day is midnight to midnight, except for Sundays and holy days, which by virtue of the anticipated Mass the evening before, are reckoned from sundown the evening before to midnight of the day itself. Sunday does not end at sundown, which is why many churches have Saturday AND Sunday evening Masses. But all other days are midnight to midnight.

As for the reception of communion, why not check what canon law actually says?

The Code of Canon Law (No. 917) stipulates, “A person who has received the Most Holy Eucharist may receive it again on the same day only during the celebration of the Eucharist in which the person participates, with due regard for the prescription of Canon 921, 2.” Following this lead, Canon 921, 2 stipulates, “Even if they have received Communion in the same day, those who are in danger of death are strongly urged to receive again.” Succinctly, a person may receive Holy Communion twice a day.

So, the danger of death aside, one may only receive communion twice in one day, and the second time would have to be during a Mass. In most cases, this means that someone may go to as many Masses as he or she likes, but receive only in the first and second. In a rare case, say, when a relative is brought Viaticum, one may receive it along with the sick person as the first time, then again at Mass a second time. But if the situation were reversed, the relative of the infirmed could receive at Mass the first time, but not with the sick communicant during the second, since that is not at Mass. And this mould apply to a communion service, as well, which is not a celebration of the Eucharist.

 

[Bookcat]

A day is 24 hours from midnight to midnight. You have received once today and want to twice tomorrow. That is allowed.

Yes…to the above. though the second time needs to be at a Mass on participates in…

 

[Bookcat]

A day is midnight to midnight, except for Sundays and holy days, which by virtue of the anticipated Mass the evening before, are reckoned from sundown the evening before to midnight of the day itself. Sunday does not end at sundown, which is why many churches have Saturday AND Sunday evening Masses. But all other days are midnight to midnight.

Not so.

Code of Canon Law States:

Can. 202 §1.** In law, a day is understood as a period consisting of 24 continuous hours and begins at midnight unless other provision is expressly made**; a week is a period of 7 days; a month is a period of 30 days, and a year is a period of 365 days unless a month and a year are said to be taken as they are in the calendar.

Can. 917 A person who has already received the Most Holy Eucharist can receive it a second time on the same day only within the eucharistic celebration in which the person participates, without prejudice to the prescript of ⇒ can. 921, §2.

If it meant to include the vigil in this…it would have to expressly state this…which it does not…so ergo it is to be understood as the normal 24 hour day. Midnight to Midnight.

and further note:

Can. 1248 §1. A person who assists at a Mass celebrated anywhere in a Catholic rite either on the feast day itself or in the evening of the** preceding day **satisfies the obligation of participating in the Mass.

it even expressly states that the vigil is the preceding day…not the same day as Sunday or the Holy day…it is the vigil!

 

[Bookcat]

You may receive Communion as many times as you want as long as you go to mass from beginning to end.

here is the canon

Can. 917 A person who has already received the Most Holy Eucharist can receive it a second time on the same day only within the eucharistic celebration in which the person participates, without prejudice to the prescript of ⇒ can. 921, §2.

 

[Bookcat]

A day is midnight to midnight, except for Sundays and holy days, which by virtue of the anticipated Mass the evening before, are reckoned from sundown the evening before to midnight of the day itself. Sunday does not end at sundown, which is why many churches have Saturday AND Sunday evening Masses. But all other days are midnight to midnight.

Not so.

Code of Canon Law States:

Can. 202 §1. In law, a day is understood as a period consisting of 24 continuous hours and begins at midnight unless other provision is expressly made; a week is a period of 7 days; a month is a period of 30 days, and a year is a period of 365 days unless a month and a year are said to be taken as they are in the calendar.

Can. 917 A person who has already received the Most Holy Eucharist can receive it a second time on the same day only within the eucharistic celebration in which the person participates, without prejudice to the prescript of ⇒ can. 921, §2.

If it meant to include the vigil in this…it would have to expressly state this…which it does not…so ergo it is to be understood as the normal 24 hour day. Midnight to Midnight.

and further note:

Can. 1248 §1. A person who assists at a Mass celebrated anywhere in a Catholic rite either on the feast day itself or in the evening of the preceding day satisfies the obligation of participating in the Mass.

it even expressly states that the vigil is the preceding day…not the same day as Sunday or the Holy day…it is the vigil!

So I should summarize as well…

yes a person who receives Holy Communion at the vigil Mass may receive again on Sunday (or the Holy Day) in the morning …AND at an evening Mass (that Sunday evening) they participate in. (one does NOT need a special reason either)

For Sunday and Holy Days run from Midnight to Midnight in Canon Law (where this requirement is laid out) and thus the vigil does not count in this…

and of course if you are dying…one can receive even a third time! (which can make for a very happy death…)

 

[SMHW]

Not so.

Code of Canon Law States:

Can. 202 §1. In law, a day is understood as a period consisting of 24 continuous hours and begins at midnight unless other provision is expressly made; a week is a period of 7 days; a month is a period of 30 days, and a year is a period of 365 days unless a month and a year are said to be taken as they are in the calendar.

Can. 917 A person who has already received the Most Holy Eucharist can receive it a second time on the same day only within the eucharistic celebration in which the person participates, without prejudice to the prescript of ⇒ can. 921, §2.

If it meant to include the vigil in this…it would have to expressly state this…which it does not…so ergo it is to be understood as the normal 24 hour day. Midnight to Midnight.

and further note:

Can. 1248 §1. A person who assists at a Mass celebrated anywhere in a Catholic rite either on the feast day itself or in the evening of the preceding day satisfies the obligation of participating in the Mass.

it even expressly states that the vigil is the preceding day…not the same day as Sunday or the Holy day…it is the vigil!

So I should summarize as well…

yes a person who receives Holy Communion at the vigil Mass may receive again on Sunday (or the Holy Day) in the morning …AND at an evening Mass (that Sunday evening) they participate in. (one does NOT need a special reason either)

For Sunday and Holy Days run from Midnight to Midnight in Canon Law (where this requirement is laid out) and thus the vigil does not count in this…

and of course if you are dying…one can receive even a third time! (which can make for a very happy death…)

Yup. The whole calendar day versus “liturgical day” thing confuses a lot of people. But the thing to remember is that there are different ways of reckoning the time periods for meetings one’s obligation to attend Mass and the time periods in which one can receive communion.

 

[Marie5890]

Ok…I read this as instructions to those who assist at Masses.

How about the non-assisting members of the congregation. ??

 

[Bookcat]

Ok…I read this as instructions to those who assist at Masses.

How about the non-assisting members of the congregation. ??

Participating here means “they are at Mass …you know praying …responding…etc”

Participating does not here = singing in choir or serving Mass etc.

Any Catholic who is not conscious of mortal sin…has done the hour fast (etc).

Is who is meant here…

if someone just passing through the Church (like happens in the Churches that are works of art) …if they have already received that day…then they may not.

 

[Bookcat]

Ok…I read this as instructions to those who assist at Masses.

How about the non-assisting members of the congregation. ??

the canons above apply to all Roman Rite Catholics…

(I imagine the Eastern Code may say something similar but one would have to look)

(Priests though have more instructions for them…)

 

[Phemie]

Ok…I read this as instructions to those who assist at Masses.

How about the non-assisting members of the congregation. ??

Anyone who is ‘attending’ Mass is ‘participating’ in the Mass. Some may have a specific ministry within that celebration of the Mass but all are participating.