Can you receive communion twice in a day?

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This has been asked and answered on CAF way too many times to count.

Yes, one may receive communion twice in one day as long as the second time is during Mass. I’ve been to two Masses in one day and received both times.
 
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Is “too many times to count” a higher number than two?
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By my recollection, it’s about once a month. Seriously. I’m not exaggerating. It’s about once a month.

That doesn’t necessarily mean that you are aware that it was asked already.
 
What if I have a wooden leg and a hook on my right hand?

Then I would only be able to count to 12.
 
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It’s my understanding you have to fully participate in both Masses in order to receive— be there for the whole thing, not just pop in for the communion line. (Is that a thing? You’d think that someone who took communion seriously enough to try and take it multiple times in one day would have a little more respect for the context of how the sacrifice occurs…?)

I grew up with the 1973 rules in place— If you go to two different Masses, then you can-- ie, I can’t go to the 8:00 AM and the 11:30 AM Mass for the same Sunday, but I can go to the 12:00 noon Saturday Mass and then the 5:30 Sunday Vigil. Or I can go to the 12:00 noon Saturday Mass and then a wedding Mass later that evening. Or I can go to a funeral Mass at noon and then go to the usual daily Mass at 7 pm that evening.

Then the rules got a bit reworked in 1984. Here’s how they read now.
 
midori said:
It’s my understanding you have to fully participate in both Masses in order to receive— be there for the whole thing, not just pop in for the communion line. (Is that a thing? You’d think that someone who took communion seriously enough to try and take it multiple times in one day would have a little more respect for the context of how the sacrifice occurs…?)
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That’s not exactly what is meant, to just “pop in.”

The reason for the 2nd time being at Mass is because a person might attend 2 Masses on the same day. The Church permits someone to receive at both Masses. Clear enough.

On the other hand, someone might attend a Communion service only. That Catholic person can licitly be admitted to receive Communion. Not just a lay-led service either. Even a priest can lead a Communion service (but not as a substitute for Sunday Mass). Now, if that person later attends a full Mass that same day, the mind of the Church is that receiving at Mass is better. Therefore the 2nd Communion is permitted. And you’re right. Before 1983 that was not permitted (but there were some exceptions)

Another scenario: someone attends a Mass and receives at that Mass. Later the same day, the same person attends a Communion service (the reason is immaterial). That person is not eligible to receive. Why? Because the Communion service is less than the Mass. Such a person has already received once that day and a Communion service is meant to be for those who are unable to attend a full Mass. That’s the reason for saying that the 2nd time must be at a full Mass.
 
How often does this really occur? I never heard of a Catholic funeral or wedding on a Sunday/holy day.

I guess if someone is an organist or a cantor, they might be at multiple masses. But , particularly in the year 2017, I don’t think 1 in 1000 Catholics really have occasion to be concerned about this restriction.
 
People who attend Saturday weddings and Sunday vigils are generally when it happens.

But what about days like Christmas or Easter? Suppose you sing in the choir (or read, or do whatever) for Mass A, but it’s your habit to attend Mass B, and you’re just not in the holiday mood unless you go to the Mass you prefer?
 
Augustinian said:
How often does this really occur? I never heard of a Catholic funeral or wedding on a Sunday/holy day.

I guess if someone is an organist or a cantor, they might be at multiple masses. But , particularly in the year 2017, I don’t think 1 in 1000 Catholics really have occasion to be concerned about this restriction.
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That’s your personal experience. It’s not the same for everyone.

Some people might be in a situation where 2 friends die. The funeral for one is at St Francis church at 9 AM and the other is at St Dominic church at 11 AM. That can certainly happen.

A funeral on Saturday morning, a wedding in the afternoon.
 
midori said:
People who attend Saturday weddings and Sunday vigils are generally when it happens.
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No. That’s something different.
But what about days like Christmas or Easter? Suppose you sing in the choir (or read, or do whatever) for Mass A, but it’s your habit to attend Mass B, and you’re just not in the holiday mood unless you go to the Mass you prefer?
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That’s the point. To allow such a person to receive at both Masses.
 
There are health care workers who attend the service home Mass, then go off to daily/ weekly Mass, for example.
 
I might be doing a double choir thing and vaguely remember reading about it occasionally being an issue. Probably while I was skimming and not actually reading.
 
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