Catholics should consider how to worthily receive the Eucharist, bishops sa

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This apparently got lost in the foofaraw about ministyr to homosexuals.

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**Every Catholic should consider how to more worthily receive the Eucharist, bishops say

**Baltimore, Nov. 15, 2006 (CNA) - The Catholic bishops of the United States voted Tuesday to approve a document aimed at increasing the reverence of all Catholics for Holy Communion. The document, written in a question and answer format, addresses the fundamental importance of the Holy Eucharist and the conditions for proper reception. While the bishops did not directly address the contentious issue of denying communion to public officials who actively reject Church teaching, it did reiterate that all Catholics should seriously examine their own disposition for receiving.

"Happy Are Those Who Are Called To His Supper: On Preparing To Receive Christ Worthily in the Eucharist,” begins by recalling the Catechism’s instruction that “the principal fruit of receiving the Eucharist in Holy Communion is an intimate union with Christ Jesus,” who comes in a real way in the Blessed Sacrament.

You can read the full document here.
 
I agree with the bishops. I know people who miss Mass, commit other sins, then receive the Eucharist without haivng gone to confession first. Very sad.
 
**Catholics should consider how to worthily receive the Eucharist, bishops say. **

It might be even better if the bishops told them how to receive worthily. The bishops are supposed to be teachers, not coaches.
 
What Catholic violator of the rules is gonna read this or care? The problem is we are reading it and we are not violators and we can not do a dang thing about the problem.

It only gets me more upset reading it. I already know that many dont care and do all the wrong things and defy the Church.

I think its never going to change. Unless we do things the Midevil way and get serious with these troublemakers. Maybe that wont even work.
 
Sorry, I have a habit of calling people honey, hon, sweetie, etc. I don’t mean it to be condescencing or anything, either. I guess it’s just a “mommy” habit.
 
mommyof4 said:
Sorry, I have a habit of calling people honey, hon, sweetie, etc. I don’t mean it to be condescencing or anything, either. I guess it’s just a “mommy” habit.
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What happened to the animals? I kinda miss that old sig line. I love the new one though.

My feelings on the OP are that as it may look bleak at times, we must not trouble ourselves too much about it. Yes, its upsetting. More so to God. But, if we focus on being the light to the world and dont let our light get darkened by all of this, eventually we will be part of the solution, not a part of the problem.

I am no better than the “christer” Catholic if I cant find a way to bring them back…😉
 
Joe_Kelley said:
Catholics should consider how to worthily receive the Eucharist, bishops say.

It might be even better if the bishops told them how to receive worthily. The bishops are supposed to be teachers, not coaches.
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Well, a good student would read the whole article rather than judging the bishops based on a title…🙂
In addition to discussing situations that would prevent Catholics from receiving communion,** the document also provides a guide for the faithful to prepare to receive the sacrament more worthily. ** “While the celebration of the Eucharist itself is a communal act,” the bishops noted, “the benefit that each individual receives from the Eucharistic celebration depends on the way he or she approaches the sacrament.”
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The bishops point out tools for “remote” and “proximate” preparation to receive the Blessed Sacrament, ***including regular prayer, reception of the Sacrament of Penance, upholding the Eucharistic fast, actively participating in the liturgy, and offering a prayer of love and thanksgiving after receiving.
Bishop Arthur Serratelli, whose Commission on Doctrine drafted the document, noted that the aim of the bishops was to make clear the power and importance of the Sacrament and to bring more people to a deep Communion, not to keep them from Communion. The call to examination before receiving should serve as “a challenge now to Catholics to have a certain consistency in their lives," he said.
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