Communion 3 times?

[WhiteDove359]

I atended a Saturday morning mass 7:15 am…recived communion. I atended the vigil mass that same day, 4 pm, recived communion. If i were to attend the Sunday mass, at 10 am, would I be brakeing the church law on reciveing communion twice a day? the vigil and sunday morning mass count as the same mass, but the saturday morning mass does not…soooo what do you think? i know the law states a day is midnight to midnight…but…i just need clarification

 

[puzzleannie]

Sunday is a new calendar day, yes you can receive again on Sunday, twice if the second reception is in the context of a full Mass you attend

that is the current discipline, I frankly don’t remember the rules for the TLM nor do I know if rules for the EF are different, I assume you mean traditional Mass since you post on this forum hopefully someone will answer if I am wrong

 

[ProVobis]

Sunday is a new calendar day, yes you can receive again on Sunday, twice if the second reception is in the context of a full Mass you attend

that is the current discipline, I frankly don’t remember the rules for the TLM nor do I know if rules for the EF are different, I assume you mean traditional Mass since you post on this forum hopefully someone will answer if I am wrong

Rules are the same for both EF and OF. Not too many anticipated EF Masses for Sunday, though.

 

[davinpa]

This reminds me of the time when Dec 24 falls on a Sunday. I attended Sunday mass in the morning, a Christmas Eve mass at 2pmwhere I was an altar server(This church has 4 christmas eve masses) and then I attended another Christmas Eve mass in another parish at 6.30 pm(this time I’m in choir). I’m not sure, but I guess i actually received communion in all of them. Well, I did attend a midnight mass afterwards, but I guess it’s already a new calender day.

 

[Joe_Kelley]

As I recall a day is mid-night to mid-night in canon law unless specified otherwise.

 

[hillsteven]

As I recall a day is mid-night to mid-night in canon law unless specified otherwise.

I don’t think so. If that were true, then attending Saturday Vigil Mass would not count as meeting one’s Sunday Mass obligation. From the perspective of Mass, it’s closer to the Jewish understanding of a “day”. (Sundown to Sundown.)

 

[tee_eff_em]

I don’t think so. If that were true, then attending Saturday Vigil Mass would not count as meeting one’s Sunday Mass obligation. From the perspective of Mass, it’s closer to the Jewish understanding of a “day”. (Sundown to Sundown.)

If that were the case, Sunday evening Masses would not satisfy the obligation. Yet they plainly do.

Can. 200 Unless the law expressly provides otherwise, time is to be computed according to the norm of the following canons.

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…

Can. 1247 On Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the faithful are obliged to participate in the Mass.
…

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.

tee

 

[hillsteven]

If that were the case, Sunday evening Masses would not satisfy the obligation. Yet they plainly do.

tee

I sit corrected, though that still doesn’t address the fact that Saturday Mass does, indeed, fulfill the Sunday obligation as well.

 

[tee_eff_em]

I sit corrected, though that still doesn’t address the fact that Saturday Mass does, indeed, fulfill the Sunday obligation as well.

Did you read Canon 1248 which I’d quoted?

tee

 

[Loboto-Me]

This surely confuses me! I’m attending Saturday evening Mass to fulfill my Sunday obligation and will receive the Eucharist.

Tomorrow is Divine Mercy Sunday and Mass is at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, does this all mean I can’t receive then? Oye!

 

[tee_eff_em]

This surely confuses me! I’m attending Saturday evening Mass to fulfill my Sunday obligation and will receive the Eucharist.

Tomorrow is Divine Mercy Sunday and Mass is at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, does this all mean I can’t receive then? Oye!

This is conflating 2 separate questions:

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  ]q. When can one satisfy the obligation to assist at Mass on Sunday?
  a. The obligation to assist at Mass on Sunday may be satisfied at any time on Sunday (between 0000-2400), or on the evening of Saturday.
  ]q. How many times can one receive Communion in a weekend?
  a. Ordinarily, up to 4 times: Two times on Saturday between 0000-2400, at any time of day, regardless of whether the obligation to assist at Sunday Mass is being satisfied. Two times on Sunday between 0000-2400.
  
  (* The second reception must be at a Mass in which one has participated, or as viaticum if one is in danger of death)
  
  Receiving communion at any time of any day without having participated in Mass does not satisfy the obligation to assist at Mass.
  
  Likewise, participating in a Mass on Sunday or on Saturday evening without receiving Communion does satisfy the obligation to assist at Mass on Sunday, and does not count toward the number of receptions one may make in a single day (or more precisely: It counts *zero *toward that number).
  
  To directly answer the situation quoted: All other circumstances being equal, you may receive both this evening and tomorrow afternoon. (And, presuming you are sure to attend tomorrow afternoon, there is no need to attend this evening to satisfy the obligation to assist at Sunday Mass – The obligation would be equally satisfied attending only tomorrow afternoon, but neither is there anything wrong about attending this evening)
  
  tee

 

[Loboto-Me]

Thanks for the de-confusing me Tee Eff Em. I’m feeling pretty fortunate that I’ll be able to receive twice this weekend

 

[ProVobis]

Ordinarily, up to 4 times:

Thanks for the information and nothing personal but was Canon Law written to provide more opportunity of setting Guiness records? Spiritual advantage is one thing but are we not getting over-obsessed with this type of frequency? Is heaven going to be that much better if we go four times instead of three every weekend?

 

[hillsteven]

Did you read Canon 1248 which I’d quoted?

tee

I did, and perhaps the fact that I am not a canon lawyer is showing through loud and clear! I am in IT professionally, and so tend to be a very literal interpreter.

I read the “assists at Mass” to infer one of the celebrants, deacons, alter servers, lectionaries, etc. (i.e. those who assist in a differential and specific way than the congregation) I presume by your point that you are telling me indirectly that we all, by our participation, actually assist at Mass? If so, then this would be my point of confusion. Light dawns on Marble Head, as my mother used to say! We were both essentially arguing for the same point, I just apparently missed the fact that it was there in what you quoted.

 

[Claire_from_DE]

Thanks for the information and nothing personal but was Canon Law written to provide more opportunity of setting Guiness records? Spiritual advantage is one thing but are we not getting over-obsessed with this type of frequency? Is heaven going to be that much better if we go four times instead of three every weekend?

Good grief! If you’re in love with Jesus and you get to go to four masses on a weekend and you’re not neglecting any duties of your state in life by doing so, go for it! Forget about spiritual advantage or what happens after we get to heaven. If I’m lucky enough to be able to be with Jesus at mass - listen and think about the scriptures, pray to the Father, watch Him become present on the altar and join in His offering Himself (and us) to the Father, and actually receive Him into my body and soul - wow, that’s heaven right here! Why limit yourself if the church permits it? Would you limit yourself to making love once a day on your honeymoon? Same idea, isn’t it?

 

[Phemie]

Thanks for the information and nothing personal but was Canon Law written to provide more opportunity of setting Guiness records? Spiritual advantage is one thing but are we not getting over-obsessed with this type of frequency? Is heaven going to be that much better if we go four times instead of three every weekend?

There was a time when we could only receive once in a day (00:00-23:59), except for viaticum of course.

Then we were allowed to receive a second time if the second time was at a special Mass (wedding, funeral, ordination, etc.)

Now we may receive a second time at any Mass, regardless of our reason for attending it. There may be any number of reasons for receiving a second time. I received Communion at my dad’s bedside in the hospital. That Canon meant that if I went to Mass afterwards I could still go for Communion.

 

[Joe_Kelley]

. . .
Then we were allowed to receive a second time if the second time was at a special Mass (wedding, funeral, ordination, etc.)
. . …

I remember in that time going to a second mass for some reason with a relative who was a religious sister. She was doubtful about receiving a second time; so we asked the priest. He said one could do it on a special occasion, and anytime you got a Catholic into church twice in the same day was a special occasion.