Communion Once A Day?

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I know it’s teaching that we can only recieve communion once a day. What consitutes a day…24 hrs.? If I receive at the 4:p.m. Sat. Vigil Mass, and again at the 8:a.m. Sun. Mass, then it’s only been 14 hrs., of which is said to be o.k. The Priests and God’s special chozen may receive many times in a day, and they rightfully should. Jus currious, wonder if us, God’s people will ever be able to receive more than once a day? Or maybe 3-4 hrs. between each time?
 
The way I have heard it explained is that you can receive communion more than once per day, so long as it is a different liturgy (different readings). For instance, you can go to Saturday morning mass and the Saturday Vigil mass, because they are different liturgies. But you cannot go to Vigil mass and the Sunday mass, because they are the same liturgies (unless you are a eucharistic minister). Likewise, you could go to a Saturday morning mass, a Saturday wedding mass, and a Saturday Vigil mass all in the same day and receive communion, because they are different liturgies.
 
You may receive a second time, provided it is a eucharistic celebration (ie Mass) and not a Communion Service.
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.
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(But Can. 921 recommends the faithful receive viaticum in any case, when neccesitated)
 
Does anyone else have a clear answer to the question if you go to Sunday Vigil Mass on Sat. are you unable to go to Mass again on Sunday? It was kind of answered above, any clearer answers?
 
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OfTheCross:
Does anyone else have a clear answer to the question if you go to Sunday Vigil Mass on Sat. are you unable to go to Mass again on Sunday? It was kind of answered above, any clearer answers?
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You may receive up to twice a day, 7 days a week at any Mass.

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OfTheCross:
Does anyone else have a clear answer to the question if you go to Sunday Vigil Mass on Sat. are you unable to go to Mass again on Sunday? It was kind of answered above, any clearer answers?
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Does this clear it up?
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.
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It is my understanding that you may receive communion 2 times daily as long as one of them is at Mass. So yes you may go to Mass on Sat evening and Sun morning and receive both times.
 
Twice a day is okay, pray the prayer of humility to help your soul. This is a prayer before the crucifix, it has been a blessing while in prossesion before communion.

Flesh of My flesh,
Bone of My bone,
Upon this cross I hang,
So, thirsting for your love.

My flesh is real food,
My blood real drink,
Listen to My words,
Ponder and think.

Love one another as I have loved you,
Do as you would, have done to you,
Love your enimies,
Be chaste and true,
I am the LORD your GOD,
Iam always with you.

His grace is powerful!
 
When I was 7 I was told, once a day except very special occasions.
When I was 14 (or so)I was told once per litergy, no more than twice.
When I was 21 I was told the Church had clarified it and said twivce a day is the limit and it can be the same or different liturgy. Maybe I should ask the apoligetist.
 
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You may receive a second time, provided it is a eucharistic celebration (ie Mass) and not a Communion Service.

(But Can. 921 recommends the faithful receive viaticum in any case, when neccesitated)
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I received twice in one day under this provision. Two seperate Masses, I had gone to an early AM Mass and was later invited to a noon Mass and I asked if I could receive again.

Also at conversion my first communion at Easter Vigil and I was so excited I went back the next morning for the regular Easter Mass. 😃

Marcia
 
Don’t get too worked up about all the hypotheticals. Everything I’ve read/heard basically boils it down to:
  1. You can receive the Eucharist up to twice a day
  2. The second time should be at Mass
  3. A day can be thought of as the particular day of the week you are in.
If you start worrying about whether the Liturgy must be different, and every other hypothetical under the sun once you understand these guidelines, then I have two suggestions:
  1. Examine your conscience, because you may be being overly scrupulous. These are the kinds of things that Protestants have a field day with.
  2. If you really are concerned that maybe you shouldn’t go to Communion, because you played piano at all the weekend Masses, and you received Communion Sat Evening, and then at 8:00 am on Sunday, and you don’t know if you should go again at 9:30 am Mass, then don’t go. (In my opinion, you could go, but if you’re really concerned then don’t.)
 
What about some of our priests, on Sunday some of them partake in 2 Masse’s so receive more than once, is it different for them ?
 
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OfTheCross:
Does anyone else have a clear answer to the question if you go to Sunday Vigil Mass on Sat. are you unable to go to Mass again on Sunday? It was kind of answered above, any clearer answers?
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You can go to every Mass you possibly can in one day, including the Vigil Mass and another Mass on Sunday, BUT you can only receive Communion a maximum of two times. I makes absolutely no sense to receive more than once in a day; however, for some reason people can now receive more than once. (Before Pope St. Pius X, I think it was, laymen were permitted to receive only on Sunday, of course, only one time.) It makes no sense, however, to go to a Vigil Mass if you are going to be going to a Sunday Mass. They invented the Vigil Mass so that people who have more important things to do on Sunday and cop out and go Saturday night. God bless.

By the way, since this invention does constitute for Sunday Mass, one can receive only one more time on Sunday if he does so Saturday night. Also, though, I suppose that if one received at both morning Masses Saturday, he could again receive at the Vigil. As I said, though, it makes no sense and decreases devotion greatly for the Blessed Sacrament to receive more than one time during the day… maybe the next canon law will allow us to receive three times, just as we do at the three meals with common bread?
 
Priest celebrants are obligated to partake of the Eucharist they confect, so yes, I think it is “different” for them. They are similarly exempted from the Eucharistic fast prior to subsequent Masses (but not the first one), in order that they not faint.
Can. 905 §1 Apart from those cases in which the law allows him to celebrate or concelebrate the Eucharist a number of times on the same day, a priest may not celebrate more than once a day.
§2 If there is a scarcity of priests, the local Ordinary may for a good reason allow priests to celebrate twice in one day or even, if pastoral need requires it, three times on Sundays or holydays of obligation.
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Can. 919 §1 Whoever is to receive the blessed Eucharist is to abstain for at least one hour before holy communion from all food and drink, with the sole exception of water and medicine.
§2 A priest who, on the same day, celebrates the blessed Eucharist twice or three times may consume something before the second or third celebration, even though there is not an hour’s interval.
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EENS:
I makes absolutely no sense to receive more than once in a day; however, for some reason people can now receive more than once.
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Why not? The physical Eucharist resides in you for about 15 minutes. I disagree with you.
It makes no sense, however, to go to a Vigil Mass if you are going to be going to a Sunday Mass. They invented the Vigil Mass so that people who have more important things to do on Sunday and cop out and go Saturday night.
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I find your post to be self-righteous. And wrong. The traditional way of counting the “day” begins at nightfall. I see no problem. You are lloking for problems. Why?
 
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Isadore96:
When I was 7 I was told, once a day except very special occasions.
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This was the rule that was in effect from 1967 to 1973.
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Isadore96:
When I was 14 (or so)I was told once per litergy, no more than twice.
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This was the rule that was in effect form 1973 to 1983.
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Isadore96:
When I was 21 I was told the Church had clarified it and said twivce a day is the limit and it can be the same or different liturgy.
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This is the current rule, which has been in effect since 1983.
 
you are allowed twice a day if you are attending 2 masses that day…
 
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EENS:
You can go to every Mass you possibly can in one day, including the Vigil Mass and another Mass on Sunday, BUT you can only receive Communion a maximum of two times. I makes absolutely no sense to receive more than once in a day; however, for some reason people can now receive more than once. (Before Pope St. Pius X, I think it was, laymen were permitted to receive only on Sunday, of course, only one time.) It makes no sense, however, to go to a Vigil Mass if you are going to be going to a Sunday Mass. They invented the Vigil Mass so that people who have more important things to do on Sunday and cop out and go Saturday night. God bless.

By the way, since this invention does constitute for Sunday Mass, one can receive only one more time on Sunday if he does so Saturday night. Also, though, I suppose that if one received at both morning Masses Saturday, he could again receive at the Vigil. As I said, though, it makes no sense and decreases devotion greatly for the Blessed Sacrament to receive more than one time during the day… maybe the next canon law will allow us to receive three times, just as we do at the three meals with common bread?
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Thanks to all of you for your replies.

BTW EENS, it does make sense to go to both the Vigil Mass on Sat. and the Sunday Mass as well. I want to attend my parish vigil NO Mass on Sat. and then go to a another local parish for the TLM high Mass on Sunday (as my parish does not offer a Mass in Latin).

Peter John
 
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OfTheCross:
Thanks to all of you for your replies.

BTW EENS, it does make sense to go to both the Vigil Mass on Sat. and the Sunday Mass as well. I want to attend my parish vigil NO Mass on Sat. and then go to a another local parish for the TLM high Mass on Sunday (as my parish does not offer a Mass in Latin).

Peter John
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Thanks Peter John. Good answer. I just thought that this may be my last year upon earth, and that receiving communion more would be a great thing. When I do go, think it would be super great to leave within the 15 minutes after receiving (if the Lord should call me at that moment). If such is possible, and I believe all things are. :amen: :amen:
 
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