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guido03
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What’s the obligation with cofession? Is it once a year durinig lent, or during Easter time? How does this work?
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Phemie
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We are obliged to confess grave sins at least once a year but there is nothing that says when we must do so – it should be any time that we are in a state of mortal sin.
Can. 989 After having reached the age of discretion, each member of the faithful is obliged to confess faithfully his or her grave sins at least once a year.
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TheDoctor
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Phemie gave you the minimum requirement, but remember also that if you desire to receive the Eucharist, confession is required before receiving if you are aware of any mortal sins on your soul since your last confession.
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guido03
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Thanks, I had a feeling that it was a mandatory requirement to go to confession around Easter time but I guess I was wrong, not that i’m looking to do the least required of course.
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Phemie
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It’s mandatory to receive Communion a minimum of once a year during Easter.Thanks, I had a feeling that it was a mandatory requirement to go to confession around Easter time but I guess I was wrong, not that i’m looking to do the least required of course.
Obviously that would include confession if you were in a state of grave sin.
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jmcrae
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Once a year, full stop.What’s the obligation with cofession? Is it once a year durinig lent, or during Easter time? How does this work?
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It is customary to go during Lent, because we are required to receive Holy Communion once a year at Easter time, and we can’t receive Holy Communion in a state of mortal sin.
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guido03
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Again, I’m not trying to figure on the least acceptable practice of my faith but… My question now is -Once a year, full stop.
It is customary to go during Lent, because we are required to receive Holy Communion once a year at Easter time, and we can’t receive Holy Communion in a state of mortal sin.
Are we required to go to confession at least once a year even if we have not committed a mortal sin???
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jmcrae
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Not if you have not committed any mortal sin - but for a normal person, how likely is that? Obviously, if you are under the age of seven or not mentally competent, you don’t have to go to Confession because you could not have committed a mortal sin.Again, I’m not trying to figure on the least acceptable practice of my faith but… My question now is -
Are we required to go to confession at least once a year even if we have not committed a mortal sin???
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puzzleannie
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we are obliged to confess mortal sins once a year, and to receive communion during the Easter season. if you have really made it a full year without a mortal sin, please find the link to the vatican website so they can get your halo ready.
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guido03
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thank you,we are obliged to confess mortal sins once a year, and to receive communion during the Easter season. if you have really made it a full year without a mortal sin, please find the link to the vatican website so they can get your halo ready.
I didn’t claim not to have committed a mortal sin, just looking for some clarification (which you provided)
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TheDoctor
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Dave - you may be confused because the faithful are under obligation to recieve Eucharist at least once a year at Easter:Thanks, I had a feeling that it was a mandatory requirement to go to confession around Easter time but I guess I was wrong, not that i’m looking to do the least required of course.
Can. 920 §1. After being initiated into the Most Holy Eucharist, each of the faithful is obliged to receive holy communion at least once a year.
§2. This precept must be fulfilled during the Easter season unless it is fulfilled for a just cause at another time during the year.
If you were only going to receive once a year at Easter, it would make sense to go to reconcillation at Easter before you recieve.
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THurifer2
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I think canon 989 needs to be fixed. the Catechism (which aint canon law) says the second precept of the church is to confess once per year.
Canon 989 says grave sins once per year…which doesn’t make sense to me. Grave sins should be confessed ASAP not just once per year… and if one does not indeed mandated to go to cnfession once per year…well then why does canon 989 even mention the words “once per year”. ?
Canon 989 says grave sins once per year…which doesn’t make sense to me. Grave sins should be confessed ASAP not just once per year… and if one does not indeed mandated to go to cnfession once per year…well then why does canon 989 even mention the words “once per year”. ?
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THurifer2
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What?we are obliged to confess mortal sins once a year, and to receive communion during the Easter season. if you have really made it a full year without a mortal sin, please find the link to the vatican website so they can get your halo ready.
What if I don’t have a mortal sin? Am I supposed to committ one just to keep with the church law?
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If I have a mortal sin and a skip going to confession as long as it has been less than one year I am OK?
This just doesn’t make sense to me…989 must be translated wrong or someone blew the wording on it.
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THurifer2
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And remember Lent is Not the Easter season.§2. This precept must be fulfilled during the Easter season unless it is fulfilled for a just cause at another time during the year.
[/INDENT]If you were only going to receive once a year at Easter, it would make sense to go to reconcillation at Easter before you recieve.
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thomasf
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That was funny. Can I use that?we are obliged to confess mortal sins once a year, and to receive communion during the Easter season. if you have really made it a full year without a mortal sin, please find the link to the vatican website so they can get your halo ready.
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Tim_c
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Remember, if we have no mortal sins to confess we can confess past forgiven sins and our venial sins.
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jmcrae
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Because we are required to receive Holy Communion once a year.I think canon 989 needs to be fixed. the Catechism (which aint canon law) says the second precept of the church is to confess once per year.
Canon 989 says grave sins once per year…which doesn’t make sense to me. Grave sins should be confessed ASAP not just once per year… and if one does not indeed mandated to go to cnfession once per year…well then why does canon 989 even mention the words “once per year”. ?
For normal people, it’s not even an issue, because we go to Confession and receive Holy Communion several times a year; not just once.
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MH84
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Are we required to receive Holy Communion once a year full stop. Or do we have to receive Holy Communion during Easter as well?
What if we received Holy Communion outside of Lent and Easter, are we still required to receive Holy Communion during Easter?
What if we received Holy Communion outside of Lent and Easter, are we still required to receive Holy Communion during Easter?
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jmcrae
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The instruction says that we are to receive Holy Communion at least once a year during the Easter season.Are we required to receive Holy Communion once a year full stop. Or do we have to receive Holy Communion during Easter as well?
That’s how I understand it, yes. To “make one’s Easter duty” is to go to Confession during Holy Week and receive Holy Communion on Easter Sunday.What if we received Holy Communion outside of Lent and Easter, are we still required to receive Holy Communion during Easter?
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