Confirmation question

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What is the status of a Catholic adult who was baptised and received First Communion, but has never been Confirmed? May he/she receive the Eucharist, or is he/she in mortal sin?

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Confirmation is not required to receive Holy Communion. So the question about whether they can receive is based on whether they are in a state of mortal sin. For example, if they are otherwise following their faith and never had the chance to be Confirmed due to family moves etc., then if it was me I would go to an RCIA class so I could be Confirmed and be fully marked as Christ’s child, but still grow my faith.

If their lack of Confirmation is also tied to an inactive faith life, they could otherwise go to confession and then resume receiving the Eucharist.
 
DanteAlighieri said:
What is the status of a Catholic adult who was baptised and received First Communion, but has never been Confirmed? May he/she receive the Eucharist, or is he/she in mortal sin?

Peace,
Dante
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her status is that she needs to complete her Christian initiation and inquire at her parish about Confirmation. No she is not in sin and yes, if she has made first communion she can receive, as long as she has confessed any other mortal sins. She should do this before she is ready to get married because it is a requirement, although not an absolute one. there is no reason to delay, most parishes have classes going on now, usually takes a year or less for adults.
 
puzzleannie said:
her status is that she needs to complete her Christian initiation and inquire at her parish about Confirmation. No she is not in sin and yes, if she has made first communion she can receive, as long as she has confessed any other mortal sins. She should do this before she is ready to get married because it is a requirement, although not an absolute one. there is no reason to delay, most parishes have classes going on now, usually takes a year or less for adults.
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A little off topic:

Annie, did you choose to use she because I didn’t specify the gender of the person in question? Just a curious English teacher here. 🙂

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Dante
 
does it matter? he? she? it? they? one? no gender was specified in OP so the response can pick a gender. If “he” can apply to anyone so can “she”.
 
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What is the status of a Catholic adult who … has never been Confirmed?
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This person is missing out on a wonderful opportunity for grace, the outpouring of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, freely given by a generous God. All Sacraments are an encounter with Christ. Don’t miss out on it! When it comes to grace, go ahead and be greedy — take all you can get.
 
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