Did I commit a sin?

[Costner]

I went to confession and recived the eucharist for the first time in my life a couple of weeks ago. Since then I’ve been going to daily mass and have been receiving communion. My family have always been catholic and I was baptized when I was a baby. But I never went to any of those classes where you learn about the catholic faith and I never did the first communion thing that the young children do. So did I do wrong by receiving the Eucharist without having my first holy communion?

 

[Costner]

I know a lot about Christianity and what the Catholic Church teaches if this helps. I have read on catholic answers that if you have been baptized catholic and are learning about Catholicism you do not have to go to RCIA.

 

[crystal_waters]

Ring your priest and tell him what you,ve done, if you havent been through the first communion preparations and the ceremony then you shouldnt be receiving it till you go through rcia

 

[anruari]

If you were validly baptised (into any christian sect) you have a god-given right to recieve the sacraments. That is tempered by the necessity to properly understand what the sacraments are.

You understood enough to receive Confession before receiving the Eucharist.

Provided you understand and accept the churches teaching that the Eucharist (Holy Communion) Is taking and eating the Real Presence of the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Christ Himself then you are capable of being In Communion and are not committing any serious error.
If you have not been properly prepared by a priest or catechist then you have breached the disciplinary rules, but if you were unaware of them then you did not commit a serious sin. (One cannot commit a Mortal Sin by accident or in ignorance - no matter how Grave the offence)

You have now realise that there may be procedural matters which could render your current situation “Illicit” (against the cannon Law). to rectify this you must go and talk to your priest. He will consider your current level of understanding and tell you if you need to go to RCIA classes or come back to him or another catechist for a few personal sessions, or (hopefully) he will judge that you have sufficient understanding to continue to recieve the Euharist.

You will of course need to undertake some preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Most parishes should have a programme for educating adults for this. that may be part of the RCIA programme or it may be a separate programme, or even a series of 1:1 meetings with a Priest, Deacon or Catechist.

Welcome Home.
Have no fear, but rather Hope in the Lord.

 

[PaulfromIowa]

I am sure that you did not sin. Strictly speaking, RCIA is for the unbaptized. You should consult with your pastor to see if you need further instruction in the Faith. You should receive the Sacrament of Confirmation so you should ask your pastor about that.

 

[Joe_5859]

You need to talk to your priest about this. He will get everything straightened out for you.

 

[TheRealJuliane]

I went to confession and recived the eucharist for the first time in my life a couple of weeks ago. Since then I’ve been going to daily mass and have been receiving communion. My family have always been catholic and I was baptized when I was a baby. But I never went to any of those classes where you learn about the catholic faith and I never did the first communion thing that the young children do. So did I do wrong by receiving the Eucharist without having my first holy communion?

You need to talk to your priest. You should have talked to him about this before you received. There could be situations in your life that need to be cleared up before you are actually ready to receive Jesus’ Body and Blood - you should not make that decision for yourself. Go and talk to the priest now and let him guide you.