Eucharist and doubt

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Hi,
I’ve just been on a Mass, and when going to receive the Eucharist and standing in the queue, I’ve felt a God’s command, that I should let the person behind me to go before me, but I’ve thought that it would be weird, so I didn’t do it, but I’ve kneeled when standing in the queue as a penance for my pride and I’ve prayed God for His Grace to forgive me. I’ve felt forgiven, but just as I was going to receive the Eucharist, I’ve felt a “heartburn” and started doubting my purity. I didn’t stop, and recieved the Eucharist anyway.
I feel horrible now.
What will happen to me? Do I get excommunicated, is it a mortal sin or no sin?
 
I don’t think anything you did was sinful and certainly not worth of excommunication. Having said that, it appears from your question that you may suffer from scrupulosity. I would sit down with your priest, pose the same question, and discuss the possibility of scrupulosity with him. This will not only help you get an answer to this specific question, but may help you in future examinations of conscience.

God bless.
 
Please get some spiritual counseling from your priest. This sounds like scrupulosity.
 
Jumaj said:
Hi,
I’ve just been on a Mass, and when going to receive the Eucharist and standing in the queue, I’ve felt a God’s command, that I should let the person behind me to go before me, but I’ve thought that it would be weird, so I didn’t do it, but I’ve kneeled when standing in the queue as a penance for my pride and I’ve prayed God for His Grace to forgive me. I’ve felt forgiven, but just as I was going to receive the Eucharist, I’ve felt a “heartburn” and started doubting my purity. I didn’t stop, and recieved the Eucharist anyway.
I feel horrible now.
What will happen to me? Do I get excommunicated, is it a mortal sin or no sin?
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You did nothing wrong.
 
Jumaj said:
Hi,
I’ve just been on a Mass, and when going to receive the Eucharist and standing in the queue, I’ve felt a God’s command, that I should let the person behind me to go before me, but I’ve thought that it would be weird, so I didn’t do it, but I’ve kneeled when standing in the queue as a penance for my pride and I’ve prayed God for His Grace to forgive me. I’ve felt forgiven, but just as I was going to receive the Eucharist, I’ve felt a “heartburn” and started doubting my purity. I didn’t stop, and recieved the Eucharist anyway.
I feel horrible now.
What will happen to me? Do I get excommunicated, is it a mortal sin or no sin?
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Discernment is required, as all sorts of thoughts and “commands” can just suddenly pop into one’s mind, and not all of them are good ones. Some may appear to be entirely harmless, but the acting upon them might lead to more troubling thoughts and “commands.”

If you are in any doubt as to the state of grace, then do talk with your confessor about what is troubling you.
 
If everybody in the communion line let everybody go ahead of them, Communion would take forever and would be very disorderly. God is not a God of disorder. There is no sin whatsoever here. I agree with the other posters. for your own spiritual health, please discuss this with a priest.
 
Thank you very much, I feel much better now!
The immersity of “commands” in my head has been much worse lately, yes, I probably have scrupulosity, I will talk to my priest about it next time in confession.
 
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