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expectthebest
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Is it absolutely necessary to have a Priest’s ok prior to having your child make his first Confession and Communion?
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Bballer32
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Yes.
The priest/bishop is the soul provider of the Eucharist and is the one that binds and looses the reception of the Eucharist to the faithful.
God Bless,
Bballer32
The priest/bishop is the soul provider of the Eucharist and is the one that binds and looses the reception of the Eucharist to the faithful.
God Bless,
Bballer32
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Allegra
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Yes. However, if you feel the parish priest is keeping your child from the sacraments for an unjust reason, you can always contact the diocese and ask for a second opinion.
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FrDavid96
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The pastor (not just “a priest” but the child’s proper pastor) decides when a child is ready and properly prepared; so yes, it is necessary.
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expectthebest
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Why can’t it be any Priest? We don’t necessarily go to one parish. We may go to one of three any given Sunday.
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otjm
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While you are not required to only go to Mass in your parish, your parish is the source of sacramental records. I would suspect, unless a priest simply forgot or was so busy, that if you should present your child for reception, they would want to know if this was your parish.
And I believe that the Church holds that you have a moral duty to support your parish (although in terms of exactly how much and by what means, that is not specified.).
There may be any number of reasons to go to Mass in another parish; however, going to Mass consistently in the one which is your parish (which is determined by geographical boundaries in most instances) will allow you to be actively part of the community. You may have friends in all of them, but we are not isolated individuals; we are all part of the Body of Christ, and as such, there is or should be solid ties with other members. That is hard to establish if one simply goes to Mass in a given parish on a not regular schedule.
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FrDavid96
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It is the priest of the parish where you actually reside.
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Joe_Kelley
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expectthebest
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Thank you. But is doesn’t say anything about a Parish Priest requirement. Just that the Priest involved must make sure everything is in order and that the kid is suited for first communion. Right?
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expectthebest
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We most often attend Mass at a different Parish then where we reside. Does that mean that Priest cannot ok the first communion even though that is the one we know best and the church we attend the most?
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expectthebest
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Don’t have friends in any of them and don’t have any ties with anyone other than family in one and the Priest to some extent. I have no desire to socialize at Mass. We usually go to another Parish because the Priest where we live isn’t very good.
Where do you live? Your parish pastor (“parish priest” in some countries) is the one who has the authority to decide if your child is ready to receive First Communion.
Other priests and other pastors do not normally have the authority to permit your child to make First Communion.
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YADA
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Are you registered in the parish you attend ‘most often’?..
It seems like you are holding back information or being cagey about this issue…it seems where ever you attend, if your child would have been receving Sacramental preparation and the actual First Communion would happen when they were properly catechized.
Does your family actively participate in any parish in activities like faith formation and catechisis? Your child should have had preparation for the reception of their first Holy Communion …which would also included instruction on reconciliation and the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Forgive me if I am wrong about your situation but people who fail to register or financially and actively participate in parish life seem to treat the church like a store …they want to drop into the one most convenient at the time and get the " Sacrament De jour " …perhaps the best time for your child to receive their first Holy Communion might be after the time you have seriously recommitted to your Catholic Faith …which you don’t appear to fully embrace based upon your own words you are not sure what you believe
You should “generally” register in the parish within whose boundaries you reside …however, you can register out side your geographic area …I actively attend and support two parishes because I split my time regularly between them (life’s complicated) … Both pastors know my name, both know I move between the two …and by support I mean attendance at Mass, parish activities and financially…so I am sure its easy to get known in a parish …just be there.
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CatholicServant
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Has your child been through any preparatory classes - through the DRE or does he/she attend a Catholic School? Normally, first communion is cause for ceremony and celebration and is all part of the Church or Church/School…Also, they have first reconciliation prior to first communion - again, usually part of a program. My Son is in Second Grade at our local Catholic school and has first reconciliation tomorrow with the rest of his Second Grade Class and there is a small party afterwards for the children, parents, and teachers. Hope that is helpful.
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Joe_Kelley
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It says pastor, not parish priest or priest. The pastor is in charge of the parish to which you belong; usually the parish within which geographical bounds you reside.
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FrDavid96
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No, it does not say a “parish priest.”
It says the “pastor.”
Which is why I answered your question the way I did the first time. Not “a priest” but the pastor.
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FrDavid96
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FrDavid96
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No. A pastor is a pastor. A parish priest (other than pastor) is a parish priest.
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FrDavid96
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Registration at a parish is meaningless.Are you registered in the parish you attend ‘most often’?..
It seems like you are holding back information or being cagey about this issue…it seems where ever you attend, if your child would have been receving Sacramental preparation and the actual First Communion would happen when they were properly catechized.
Does your family actively participate in any parish in activities like faith formation and catechisis? Your child should have had preparation for the reception of their first Holy Communion …which would also included instruction on reconciliation and the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Forgive me if I am wrong about your situation but people who fail to register or financially and actively participate in parish life seem to treat the church like a store …they want to drop into the one most convenient at the time and get the " Sacrament De jour " …perhaps the best time for your child to receive their first Holy Communion might be after the time you have seriously recommitted to your Catholic Faith …which you don’t appear to fully embrace based upon your own words you are not sure what you believe
You should “generally” register in the parish within whose boundaries you reside …however, you can register out side your geographic area …I actively attend and support two parishes because I split my time regularly between them (life’s complicated) … Both pastors know my name, both know I move between the two …and by support I mean attendance at Mass, parish activities and financially…so I am sure its easy to get known in a parish …just be there.
Membership at a parish is determined by residence in that parish.
One can register anywhere. It means nothing.
Everyone who lives within the boundaries of a given parish is a member of that parish. Parish membership is acquired by residence; not by registration or attendance.
I have heard some British residents refer to their pastor as the “Parish Priest”. They haven’t seemed to have been familiar with the term “pastor”. I was wondering if that was the case here.
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