Help Episcopalian Wedding

[solanus]

I am attending a wedding of a cousin who is marrying an episcoplain in a couple of hous… There will be a Catholic priest present…Is it a sin for me to receive their communion? I think I will be one of the few Catholics their that actually try to practice their faith…Thanks

 

[puzzleannie]

not enough info to comment. did the Catholic party obtain a dispensation from the bishop to marry a non-Catholic. Will the CAtholic priest be the official witness? are both parties otherwise free to marry? If it were my relative and a Catholic priest was officiating I would assume it was a valid wedding and stop worrying.

 

[brotherhrolf]

Even though a priest is present and even though the Episcopalian liturgy is near identical to the Mass, the Episcopalians are our separated brethren and you should not receive their communion.

Annie, the poster is refering to communion. Shoot, one of our choir members got married to an Episcopalian and we sang at an Episcopalian church with our priest in attendance but none of us went to communion.

 

[puzzleannie]

as I said, not enough info, does not say it is at an Episcopalean church or if it is in the context of a liturgy at which communion will be an issue.

 

[1ke]

I am attending a wedding of a cousin who is marrying an episcoplain in a couple of hous… There will be a Catholic priest present…Is it a sin for me to receive their communion? I think I will be one of the few Catholics their that actually try to practice their faith…Thanks

You may not receive communion in an Episcopalian church.

 

[brotherhrolf]

Is it a sin for me to receive their communion? I think I will be one of the few Catholics their that actually try to practice their faith…Thanks

Annie, with respect, I believe the poster is going to an Episcopalian church and no, he should not receive communion.

 

[Br.Rich_SFO]

I am attending a wedding of a cousin who is marrying an episcoplain in a couple of hous… There will be a Catholic priest present…Is it a sin for me to receive their communion? I think I will be one of the few Catholics their that actually try to practice their faith…Thanks

You should not receive communion in their church.

 

[Kielbasi]

I am attending a wedding of a cousin who is marrying an episcoplain in a couple of hous… There will be a Catholic priest present…Is it a sin for me to receive their communion? I think I will be one of the few Catholics their that actually try to practice their faith…Thanks

It is prohibited for Catholics to receive episcopal communion, although since there will be a Catholic priest officiating, there probably won’t be episcopal communion, or communion of any other kind. Many times , in the event of a mixed marriage, communion is not given to the people in the Catholic church.

 

[Br_Mark]

solanus :

So how was the ceremony ? Was it an a simple an exchange of vows with a blessing or was it a nuptial mass ?

Peace

 

[Sacristan2006]

I had to attend a funeral at an Episcopalian church for my grandmother, I called my Deacon beforehand just to make sure that I could not go for their communion and he confirmed that. My wife and I were one of many Catholics that attended and you would be suprised how many Catholics did recieve there. I realized that they had no idea that their communion is different than ours. I was kind of worried that some of my protestant family members would take offense to it but nobody said a word.

 

[Traditional_Ang]

Annie, with respect, I believe the poster is going to an Episcopalian church and no, he should not receive communion.

Brother Hrolf:

I’m going to have to go with you on this one. Anglican Orders were rendered Invalid by the Edwardine Ordinal of 1551 (How it accomplished that is not the subject of the thread). During the period 1940-1975, PECUSA and many other churches within the Anglican Communion fixed this using Bishops from the Old Catholic Churches with Valid Orders (the “Dutch Touch”) and a Valid Ordinal. In 1976, PECUSA started “ordaining” women to the Priesthood, and in 1982, PECUSA started “consecrating” women to the Episcopate, both in defiance of Sacrad Scripture and Holy Tradition.

That means that it can’t be said that ECUSA has been trying to do what the Catholic Church does when she ordains priests or consecrate bishops; therefore, ECUSA (Episcopalean) Orders are just as Invalid as they were when Pope Leo wrote his Encyclical.

That means that, if the Episcopal priest celebrates Mass, the Eucharist he confects will not be Valid.

So I would attend and wish the couple well, but I would not receive an Invalid “Sacrament”.

There are a couple of other reasons, but I think that one has to trump the usual, “Don’t take Communion with schismatics.”

Your Brother In Christ, Michael

 

[puzzleannie]

do you read? where did I ever say it is permissible for a Catholic to receive communion in an Episcopalian Church? I said OP did not give enough info on his situation to make a judgement. I said he could go to the wedding, where did I say he should receive communion? I doubt very much if a wedding between an Episcopalian and a Catholic if witnessed by a Catholic priest, will be in the context of a liturgy with communion. OP leaves out a critical piece of info, does the Catholic party have a dispensation to marry this person in an Episcopalian church. Since all the info has never been presented, what is the point of debating validity of Episcopalian orders and sacraments? waste of time. If you want that debate, search the hundreds of threadson the topic.

 

[brotherhrolf]

Annie, once again, with respect, I did post that I had been to an Episcopalian wedding of a fellow choir member in which our Catholic choir sang for the liturgy and our Catholic pastor witnessed the wedding. It was a full Episcopalian nuptial “mass” with communion. Obviously our choir member had dispensation since our rector was in attendance. I have not your erudition and can only go upon my own experience. It was never my intent to offend you and yes, I read quite well at over 5,000 wpm with 90% accuracy.