I didn't tell my mom not to receive communion...was it a sin?

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I’m visiting my family for the holidays, and a few days ago, my mom came to mass with me. She grew up Catholic, but has been going to an evangelical church for about 15 years. I wasn’t sure if I should tell her not to receive communion, so I didn’t, and she received it at the church. Was this a sin for me not to tell her?
 
It may have been…

Does she know she wasn’t supposed to receive it?
 
I’m not sure…she went to Catholic school and attended Catholic churches for over 30 years before becoming evangelical, so I thought she would have known, but I really wasn’t really sure.
 
Then in that case she knew better and the sin is on her head.

You could still bring it up in Confession… IMO you committed a venial sin of omission. “Failing to instruct the ignorant and admonish the sinner.”
 
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You did not sin. There is no reason at all to bring this to confession.
Your mother, on the other hand could have sinned. She needs to speak to a priest if she would like to come.back to the Sacraments.

We, at times, should admonish sinners, but only if and when it it our place. Correcting your mother, at Mass is not the time or place.
Maybe this is a good time to have a conversation with her about what she believes and encourage her to speak with a priest.

But no, you did not commit any son.
 
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Was this a sin for me not to tell her?
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Since she went to Catholic school and was presumably thoroughly catechized, she already knew.

BTW, you can “tell” people without actually telling them. I attended a funeral mass with a hindu woman from work for a coworker and just positioned myself on the aisle position, so she didn’t get the impression that she was expected to go up and receive.
 
I would ask her if her beliefs had changed of late, and encourage her to return to the Church.
 
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