Is there salvation for me?

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So i’m in a tricky situation right now. I haven’t had my first communion yet. I was in the classes to be able to do my first communion and confirmation, but the pandemic happened. Nevertheless, i pray the rosary every single day several times a day, and i constantly have the lord in my mind. I thirst for the lord. I have humbled myself before the lord because i am nothing. Is there salvation for me?
 
If you’ve been baptized then you’re probably in a good place. God sees your desire, and He’s not going to cast you out because the pandemic prevented you from being welcomed into the Church.

In Catholic theology there are three kinds of baptism:

The Baptism of Water: Standard baptism that every Christian goes through.

The Baptism of Blood: The Baptism of the martyrs, who give their lives for Christ even if they had not been able to receive the baptism of water. There was a man a few years ago who was not Christian, but, when faced with execution from Muslims along with several other Christians, saw their faith in the face of death and declared that their God was his God, and was promptly killed. I have no doubt that that man, despite not having been baptized, was saved, because he chose God over life.

The Baptism of Desire: This is the baptism of those who, through no fault of their own, are not able to be baptized normally, yet who still ardently desire to know and to love God. You would mostly likely fall into this category. This is also the category that the Good Thief falls into. He was never baptized, but nonetheless showed deep faith and a desire to know God when he recognized his faults and asked Jesus to remember him.

The Baptism of Water is the normal means of being welcomed into the Church, and is normally required for salvation. However, the Church has long recognized that some people, despite ardent desire, simply aren’t able to be baptized. Knowing the infinite mercy and love of God, e know that God would not leave these people out in the cold. He will welcome all who genuinely desire to know and love Him.

I would pray for the grace of perseverance, and ask Mary and Joseph to pray for you to have the grace of a peaceful death. (To us, that means a known-about death in which we are able to receive the sacraments, viaticum, last rites, etc.)
 
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You have the desire to join the Church, and those things which prevent you from doing so have nothing to do with your will. It seems you are perfectly right with God, so don’t worry and keep walking the path of faith, righteousness and charity.
 
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yes, i was baptized as a baby. But i never got around to do my first communion until this year.
 
If you were baptized as a Catholic and believe in the efficacy of the sacraments then you should be able to go to confession. Ask your priest.
 
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