is this a sin?

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I read that Catholics should receive the Eucharist at least once a year at Easter… I go to Mass every Sunday and receive the Eucharist most weeks. But it looks like I won’t be able to receive Communion tonight at the Easter Vigil because I need Confession but it won’t be offered before the Mass 😦 this makes me very sad… but I’m also wondering if this would somehow excommunicate me from the Church, - because isn’t it a rule that Catholics must receive Communion on Easter? Or have I misunderstood something?
 
I’ve always understood it to be that Catholics must receive communion at least once a year, not necessarily on Easter.

If one is excommunicated for missing Eucharist on Easter then there would be lots more excommunicated Catholics than there are now.
 
No its not a sin & anyway it would take a great deal more than that to excommunicate yourself from Gods Church . If you`re worried give the priest a call & make your confession during the day . Maybe you can go to Mass on Sunday & get to confession before then .
We are all sinners - myself particularly - the sins that incur the penalty of excommunication - latae sententae - are very grave indeed .If you have made your Easter duty " confession & Communion " you have fulfilled your duty .
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Not ON Easter, but DURING Easter - which extends until the Ascension or Pentecost. (Can’t remember at the moment.) In any case, you have several weeks to fulfill that requirement.

God bless.
 
Do not dispair. The churches obliges the faithful to receive the Eucharist at least once a year during the Easter season. (See Cathecism of the Catholic Church 1389) The Easter season is from Easter through Pentecost Sunday.
 
Here is the “bottom line”…from the “horse’s mouth”…The Catechism of the Catholic Chruch (CCC)
2041 The precepts of the Church are set in the context of a moral life bound to and nourished by liturgical life. The obligatory character of these positive laws decreed by the pastoral authorities is meant to guarantee to the faithful the very necessary minimum in the spirit of prayer and moral effort, in the growth in love of God and neighbor:
2042 The** first precept** (“You shall attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation and rest from servile labor”) requires the faithful to sanctify the day commemorating the Resurrection of the Lord as well as the principal liturgical feasts honoring the mysteries of the Lord, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the saints; in the first place, by participating in the Eucharistic celebration, in which the Christian community is gathered, and by resting from those works and activities which could impede such a sanctification of these days.82 The** second precept** (“You shall confess your sins at least once a year”) ensures preparation for the Eucharist by the reception of the sacrament of reconciliation, which continues Baptism’s work of conversion and forgiveness.83
The third precept (“You shall receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at least during the Easter season”) **guarantees **as a minimum the reception of the Lord’s Body and Blood in connection with the Paschal feasts, the origin and center of the Christian liturgy.84

2043 The fourth precept (“You shall observe the days of fasting and abstinence established by the Church”) ensures the times of ascesis and penance which prepare us for the liturgical feasts and help us acquire mastery over our instincts and freedom of heart.85 The fifth precept (“You shall help to provide for the needs of the Church”) means that the faithful are obliged to assist with the material needs of the Church, each according to his own ability.86
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The Easter Season begins with the Easter Vigil and concludes with the last Mass on Pentecost Sunday (could not find this in the CCC, but I am sure this is correct).

Lastly…confession is one time (anytime) per year…but,** Holy Eucharist…even if we receive it every day…but miss receiving 1x during the Easter Season…we fail to keep the third precept…serious failure!**

Pax Christi

P.S. I would grab…literally… a priest and tell him you need to go to confession before Easter Vigil begins…and if he has a disgruntled look on his face…tell him the Lord will have the same look on his face for him…if he refuses you! So make the Lord smile…hear my confession!
 
n. 920 §1. After being initiated into the Most Holy Eucharist, each of the faithful is obliged to receive holy communion at least once a year. §2. This precept must be fulfilled during the Easter season unless it is fulfilled for a just cause at another time during the year.
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[from CanonLaw]

Pre-VII the Easter season was from Easter to Trinity Sunday [the Sunday after Pentecost] for the universal Church. Because of distances and travel difficulties it was extended extended in the U.S. to from the First Sunday in Lent to Trinity Sunday [inclusive]. I don’t think this has been changed.
 
Thanks everyone!

i was not able to find a priest, sadly 😦 and so didn’t receive Communion.

However I’ll definitely receive the Eucharist next Sunday. Would that count? cause it’s within the Easter season? (I just wanted to check… it can be any day, not a specific day in the Easter season)?

I’ll confess this anyways 😦 it makes me very sad.
 
Here seems to be a valid source:

According to the New Catholic Dictionary, Easter Duty means:

“The obligation of members of the Catholic Church to approach the Sacrament of Penance, if in a state of sin, once a year, and also of receiving the Holy Eucharist, as a mark of fidelity to membership, and under penalty of exclusion from it and all rights as a Catholic. The prescribed time for fulfilling the Easter duty extends: from the first Sunday of Lent to Trinity Sunday, in the United States; from Ash Wednesday to Low Sunday, in England; from Ash Wednesday to the octave of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (6 July), in Ireland; from the first Sunday of Lent to the octave of the Ascension, in Scotland, or in some places to Low Sunday. One may follow the direction of his priest judging it proper for him to abstain for some time, but the precept binds even after the time has expired and is not fulfilled by an unworthy communion. It is recommended that the Paschal communion be received in one’s own rite and in one’s parish church and if received elsewhere one’s pastor should be informed of the fact.”

catholic-forum.com/saints/ncd02910.htm
 
thank you!

Just out of curiosity… if a person did miss the Eucharist, - would they be able to come back to the Church if they confessed this?

also -

“It is recommended that the Paschal communion be received in one’s own rite and in one’s parish church and if received elsewhere one’s pastor should be informed of the fact”

I’m a little confused about this… I’m technically an Eastern Catholic, but I belong to a Roman Catholic parish and there are no Eastern parishes around me. I don’t have an opportunity to attend an Eastern parish at all, and since I’m Russian Catholic, my Bishop is the Roman Catholic Bishop. I talked to him and he said I can follow Roman Catholic fasts and days of obligation. Does this mean I don’t have to receive the Eucharist in my own rite? I don’t want to be excommunicated because I don’t live anywhere near a Russian Catholic parish! :confused:
 
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I’m a little confused about this… I’m technically an Eastern Catholic, but I belong to a Roman Catholic parish and there are no Eastern parishes around me. I don’t have an opportunity to attend an Eastern parish at all, and since I’m Russian Catholic, my Bishop is the Roman Catholic Bishop. I talked to him and he said I can follow Roman Catholic fasts and days of obligation. Does this mean I don’t have to receive the Eucharist in my own rite? I don’t want to be excommunicated because I don’t live anywhere near a Russian Catholic parish! :confused:
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It’s recommended but not obligatory. Your case presents some difficulties and I doubt anyone will be excommunicating you tomorrow morning for your attempted adherence to the faith as much as possible. Some people don’t even belong to a parish and are still in full communion with the Church.
 
Monica4316 said:
thank you!

Just out of curiosity… if a person did miss the Eucharist, - would they be able to come back to the Church if they confessed this?
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The person wouldn’t be excommunicated anyhow for missing the Eucharist during the Easter season. If the person purposefully missed both confession and Communion during the Easter season, they’d need to go to confession for it most likely.
 
Monica4316 said:
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I’m a little confused about this… I’m technically an Eastern Catholic, but I belong to a Roman Catholic parish and there are no Eastern parishes around me. I don’t have an opportunity to attend an Eastern parish at all, and since I’m Russian Catholic, my Bishop is the Roman Catholic Bishop. I talked to him and he said I can follow Roman Catholic fasts and days of obligation. Does this mean I don’t have to receive the Eucharist in my own rite? I don’t want to be excommunicated because I don’t live anywhere near a Russian Catholic parish! :confused:
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In taking Communion to the sick I found that one of those I visited was Russian Catholic; my only contact with that church. Since the nearest Russian Catholic church is some 35 miles or so away, she was receiving all her sacraments - Confession, Eucharist, Anointing of the Sick - from our Latin parish. No one suggested any problems with that.

In RCIA we had two Maronite women. We did have to get delegated power, with his thanks, from the Maronite bishop to Confirm them. However, when one of them married the marriage had to be by the Maronite pastor.
 
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