Miss mass = mortal sin....but

[whatevergirl]

I’ve heard from various Catholics (my husband included) that you only need to receive the Eucharist, twice per year. So, if it’s mortally sinful to miss mass on Sundays…then, how can the second principle hold true?

Plz explain…thanks!
WG

 

[Veritas41]

Because you aren’t required to receive the Eucharist when you attend Mass. In fact, if you’re conscious of mortal sin, you *shouldn’t *receive the Holy Eucharist until you’ve received the sacrament of reconciliation.

 

[LilyM]

whatevergirl:

I’ve heard from various Catholics (my husband included) that you only need to receive the Eucharist, twice per year. So, if it’s mortally sinful to miss mass on Sundays…then, how can the second principle hold true?

Plz explain…thanks!
WG

Eucharist is consecrated (blessed) bread and wine, which are distributed at every Mass. Not everyone can or does partake of them every time they attend Mass. This is for lots of reasons - young children can’t receive, people who have eaten just prior to going to church (you’re supposed to not eat anything for an hour before receiving it) or who attend more than one Mass in a day (you’re only supposed to receive once a day).

The attendance at Mass is mandatory every Sunday and Holy Day of Obligation, taking the Eucharist is only required once a year. I’m surprised you haven’t asked your husband about this and/or he hasn’t explained it to you.

 

[whatevergirl]

LilyM:

Eucharist is consecrated (blessed) bread and wine, which are distributed at every Mass. Not everyone can or does partake of them every time they attend Mass. This is for lots of reasons - young children can’t receive, people who have eaten just prior to going to church (you’re supposed to not eat anything for an hour before receiving it) or who attend more than one Mass in a day (you’re only supposed to receive once a day).

The attendance at Mass is mandatory every Sunday and Holy Day of Obligation, taking the Eucharist is only required once a year. I’m surprised you haven’t asked your husband about this and/or he hasn’t explained it to you.

I don’t think he knows this, either, except that he heard from other Catholics as well, about it being ‘only’ necessary to receive the Eucharist twice per year. Thanks for the explanation, though.

 

[YinYangMom]

Attending mass is part of our “keeping Holy the Lord’s Day”…that, of course is a commandment.

While the Eucharist is source and summit of our mass, it is not all of it. Much of what we do during mass is pray, pray and pray some more, mixed in with glory and praise for the Lord, and hearing His Word. Hearing His Word is as much food for our souls as receiving Him in the Eucharist, though the Eucharist is certainly more intimate.

 

[Rand_Al_Thor]

Pax vobiscum!

It’s only a mortal sin if you CONCIOUSLY skip Mass. If you forget or are unable to make it to Mass for reasons such as illness, car trouble, no church close enough while you’re out of town, ect. then it is not a mortal sin because you did not purposely choose to miss Mass.

In Christ,
Rand

 

[Traditional_Ang]

Rand Al'Thor:

Pax vobiscum!

It’s only a mortal sin if you CONCIOUSLY skip Mass. If you forget or are unable to make it to Mass for reasons such as illness, car trouble, no church close enough while you’re out of town, ect. then it is not a mortal sin because you did not purposely choose to miss Mass.

In Christ,
Rand

Rand:

Et Cum Spiritu Tuom.

I think you’re getting a little too easy. I just don’t see someone accidentally skipping Mass on Sunday or a Holy Day of Obligation - On the other hand, there are exceptions for those who are taking care of the sick or who are involved in jobs that are necessary for public safety. and, Car trouble should only prevent attendence if there’s no other way to get to Mass (walk, bus, bike, get a ride from someone else).

Catholics seem to forget that Catholics once told Imperial investigators that the Eucharist was “Life Itself”, and that if they they didn’t get the Eucharist, they would die!

These people KNEW that the soldiers could be waiting for them when they came out, and still they went in to get the Eucharist.

What happened?

In Christ, Michael

 

[wjp984]

LilyM:

Eucharist is consecrated (blessed) bread and wine, which are distributed at every Mass. Not everyone can or does partake of them every time they attend Mass. This is for lots of reasons - young children can’t receive, people who have eaten just prior to going to church (you’re supposed to not eat anything for an hour before receiving it) or who attend more than one Mass in a day (you’re only supposed to receive once a day).

The attendance at Mass is mandatory every Sunday and Holy Day of Obligation, taking the Eucharist is only required once a year. I’m surprised you haven’t asked your husband about this and/or he hasn’t explained it to you.

you can actually receive the Eucharist twice a day.