No one seems to know this anymore

[ChibiViolet]

Can. 916 A person who is conscious of grave sin is not to celebrate Mass or to receive the Body of the Lord without prior sacramental confession unless a grave reason is present and there is no opportunity of confessing; in this case the person is to be mindful of the obligation to make an act of perfect contrition, including the intention of confessing as soon as possible.** [This is a truly exceptional permission that needs to be properly understood. It requires moral or physical impossibility to go to Confession and the necessity to receive Communion - such as a priest who MUST celebrate Mass.]**

Many Catholics, including many priests believe that it’s fine for a Catholic out of Grace to simply pray the Act of Contrition and intend to confess their sins as soon as possible after Communion, in order to receive this Most Blessed Sacrament, regardless of circumstances, at least if they tried to go to Confession beforehand. I used to believe it myself because a priest had told me, but reading or hearing of the contrary, I looked up the answer in the online Catechism. I argued with a priest on this issue one time because he had wanted me to receive Communion at Mass before he heard my Confession–that I hadn’t listened to the error he had told me before, and he got very angry at me, telling me how long he was in the seminary and that he too could read the Catechism. I was saddened by this, since, in essence, he was angry that I hadn’t committed what I knew to be a mortal sin and who knows how many other people he has told this error to.

 

[ccmcmg]

. I argued with a priest on this issue one time because he had wanted me to receive Communion at Mass before he heard my Confession–that I hadn’t listened to the error he had told me before, and he got very angry at me, telling me how long he was in the seminary and that he too could read the Catechism. I was saddened by this, since, in essence, he was angry that I hadn’t committed what I knew to be a mortal sin and who knows how many other people he has told this error to.

He was angry that you hadn’t committed a mortal sin, since you were expecting confession before communion?

OR

So, you had a mortal sin unconfessed on your soul, so you could not receive communion?

Just trying to clarify.

 

[Jennifoo]

I’m not sure what priests you’ve met, or what they’ve said on this matter, but the priests I’ve met have been faithful to this teaching. It’s always been my understanding that Catholics have to go to Confession if they are in mortal sin before receiving Communion.

I think the question really is how many Catholics take this teaching seriously and are faithful to it. After all, a priest can preach but each person is responsible for learning the Faith and living it.

God bless.

 

[Lucretius]

Can. 916 A person who is conscious of grave sin is not to celebrate Mass or to receive the Body of the Lord without prior sacramental confession unless a grave reason is present and there is no opportunity of confessing…

Whooo whooo whhoooo! Am I reading correctly: this cannon seems to be saying that “celebrating Mass” in mortal sin is a sin. I would have originally thought that the term was simply used to indicate the reception of Communion, but the text then goes on to make the distinction between reception of Communion and “celebration of Mass.”

In short, I’m reading this Cannon to say that those in Mortal sin who go to Mass but do not receive the Eucharist are sinning. That doesn’t seem right

Christi pax,

Lucretius

St. Peter and St. Paul, pray for us!

 

[ccmcmg]

Whooo whooo whhoooo! Am I reading correctly: this cannon seems to be saying that “celebrating Mass” in mortal sin is a sin. I would have originally thought that the term was simply used to indicate the reception of Communion, but the text then goes on to make the distinction between reception of Communion and “celebration of Mass.”

In short, I’m reading this Cannon to say that those in Mortal sin who go to Mass but do not receive the Eucharist are sinning. That doesn’t seem right

Christi pax,

Lucretius

St. Peter and St. Paul, pray for us!

It is not a sin to refrain from communion if you are in mortal sin. Actually, it’s not a sin to refrain from communion, period. It IS a mortal sin to miss a holy day of obligation, including weekly Saturday evening/Sunday Mass.

Celebration of Mass pertains to Priests. Priests celebrate it; we attend/participate in it.

 

[Lucretius]

It is not a sin to refrain from communion if you are in mortal sin. Actually, it’s not a sin to refrain from communion, period. It IS a mortal sin to miss a holy day of obligation, including weekly Saturday evening/Sunday Mass.

Celebration of Mass pertains to Priests. Priests celebrate it; we attend/participate in it.

Ahh, okey dokey! I can’t imagine the despair of a Priest who committed a mortal sin and has to consume the Eucharist anyway

Christi pax,

Lucretius

St. Peter and St. Paul, pray for us!