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I sometimes feel after I recieve The Eucharist that The Blood is still wet on my lips, or that I have pieces of The Body stuck in my teeth. When I pick my lip I feel like I am disrespecting The Most Holy Eucharist. Are there any suggestions?

Also, today at school I finished lunch about 34 minutes before Mass started. After that I still had some food stuck in my teeth and may have swallowed some of it. I still took The Eucharist. Was this a sin?
 
coolcatholicguy said:
I sometimes feel after I recieve The Eucharist that The Blood is still wet on my lips, or that I have pieces of The Body stuck in my teeth. When I pick my lip I feel like I am disrespecting The Most Holy Eucharist. Are there any suggestions?
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Well, I hardly chew the Eucharist. I chew a couple times to break it down, but I don’t chew it like normal food. Mostly for that reason, I don’t want pieces stuck in my teeth after. As for the blood, I take the sip and kind of lick my lips to make sure I got all of it in my mouth. Always make sure you are reverent to any discernible remnants of the Eucharist that remain.
Also, today at school I finished lunch about 34 minutes before Mass started. After that I still had some food stuck in my teeth and may have swallowed some of it. I still took The Eucharist. Was this a sin?
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Well in the future you just have to evaluate your situation. Was this the only time you could have eaten? Could you have waited until after mass? Could you have fasted for a good cause? Think about those things next time you are considering eating before mass. If you absolutely can’t wait, consider a spiritual communion instead of actually receiving. God knows your story, it’s important to do what is more respectful toward God. Is it more respectful to wait until the next mass to receive Christ, or to receive Him when you aren’t well prepared or your stomach has a freshly eaten Big Mac in it? You aren’t required to receive every time you go to mass. Most of us have pressed the 1 hour rule before mass. It’s a little disrespectful, but probably not a mortal sin. If you have a feeling that you’ve done something wrong, just go to confession. I would say you are probably ok this time, it seems like you didn’t knowingly do anything wrong.
 
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Well in the future you just have to evaluate your situation. Was this the only time you could have eaten? Could you have waited until after mass? Could you have fasted for a good cause? Think about those things next time you are considering eating before mass. If you absolutely can’t wait, consider a spiritual communion instead of actually receiving. God knows your story, it’s important to do what is more respectful toward God. Is it more respectful to wait until the next mass to receive Christ, or to receive Him when you aren’t well prepared or your stomach has a freshly eaten Big Mac in it? You aren’t required to receive every time you go to mass. Most of us have pressed the 1 hour rule before mass. It’s a little disrespectful, but probably not a mortal sin. If you have a feeling that you’ve done something wrong, just go to confession. I would say you are probably ok this time, it seems like you didn’t knowingly do anything wrong.
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The one-hour fast is one hour before receiving, not one hour before Mass starts.
 
Wow, these responses made me feel scared to take the Eucharist if it’s so easy to be disrespectful by just having fragments in my mouth. Is it okay to eat, if you have these fragments, or should you wash your mouth thoroughly.

On another note, when does Christ leave the body? Is it after a certain time?
 
McatholicN said:
On another note, when does Christ leave the body? Is it after a certain time?
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Christ ceases to be present when the appearances of bread and wine are gone. In normal circumstances, that’s usually 10 to 15 minutes after receiving Communion. That’s why it’s good to stay behind for a few minutes after Mass for a personal thanksgiving while He’s still there.

Betsy
 
coolcatholicguy said:
I sometimes feel after I recieve The Eucharist that The Blood is still wet on my lips, or that I have pieces of The Body stuck in my teeth. When I pick my lip I feel like I am disrespecting The Most Holy Eucharist. Are there any suggestions?

Also, today at school I finished lunch about 34 minutes before Mass started. After that I still had some food stuck in my teeth and may have swallowed some of it. I still took The Eucharist. Was this a sin?
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NO. NO. NO. It is not a sin.

Not a single thing in all the threads you have started is a sin.

We keep telling you to talk to a priest otherwise you will have a miserable life dominated by your scrupulosity.
 
coolcatholicguy said:
I sometimes feel after I recieve The Eucharist that The Blood is still wet on my lips, or that I have pieces of The Body stuck in my teeth. When I pick my lip I feel like I am disrespecting The Most Holy Eucharist. Are there any suggestions?

Also, today at school I finished lunch about 34 minutes before Mass started. After that I still had some food stuck in my teeth and may have swallowed some of it. I still took The Eucharist. Was this a sin?
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I’d suggest you relax and not be over-scrupulous.
 
thistle said:
NO. NO. NO. It is not a sin.

Not a single thing in all the threads you have started is a sin.

We keep telling you to talk to a priest otherwise you will have a miserable life dominated by your scrupulosity.
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THIS.

I worry you might become so tortured by your scrupulosity that you might give up on your faith.

PLEASE talk to both a priest AND a therapist to help you. Your life will be much better if you stop worrying “Is this a sin?” “Is this a sin?” “Is this a sin?” “Is this a sin?”

Just relax man. 👍
 
McatholicN said:
Wow, these responses made me feel scared to take the Eucharist if it’s so easy to be disrespectful by just having fragments in my mouth. Is it okay to eat, if you have these fragments, or should you wash your mouth thoroughly.

On another note, when does Christ leave the body? Is it after a certain time?
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Is it really easy to be disrespectful to the Eucharist by having fragments in your mouth? (Question mark should be on that third-to-last sentence.)
 
One time I didn’t go to communion because I hadn’t rinsed out my mouth after having eaten or drunk something and was afraid there might still have been something in my mouth from earlier eating. I asked a priest afterwards and he said I could have gone to communion. That yes there is this fast before communion but not in the sense that we’d have to rinse our mouth out.
 
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