Question on receiving communion

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If I were to attend the 5:30 PM Mass on Sunday and have communion, and then attend the 9:00 Mass on Monday and have communion less than 24hrs would have passed inbetween communion.
Is it alright as long as it is not twice on the “same” day?:confused:
 
Tamsulosin said:
If I were to attend the 5:30 PM Mass on Sunday and have communion, and then attend the 9:00 Mass on Monday and have communion less than 24hrs would have passed inbetween communion.
Is it alright as long as it is not twice on the “same” day?:confused:
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Yes, you may. The rules on Communion are for calendar days, not 24 hour periods.

Besides that, you may receive Communion twice in one day as long as the second one is at a Mass.
 
Yes, Absolutely!

When I was younger I did not understand this rule either. I went to a Saturday evening Mass and a Sunday morning Mass. Either Mass would have fulfilled my Sunday obligation, So I was afraid that I could not receive communion both times. Shortly after that I learned the root of this rule. I actually would have been fine if I received both times.

This rule was put into practice because there were people who would go to communion 10 times at one Mass. These people believed that the more times they went to communion the more Jesus they received. This shows a complete misunderstanding of the Eucharist. Hence the reason you are not allowed to receive twice in one day.
 
PeterMuz said:
This rule was put into practice because there were people who would go to communion 10 times at one Mass. These people believed that the more times they went to communion the more Jesus they received. This shows a complete misunderstanding of the Eucharist.** Hence the reason you are not allowed to receive twice in one day**.
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No, you can receive Communion twice in one day as long as the second time is at Mass. For example, if you were to go to a Communion Service in the morning and then a Mass later in the day, you could receive at both. But if you attended Mass first, you could not receive at a Communion service later in the day. If you attend Mass twice in a day, you may receive at both.
Can. 917 One who has received the blessed Eucharist may receive it again on the same day only within a eucharistic celebration in which that person participates, without prejudice to the provision of can. 921 §2.
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(BTW, Canon 921 that is referenced has to do with receiving Communion as Viaticum which can be done even if one has already received Communion earlier in the day)
 
Forgive my ignorance,I am learning here.What is communion service if not a Mass?
Tam
 
Tamsulosin said:
Forgive my ignorance,I am learning here.What is communion service if not a Mass?
Tam
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Only a priest can can consecrate the bread and wine and offer the sacrifice of the Mass. When a priest is not available to offer the Mass, sometimes a Communion service lead by a deacon and in some cases by a designated lay person is held.

ACommunion service consists of the Liturgy of the Word (that is, the readings for the day), a homily given by the deacon or sometimes a “reflection” given by a lay person or a religious that is not a priest. The deacon or an EMHC will distribute Communion that is reserved in the tabernacle to the people. Hosts in the tabernacle have already been consecrated at a previous Mass.

Times when it would be appropriate to have a Communion Service is on a Sunday, when the only priest is not available for whatever reason. And sometimes an EMHC will lead a weekly Communion Service at a nursing home because a priest is not available to say Mass on a regular basis.
 
zab said:
Only a priest can can consecrate the bread and wine and offer the sacrifice of the Mass. When a priest is not available to offer the Mass, sometimes a Communion service lead by a deacon and in some cases by a designated lay person is held.

ACommunion service consists of the Liturgy of the Word (that is, the readings for the day), a homily given by the deacon or sometimes a “reflection” given by a lay person or a religious that is not a priest. The deacon or an EMHC will distribute Communion that is reserved in the tabernacle to the people.

Times when it would be appropriate to have a Communion Service is on a Sunday, when the only priest is not available for whatever reason. And sometimes an EMHC will lead a weekly Communion Service at a nursing home because a priest is not available to say Mass on a regular basis.
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Excellent explanation! 👍
 
Thank you a lot, now I know.
At first I thought you might be referring at a very short Mass,like the morning Mass that is finished in 20 to 30 minutes, and it’s maily for communion.There may not be a homily but a referrence to the saint remembered that day.
Sometimes I am a few minutes late, and the priest is almost in the consecration.That short the morn Mass is. I said to myself, before your explanation, maybe that is the communion service.
Thanks to both of you:):).Tam
 
Corki said:
No, you can receive Communion twice in one day as long as the second time is at Mass. For example, if you were to go to a Communion Service in the morning and then a Mass later in the day, you could receive at both. But if you attended Mass first, you could not receive at a Communion service later in the day. If you attend Mass twice in a day, you may receive at both.
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I understand about the Communion Service. And yes you are right and yes I did leave that out of my response. It sounded like more depth than the question being asked. In the future, I should mention that there are exceptions. Thanks for calling me out on that.
 
Tamsulosin said:
Thank you a lot, now I know.
At first I thought you might be referring at a very short Mass,like the morning Mass that is finished in 20 to 30 minutes, and it’s maily for communion.There may not be a homily but a referrence to the saint remembered that day.
Sometimes I am a few minutes late, and the priest is almost in the consecration.That short the morn Mass is. I said to myself, before your explanation, maybe that is the communion service.
Thanks to both of you:):).Tam
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Daily masses are not “mainly for communion.”

Among other things, they are to allow the priest to fulfil his obligation to celebrate a mass for an individual’s special intention.

And not everything that takes place in the Church is a “mass.” Lauds or Vespers, for example, might be publicly celebrated, but they are not masses.
 
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