Reception of Communion

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How many times a day can a Ukrainian Catholic recieve Communion? And the fast is one hour before reception correct? Thanks!
 
smad0142 said:
How many times a day can a Ukrainian Catholic recieve Communion? And the fast is one hour before reception correct? Thanks!
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Can. 93 (CCEO c. 713 §2) Concerning the preparation for participation in the Divine
Eucharist through fast, prayers and other works, the faithful are to observe the norms of the
liturgical books and to fast at least one hour prior to Holy Communion. Water and medicine
taken prior to Holy Communion does not break the fast.

archeparchy.ca/documents/Particular_Law_Canons.pdf
 
I can’t find anything about the frequency of reception. But in the East it goes without saying because the normative way is to have only one Liturgy per day.
 
The Code of Canon Law states that “One who has received the blessed Eucharist may receive it again on the same day only within a eucharistic celebration [Mass] in which that person participates, without prejudice to the provision of canon 921 §2” (CIC 917). “Even if they have already received Holy Communion that same day, it is nevertheless strongly suggested that in danger of death they should communicate again” (CIC 921 §2).

Source: catholic.com/quickquestions/how-many-times-a-day-can-one-receive-holy-communion
 
That is the Latin Code and therefore does not apply to Eastern Catholics.
 
ConstantineTG said:
Can. 93 (CCEO c. 713 §2) Concerning the preparation for participation in the Divine
Eucharist through fast, prayers and other works, the faithful are to observe the norms of the
liturgical books and to fast at least one hour prior to Holy Communion. Water and medicine
taken prior to Holy Communion does not break the fast.

archeparchy.ca/documents/Particular_Law_Canons.pdf
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I always thought that we fasted from midnight? :confused:
 
Also the 1 hour prescription of Fasting prior to Communion is because fact is, in many parishes there are Vesperal Divine Liturgies on Saturday evening (sometimes it is the only Liturgy they have the entire weekend as the priest has to be at another far away parish the next day). So they can’t prescribe a universal rule that says you should fast from midnight if the only Divine Liturgy is at 6pm on a Saturday evening.
 
A penitential fast deprives the body of food as we remind the soul to abstain from sin in order to more perfectly discipline our members according to Christ’s will. But the purpose of the Eucharistic fast is different. Since ancient times the penitential fasting is not permitted on Sunday (and even Saturday except Holy Saturday) which are celebratory feasts of the Resurrection.

Saint Augustine said about the Eucharistic fast that: “the body of the Lord should take the precedence of all other food entering the mouth of a Christian; and it is for this reason that the custom referred to is universally observed.”
 
ConstantineTG said:
Also the 1 hour prescription of Fasting prior to Communion is because fact is, in many parishes there are Vesperal Divine Liturgies on Saturday evening (sometimes it is the only Liturgy they have the entire weekend as the priest has to be at another far away parish the next day). ** So they can’t prescribe a universal rule that says you should fast from midnight if the only Divine Liturgy is at 6pm on a Saturday evening.**
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Why is that any different from the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, also an evening service? Often the Presanctified Liturgy is later than 6PM-- it is in my parish and in the local Orthodox.
 
5Loaves said:
Why is that any different from the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, also an evening service? Often the Presanctified Liturgy is later than 6PM-- it is in my parish and in the local Orthodox.
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We have lost that tradition for a while and it is only starting to come back.
 
The rule of fasting in the Orthodox Church is to fast from midnight until Communing the Sacred Mysteries for a Morning Liturgy, and from Noon for an evening Vesperal Liturgy.
 
Robertwilliam said:
The rule of fasting in the Orthodox Church is to fast from midnight until Communing the Sacred Mysteries for a Morning Liturgy, and from Noon for an evening Vesperal Liturgy.
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We follow the same in my Russian Greek Catholic parish.
 
I go to a Byzantine Church and you receive Communion with everyone else, even babies, on sundays. There is no Communion for daily Mass, Just Sunday and Holy days or their vigil’s.
 
Both my son and daughter are going to be celebrating their First Holy Communion in May. I know that it is customary to have a little get-together of sorts after mass.
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