Recieving the host in mortal sin - judgement on oneself?

[brendan0]

Hello,

In one of St.Paul’s letters, he mentions recieving communion in mortal sin, and how it brings judgement on oneself. Can anyone explain why this is, and how that works?

thanks.

 

[JaKael02]

Hello,

In one of St.Paul’s letters, he mentions recieving communion in mortal sin, and how it brings judgement on oneself. Can anyone explain why this is, and how that works?

thanks.

That letter is 1 Corinthians. It is because you have no discerned the body, or in other words, understood what you just received.

Mortal sin means you have rejected God through grave sin. Receiving Christ in Eucharist means you are** fully** incorporated with God (very intimately). So the two are not compatible.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church says:
As bodily nourishment restores lost strength, so the Eucharist strengthens our charity, which tends to be weakened in daily life; and this living charity wipes away venial sins. By giving himself to us Christ revives our love and enables us to break our disordered attachments to creatures and root ourselves in him. (CCC 1394)

Others will provide a better response.

Kindly,

James

 

[po18guy]

The chapters and verses were never in the original documents, but were added much later by an English monk, as I understand it. Paul begins to address the nature of communion in 1 Corinthians 10, but continues on in the section numbered as 1 Corinthians 11. Blue comments are mine.

1 Corinthians 11:27-30
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)
27 Therefore whosoever shall eat this bread, or drink the chalice of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and of the blood of the Lord.
28 But let a man prove himself: (examine his conscience) and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of the chalice.
29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgment to himself, not discerning the body of the Lord.
30 Therefore are there many infirm and weak among you, and many sleep (have died).

In essence, you sin against the Body of Christ, and will be held liable for that, unless you are absolved of that sin. Far better to avoid it in the first place.

 

[brendan0]

Okay thanks both of you for clarifying this. So it’s wrong because it sins against the body of Christ, what does that mean though? I am looking for a deeper understanding as to whwhy this is, and what is actually happenning when someone does this.

Btw, is it a sin if you didn’t know you were unworthy? Or only if you were aware but didn’t care.

Thanks again.

 

[po18guy]

Okay thanks both of you for clarifying this. So it’s wrong because it sins against the body of Christ, what does that mean though? I am looking for a deeper understanding as to whwhy this is, and what is actually happenning when someone does this.

Btw, is it a sin if you didn’t know you were unworthy? Or only if you were aware but didn’t care.

Thanks again.

To be guilty of mortal sin requires that it must first be serious matter (lust, fornication, assault, murder, etc.). Then, you must know that it is gravely sinful. After that, you must consciously choose to commit that sin. Lacking one or more of these requirements, your culpability may be lessened. This is not an area to test, however.

Paul writes that if we unworthily partake, we are “guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.” Essentially, we join in His crucifixion by unworthily partaking.

 

[brendan0]

Right okay, thanks for clearing that up.

 

[fred_conty]

Hello,

In one of St.Paul’s letters, he mentions recieving communion in mortal sin, and how it brings judgement on oneself. Can anyone explain why this is, and how that works?

thanks.

There are ordinary things to be observed before receiving.

It must be a Catholic.

The catholic must believe in the real presence of Jesus in this sacrament.

The catholic must be in the state of grace.

The catholic must observe the abstinence rules for receiving.

In extrodinary circumstances, abstinence may not apply, or other believers may receive.

As a footnote, the effect that this food from heaven has on the catholic depends in large part on the holy and loving disposition of the catholic. Routine reception without devout disposition may have no effect or even negative effect. But on the other hand, we cannot depend on our emotions as to the effect either. It was Jesus’ desire that we should become one with him in this most loving sacrament which he left for us thru his church.

“He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood will live forever.”