Sacrament of Baptism/Confirmation in one rite, Communion in another

[volturno]

Yesterday my nephew was baptized and confirmed in the Maronite rite. My sister-in-law is of Lebanese descent and my brother is of Italian descent (Latin rite). They were married in the Maronite Church, and both my brother and sil and not very practicing but wanted to give their children the sacraments.

My sil didn’t know that her son was also receiving the sacrament of confirmation.

My question is this, can my nephew receive the sacrament of communion in the Latin rite? My brother and sil live near my parish and it would make more sense logistically for my nephew to receive his instruction there, (when he’s older).

What protocol would they have to follow for this to happen?

 

[chaldobyzantine]

My sil didn’t know that her son was also receiving the sacrament of confirmation.

My question is this, can my nephew receive the sacrament of communion in the Latin rite? My brother and sil live near my parish and it would make more sense logistically for my nephew to receive his instruction there, (when he’s older).

What protocol would they have to follow for this to happen?

Christ is Risen!

Firstly, your sister-in-law did not know her own son was receiving the sacrament of Confirmation? Yet, she is Maronite, has attended Maronite churches, has Maronite family members and presumably has attended their children’s Baptism/Chrismation. Also she managed to talk to her priest and arrange the Baptism/Chrismation without knowing about it… Excuse me while I roll my eyes my friend,

Second, the child typically is a member of the sui iuris Church of their father, so nothing would stop your nephew from receiving First Communion and Reconciliation at either a RC parish or Maronite parish. However, your nephew cannot have a second confirmation.

Hope this helps,
God bless

 

[5Loaves]

Canon 29 §1. By virtue of baptism, a child who has not yet completed his fourteenth year of age is enrolled in the Church sui iuris of the Catholic father; or the Church sui iuris of the mother if only the mother is Catholic or if both parents by agreement freely request it, with due regard for particular law established by the Apostolic See.

We here cannot know if your nephew is a member of the Latin “Roman” Catholic Church, which he normally would be by virtue of his father being a Latin Church Catholic, regardless of where the rite of initiation took place, or if the proper process was actually followed for permission for him to canonically be a member of the Maronite Church. This really should be clarified with the chancery of the Latin diocese, and his Baptismal record should indicate that he is a member of the Latin Church sui iuris ***if ***it turns out he actually is that. Since that can affect the sacraments of marriage and of Holy Orders should he eventually want to enter into either of those this should be properly clarified.

As a Catholic he is free to receive confession and Eucharist in any of the Catholic Churches. Did he receive Holy Eucharist also at his Initiation? I don’t know if the Maronites would separate that from the normal Initiation of Baptism, Chrismation and Eucharist.

If they had approached a Latin/Roman Catholic parish for the Baptism it’s possible they were told that since they are not practicing Catholics their son could not be Baptized in the Catholic Church, except in danger of death. Most Latin Church diocese in the US require parents to go through Baptism preparation classes and be participating in Mass in the parish in order for the child to be Baptized.

Can. 868 §1. For an infant to be baptized licitly:
2/* there must be a founded hope that the infant will be brought up in the Catholic religion*; if such hope is altogether lacking, the baptism is to be delayed according to the prescripts of particular law after the parents have been advised about the reason.