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If you skip Mass one week, since skipping Mass is a mortal sin, can you take the Eucharist the next week if you have not went to confession?
 
No. If one is in a state of mortal sin, one may not receive Holy Communion.

However, as I see you are a recent convert, it must be noted that if you skipped Mass due to no fault of your own, as in transportation problems or something, then you did not commit a mortal sin and you may receive Holy Communion without going to confession.
 
HailHolyQueen90 said:
If you skip Mass one week, since skipping Mass is a mortal sin, can you take the Eucharist the next week if you have not went to confession?
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There’s no obligation to receive the Holy Sacrament each and every Sunday, even when in a state of grace. Faithful, practical Catholics are obligated to receive only once a year during paschal time.

Can. 916 Anyone who is conscious of grave sin may not celebrate Mass or receive the Body of the Lord without previously having been to sacramental confession, unless there is a grave reason and there is no opportunity to confess; in this case the person is to remember the obligation to make an act of perfect contrition, which includes the resolve to go to confession as soon as possible.
 
Stylites said:
There’s no obligation to receive the Holy Sacrament each and every Sunday, even when in a state of grace. Faithful, practical Catholics are obligated to receive only once a year during paschal time.

Can. 916 Anyone who is conscious of grave sin may not celebrate Mass or receive the Body of the Lord without previously having been to sacramental confession, unless there is a grave reason and there is no opportunity to confess; in this case the person is to remember the obligation to make an act of perfect contrition, which includes the resolve to go to confession as soon as possible.
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True, although I cannot think of one reason why a Catholic wouldn’t receive It at a Mass if he were in the state of grace. In fact, I think that might be a sin against the virtue of religion.
 
YoungTradCath said:
True, although I cannot think of one reason why a Catholic wouldn’t receive It at a Mass if he were in the state of grace. In fact, I think that might be a sin against the virtue of religion.
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You might think that, but the Church doesn’t.
 
HailHolyQueen90 said:
If you skip Mass one week, since skipping Mass is a mortal sin, can you take the Eucharist the next week if you have not went to confession?
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If you deliberately skipped (meaning you could have gone), then yes, you need to go to confession before receiving the Eucharist.

If you were ill, if you had to care for a small child or a disabled/elderly person, if you were in a situation where you could not get to Mass (bad weather, no transportation, caught in travel layover, etc.), then you might have missed but you didn’t skip, so no sin.

Best thing for the person to do is to get to confession either at the next regularly scheduled time, or to make an appointment with the priest. And God bless.
 
Stylites said:
You might think that, but the Church doesn’t.
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I think your assessment is far too legalistic. I find this a matter of conscience. If a Catholic is in a state of grace, attends Mass for the first time in a day and does not receive Communion and his conscience is fine with that, and he tells me this, I’d say his conscience is flawed. The natural question in such a situation is, “Why in God’s green Earth wouldn’t you receive Communion?” What, demonic possession, mental illness? Truly. Perhaps there is some situation in which a perfectly fine person in a state of grace who attends Mass for the first time in a day does not receive Communion and can do so in perfectly good conscience; I cannot think of a single possible such situation. As I said, it seems a sin against the virtue of religion to me. Now, please do not accuse me of “judging others” or something, as I did not do that.

If you know of such a situation, please tell me.
 
YoungTradCath said:
I think your assessment is far too legalistic. I find this a matter of conscience. If a Catholic is in a state of grace, attends Mass for the first time in a day and does not receive Communion and his conscience is fine with that, and he tells me this, I’d say his conscience is flawed. The natural question in such a situation is, “Why in God’s green Earth wouldn’t you receive Communion?” What, demonic possession, mental illness? Truly. Perhaps there is some situation in which a perfectly fine person in a state of grace who attends Mass for the first time in a day does not receive Communion and can do so in perfectly good conscience; I cannot think of a single possible such situation. As I said, it seems a sin against the virtue of religion to me. Now, please do not accuse me of “judging others” or something, as I did not do that.

If you know of such a situation, please tell me.
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As another poster said, this is just your opinion. You cannot (name removed by moderator)ute sinfulness to something that the Church does not. Someone might abstain from ommunion because, even though he was in a state of grace, he felt that he had been inattentive at a particular Mass, or arrived a little late, or other reasons.
 
Not to derail this thread, but I usually receive communion on the tongue. I refrain from receiving if I feel like I’m coming down with something, out of charity for my neighbor.
 
YoungTradCath said:
I think your assessment is far too legalistic. I find this a matter of conscience. If a Catholic is in a state of grace, attends Mass for the first time in a day and does not receive Communion and his conscience is fine with that, and he tells me this, I’d say his conscience is flawed. The natural question in such a situation is, “Why in God’s green Earth wouldn’t you receive Communion?” What, demonic possession, mental illness? Truly. Perhaps there is some situation in which a perfectly fine person in a state of grace who attends Mass for the first time in a day does not receive Communion and can do so in perfectly good conscience; I cannot think of a single possible such situation. As I said, it seems a sin against the virtue of religion to me. Now, please do not accuse me of “judging others” or something, as I did not do that.

If you know of such a situation, please tell me.
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I am judging you or anyone, just saying your thoughts are not the Church’s thoughts. We ought not call something a sin which is not a sin. Certainly the Church today encourages frequent Communion, but it is not a sin to not do so.
 
HailHolyQueen90 said:
If you skip Mass one week, since skipping Mass is a mortal sin, can you take the Eucharist the next week if you have not went to confession?
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No. You would be committing a sacrilege to knowingly receive the Eucharist in a state of mortal sin. Go to confession before receiving our Lord in the Eucharist. You must still meet your Sunday obligation whether your receive or not, but you may not receive in the state of mortal sin. I would go to confession as soon as possible.
 
OP, links to some Q&As threads on sacrilege that might interest you follow. They are from the “Ask an Apologist” forum, our CAF experts. They do not match your situation exactly, but they are still relevant and support the teachings that one may not receive the Eucharist in a state of mortal sin.

Can I have bread and wine when comitted fornication?
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=659737

Is my wife not worthy to receive Holy Communion? Revisited
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=431964

May I receive Communion tomorrow (Sunday) after saying a perfect Act of Contrition?
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=401511
 
I think it ties into the fact that we have to keep the Lords day holy, and by doing so what better way then to be around a bunch of believers and celebrate and partake in this eternal divine sacrament,

i used to think mass was a drag but i look forward to it these days,

I have been going a few times a week and i hope i dont burn out so to speak
 
YoungTradCath said:
If you know of such a situation, please tell me.
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  1. A person is in the state of grace but did not observe the communion fast. This may even be longer than the current 1-hour “fast” which some consider to be woefully inadequate.
  2. A person is in the state of grace but some other life situation caused his mind to wander throughout Mass and he couldn’t properly dispose himself for the reception of our Lord. I wouldn’t receive in this situation (not saying it’s a blanket rule).
I can try to think of others if it helps.

The frequent reception of communion is a relatively recent trend.
 
YoungTradCath said:
I think your assessment is far too legalistic. I find this a matter of conscience. If a Catholic is in a state of grace, attends Mass for the first time in a day and does not receive Communion and his conscience is fine with that, and he tells me this, I’d say his conscience is flawed. The natural question in such a situation is, “Why in God’s green Earth wouldn’t you receive Communion?” What, demonic possession, mental illness? Truly. Perhaps there is some situation in which a perfectly fine person in a state of grace who attends Mass for the first time in a day does not receive Communion and can do so in perfectly good conscience; I cannot think of a single possible such situation. As I said, it seems a sin against the virtue of religion to me. Now, please do not accuse me of “judging others” or something, as I did not do that.

If you know of such a situation, please tell me.
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St Joan of Arc is recorded as at most receiving once a month, although I’m pretty sure she frequented Mass oftener than once a week. Although we are not privy to her reasons, we can be sure she was not mentally ill nor in a state of mortal sin for all but one day each month.

Is not humility part of the virtue of religion? What is wrong with refraining as an act of humility? Or out of a desire to not do as so many do, and take communion completely for granted. Is there not such a thing as familiarity breeding contempt? Can this not happen even with Communion - and can a remedy not be to at least occasionally refrain?
 
If you are concious of having commited a mortal sin, you cannot recieve Holy Communion.
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To the OP - Tantum ergo had the best response to your question. I just want to add that it never hurts to ask your priest either before you miss Mass if possible, or after. He will let you know if you need to receive sacramental confession before receiving Communion again.

As to receiving Communion each time we attend Mass, the church has encouraged frequent Commuion since the time of Saint Pope Pius X. It is true that many Saints previously didn’t receive Communion each time they attended Mass - and some Saints couldn’t even attend Mass each Sunday.

However, it is not a sin to not receive Communion at Mass when in a state of grace. I would encourage everyone to receive - because Communion washes away venial sin and can be just what someone who was distracted during Mass needs to return them to contemplation of God and to relieve the worries or irritabilities that were keeping them from focusing.
 
YoungTradCath said:
I think your assessment is far too legalistic. I find this a matter of conscience. If a Catholic is in a state of grace, attends Mass for the first time in a day and does not receive Communion and his conscience is fine with that, and he tells me this, I’d say his conscience is flawed. The natural question in such a situation is, “Why in God’s green Earth wouldn’t you receive Communion?” What, demonic possession, mental illness? Truly. Perhaps there is some situation in which a perfectly fine person in a state of grace who attends Mass for the first time in a day does not receive Communion and can do so in perfectly good conscience; I cannot think of a single possible such situation. As I said, it seems a sin against the virtue of religion to me. Now, please do not accuse me of “judging others” or something, as I did not do that.

If you know of such a situation, please tell me.
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If you at a sandwich 20 minutes before mass.
 
kmuestwin said:
If you at a sandwich 20 minutes before mass.
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If you have not kept the fast, you are not ready to receive. Whatever we may think about whether one hour is long enough or not, the current discipline is to fast for one hour before receiving communion. Someone who hasn’t kept that fast is not propoerly disposed to receive at that Mass.
 
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