Taking Communion without Confessing mortal sins

[Trevor_Stamm]

Is this offense as great as sinning itself?

If so, will it add time in purgatory on the person?

(for the record, I’m a catechumen. I am for the old school thought of non-frequent Communion.)

 

[Tridentinum]

Taking Holy Communion while being in the state of mortal sin is grave sacrilege and is another mortal sin in itself. Receiving Holy Communion indifferently for the sake of just being at Mass without preparing yourself is also a sin.

 

[Trevor_Stamm]

Taking Holy Communion while being in the state of mortal sin is grave sacrilege and is another mortal sin in itself. Receiving Holy Communion indifferently for the sake of just being at Mass without preparing yourself is also a sin.

And to think how often this goes on everywhere, while it not being confessed…

 

[Anathama_Sit]

And to think how often this goes on everywhere, while it not being confessed…

Greetings Trevor Stamm,

Pray for those who are doing so. Pray that they may be given the graces to go to Confession. Pray that they will make a worthy Confession.

God Bless.
Anathama Sit

 

[onmyknees]

Is this offense as great as sinning itself?

If so, will it add time in purgatory on the person?

(for the record, I’m a catechumen. I am for the old school thought of non-frequent Communion.)

Are you still for this old school thought of non-frequent Holy Communion? Because you know we do receive many graces from the sacrament of Confession. I like to go every week even with just venial sins. This helps guard against mortal sins.

If you did not know that receiving the Eucharist with mortal sin on your soul was a sin then it is not a sin. Mortal sin must have three things to be mortal. It must be grave sin, one must have full knowledge that it is a grave sin, and one must have committed the sin with full consent of his will.

If in the future you do commit mortal sin and have not been able to confess before mass then just stay in the pew and pray the prayer of a spiritual communion. I believe it is in the missal.

Instead of worrying about whether it will add more time in Purgatory it would be better to focus on sorrow for your sin, making amends, and making a firm purpose of amendment. You could also do acts of charity.

 

[Nigel7]

Is this offense as great as sinning itself?

Yes.

1 Cor 11: 27-31
So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup. For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves. That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep (died). But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment.

biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20cor%2011&version=NIV

 

[asd72]

And to think how often this goes on everywhere, while it not being confessed…

I always think of Luke 12:41 The parable of the faithful and unfaithful servant. We can’t always know the extent of others culpability in many things. We must act according to what we know rather than judging ourselves according to others.

 

[figs]

I always think of Luke 12:41 The parable of the faithful and unfaithful servant. We can’t always know the extent of others culpability in many things. We must act according to what we know rather than judging ourselves according to others.

 

[mdgspencer]

Anyone in a state of mortal sin is a lost soul, unless they are willing to repent. Someone who goes to communion in a state of mortal sin does not add to his time in purgatory, but adds to his eternal punishment forever in a place without God. I can’t help but feel pity for the person who goes to communion in a state of mortal sin, because that person can make his existence even worse after death. Anyone who is in a state of mortal sin needs to repent. The life you save is your own. God wants you to repent and live with Him forever in heaven.

 

[Paul_theApostle]

i know people who never go to church,and they have done plenty of ‘mortal sins’ like fornication etc

but they go to church once in a while for a funeral or wedding and all of a sudden they become all prayerful and they go up to recieve communion…

Is it a good thing that they commune for that time they go once in a blue moon?

or should someone or i tell them that they have to confess first before communion?

i dont think theyre even aware of their sins let alone knowing about confession before communion…

 

[odhiambo]

Is this offense as great as sinning itself?

This is bad, bad, bad!
It is sacrilege.
Sins against the Eucharist are said to be the most grievous of the all.

 

[adv1sor]

Purgatory has nothing to do with this.

If I die having not confessed a mortal sin I don’t expect to find myself in purgatory.

 

[crenfro]

Is it a good thing that they commune for that time they go once in a blue moon?

or should someone or i tell them that they have to confess first before communion?

No, it’s a bad thing, a mortal sin, that they go to communion without preparing themselves sufficiently.

Yes, it’s your duty to tell them not to go to communion, for then you will be complicit in their sin of sacrilege.

 

[Newsy]

i know people who never go to church,and they have done plenty of ‘mortal sins’ like fornication etc

but they go to church once in a while for a funeral or wedding and all of a sudden they become all prayerful and they go up to recieve communion…

Is it a good thing that they commune for that time they go once in a blue moon?

or should someone or i tell them that they have to confess first before communion?

i dont think theyre even aware of their sins let alone knowing about confession before communion…

We have all seen people act like this. We must keep from jumping to conclusions. For instance, I don’t know if the person made a confession or not. If we get too carried away, we may fall into the sin of rash judgement. However, if you think their soul is in danger and are concerned, maybe you should speak with them. Only approach them in a kind and concerned manner, if you appear to be judgmental or condescending it will do no good. I might approach them by bringing it up in a way that doesn’t address them. Like, “Man, it has been a rough week. What blessings the sacrament of reconciliation and the Eucharist are”, then see where it leads. Maybe they have gone to a different parish for confession.

 

[crenfro]

In how I understand this quote, the poster states that these are people “who never go to church” and have “done plenty of mortal sins.”

I understand what the poster says as factual. There is sufficient foundation.

…rash judgment who, even tacitly, assumes as true, without sufficient foundation, the moral fault of a neighbor

((above quote) from the Catholic Catechism)
Rash judgment doesn’t apply here. This is known, repeated behavior -repeatedly not going to church, habitual sin.

i know people who never go to church,and they have done plenty of ‘mortal sins’ like fornication etc

but they go to church once in a while for a funeral or wedding and all of a sudden they become all prayerful and they go up to recieve communion…

 

[Deo_Gratias42]

In how I understand this quote, the poster states that these are people “who never go to church” and have “done plenty of mortal sins.”

I understand what the poster says as factual. There is sufficient foundation. ((above quote) from the Catholic Catechism)
Rash judgment doesn’t apply here. This is known, repeated behavior -repeatedly not going to church, habitual sin.

Exactly. I hate how people tell me I’m “being judgmental” because I say my brother isn’t able to receive communion because he’s living in mortal sin. He entered into an invalid marriage and never got the disparity of cult needed. I know he knew he needed it because I was there when he was told he needed one, to which he gave an unpleasant response. I also know he has not had his marriage validated yet, as they’re waiting until they have their first kid and need to get it baptized.

 

[Mike30]

Is this offense as great as sinning itself?

If so, will it add time in purgatory on the person?

(for the record, I’m a catechumen. I am for the old school thought of non-frequent Communion.)

It is a sin in and of itself. One who receives Holy Communion commits the sin of scariliege

 

[Mike30]

Is this offense as great as sinning itself?

If so, will it add time in purgatory on the person?

(for the record, I’m a catechumen. I am for the old school thought of non-frequent Communion.)

It is a sin in and of itself. One who receives Holy Communion unworthily commits the sin of scariliege

 

[Bookcat]

Catechism:

1385 To respond to this invitation we must prepare ourselves for so great and so holy a moment. St. Paul urges us to examine our conscience: "Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord. Let a man examine himself, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For any one who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment upon himself."218 Anyone conscious of a grave sin must receive the sacrament of Reconciliation before coming to communion.

(note grave sin =mortal sin=serious sin)

 

[Monica4316]

Is this offense as great as sinning itself?

If so, will it add time in purgatory on the person?

(for the record, I’m a catechumen. I am for the old school thought of non-frequent Communion.)

It’s actually a mortal sin… so if a person receives Communion without confessing mortal sins, that would put them in hell, not in Purgatory. If they repent and go to Confession for this - they would need to confess receiving Communion with mortal sin - I suppose this would then add to their time in Purgatory. (there are however indulgences, etc).

Receiving Communion without confessing mortal sins is a VERY grave sin… it’s sacrilege and one of the worst things one can do. It hurts Christ very much, because sin offends Him and we can only unite ourselves with Him when we are free from mortal sin.

Hope that helps

Just a question, why do you support non frequent Communion? I think it was the Jansenists (they were heretics…) who taught receiving Communion rarely… many of the Saints and Popes, recommended frequent Communion. It gives many graces, because it is union with Christ Himself. Frequent Communion was taught pre-Vatican II as well. But of course it should be Communion in a state of grace, and having had kept the fast. We should always try to receive Communion with as much interior preparation as possible, but better frequently than rarely. I know when I dont’ receive Communion for a long time, that really weakens me spiritually.

God bless!