Took Eucharist without Confession

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Let’s start on why I did this, I believe I have done this two times and am very sorry especially after reading what would happen if you did this.

I’ve had a very difficult time trying to stop masturbating and I believe that week I masturbated after confession like the following days or so, then again we went to church on the following Sunday and my parents said “Go take the communion with your sister” and I didn’t want to say no because I felt like they were going to judge me and say “wow he sinned already right after confessing last Sunday” so I was like okay, at first I felt extremely bad and skipped drinking the Blood of Christ and just held the Body of Christ in my mouth and didn’t swallow, I wanted to throw it away but then I thought “how can I throw the body of Christ away” so I ended up eating feeling horrible. I really regret doing this and I think I did it twice but I’m not sure because it doesn’t make sense for me to do it twice, I sincerelyregret doing this and after reading on the internet the opinions of people on what someone would go through if you did this it scared me to even go to confession, it’s been like 7 months and I am really scared of telling the priest because I feel like he would kick me out of the church or tell me there’s no hope I really am sorry and did not want to do this. I can’t remember if I did it twice and that’s what bothers me, I hope I can be saved and am truly sorry.
 
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Just go to confession and be at peace. If anything, your priest will be gratified at your evident love for Christ and your contrition for having offended Him.
 
There’s a lot to unpack here.

First, don’t ever be scared to go to Confession. That feeling is literally the devil trying to convince you that you are alone and that no one has ever done anything nearly as bad as you and that you should never expect to be forgiven so you might as well just not go back. Someone took that horrible advice once. His name was Judas. Don’t be like Judas. Be like Peter. Both committed horrible sins, both denied Our Lord. Both were deeply regretful. Judas fell into despair because he felt he could never be forgiven. Peter fell into penance. Peter was forgiven. Peter, the handpicked leader of Christ’s Church and one of the greatest saints in the History of the Church, author of two Divinely Inspired Letters and favorite of Our Lord, denied that he even knew him… and then he was forgiven!

So don’t ever not go to confession because you think the priest won’t forgive you. If you’re sorry, he’ll forgive you. Besides, don’t fool yourself and don’t let the devil fool you: the priest has heard literally every sin imaginable hundreds of times within the first 2 years of his vocation… especially sins against the 6th Commandment!

Also, don’t go to communion if you know you’re not properly disposed just because you don’t want to be embarrassed. If that happens to you, accept the embarrassment as a penance and shame on anyone who judges you for not presenting yourself for Communion.

Also, I know you’re just trying to explain what happened, but try not to referr to the Precious Blood as “the wine” and the Body of Christ as the “The bread”

I know you said that you didn’t, but don’t ever spit out the Body of Christ. That would be worse than receiving Him unworthily! It doesn’t make a difference that you received Him under the appearance of bread, but not of wine. You received Him all the same.

You are not alone in your struggle my friend! I, and literally every man who ever lived, struggles with this sin! Go to confession as much as you must until God delivers you from it entirely! Sometimes God wants us to work on our faults over time to help us understand the severity of sin and how deeply rooted it can be. Always understand that God will never let you be tempted beyond your ability to resist.

In terms of your struggle with this particular sin, consider this passage from the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
“Imputability and responsibility for an action can be diminished or even nullified by ignorance, inadvertence, duress, fear, habit, inordinate attachments, and other psychological or social factors.” CCC 1735
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You will be in my prayers.
 
I’m sorry I was trying to type this as fast as possible, also I did take the Body of Christ out of my mouth and was going to throw it away, but I thought twice and eventually just placed it back in my mouth and swallowed it.

Thank you so much and I look forward to going into confession this weekend.
 
It seems to me like you didn’t have deliberate consent.

While technically it is the sin of sacrilege, you were not deliberately consenting to it.

Make an act of Contrition, go to Confession and explain this to the Priest, and be at peace.
 
EmSG said:
I’m sorry I was trying to type this as fast as possible, also I did take the Body of Christ out of my mouth and was going to throw it away, but I thought twice and eventually just placed it back in my mouth and swallowed it.

Thank you so much and I look forward to going into confession this weekend.
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How old are you?
 
EmSG said:
I just joined, and I’m currently 16 years of age.
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OK. Ask yourself this: Did you deliberately go to Mass with the intent to get in line for Communion without first going to confession, and then intend to spit it in your hand? If the answer is no, then the condition of deliberate consent is missing and thus would not rise to the status of mortal sin.

Still best to go and confess it and put it behind you.
 
I don’t know, Im just very sad. Since this happened long ago (7 months I believe) I don’t know what exactly was going in my mind, like I knew it was wrong and that’s the only reason I took it out of my mouth. I can’t answer that because I’m afraid I would be lying and making this even worse.
 
Right. The question was rhetorical. I assumed that you couldn’t remember exactly how it all went down. This is why it’s best simply to go to the priest and tell him everything you told me in detail. Just say it, and then you’ll be like “Wow that felt good!” He’ll forgive you and then you can just forget about it.

Then right after Confession, offer a rosary with the intent to receive a plenary indulgence. Receive Communion either Saturday night or the next day, and then you will have fulfilled the requirements to receive a plenary indulgence. Then voilà! If you die right then and there you go straight to Heaven! 😀
 
One more thing, whenever I confess it’s like very awkward to hear me talk and tell the priest my sins, so I always don’t mention how I need help to stop masturbating and doing other sins. I tell the priest my sins with no detail at all, like straight-up.

I feel like I wont be able to tell him all this in detail, I think it’s mainly because I am scared to talk to other people and communicate with them. Like I’m very shy overall and it’s very awkward listening to what’s coming out of my mouth at that moment so I try to hurry up and leave all the details behind.
 
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One more thing, whenever I confess it’s like very awkward to hear me talk and tell the priest my sins, so I always don’t mention how I need help to stop masturbating and doing other sins. I tell the priest my sins with no detail at all, like straight-up.

I feel like I wont be able to tell him all this in detail, I think it’s mainly because I am scared to talk to other people and communicate with them. Like I’m very shy overall and it’s very awkward listening to what’s coming out of my mouth at that moment so I try to hurry up and leave all the details behind.
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I don’t mean to be frank, but you really need to get over this. In order to receive pardon you need to just tell the priest what happened with enough detail that he understands what you did.

If you must, just try explaining to the priest that you’re really shy and that it is hard for you to put into words what you did. This way he can help you along. But at the end of the day, if you were able to come on here and tell me and the rest of the forum members what you did, then surely you have the ability to tell it to a priest in a dark box with a shade covering your face.

I really can’t stress this enough, my brother, don’t hide details about your sin in confession because you’re embarrassed about it. That voids the confession entirely and you’ll have to do it all over again, plus confess that you withheld in a previous confession. Trust me, God will give you the grace to do this.
 
In no way am I trying to hide details, I’m just saying it’s hard for me to talk to other people.
 
I understand, and I know how hard it can be to do this sort of thing. I will pray for you.

Good news is God and the priest also understand! 😁
 
Would you worship a God who was waiting around the corner to catch you and send you straight to hell? I certainly would not! Have you EVER seen a parishioner thrown out as being hopeless?

Never!

Confess.

Be at peace.
 
Confess it.
You are not the only one who has received unworthy (assuming you truly did). It is grave matter indeed, but trust me, the priest isn’t going to throw you out and say you are hopeless. Confess it.

Confess everything.
Here’s a tip that may help you stop masturbating.
Go to confession, but make sure the priest SEES you. This way, he knows who you are. If you sin again, and have to go to confession again, he could know who you are, specifically. Psychologically speaking.

Spiritually speaking, here’s what you’re gonna want to do.
Pray at least 5 decades of the Rosary every single day.
Ask for an abundance of graces to not fall to the temptation, MUCH MUCH MORE than what is needed.
Every time you START TO fall into temptation, pray for the grace to not fall to sin. Not when you’re about to do it (though if you get to this point, still do pray), but at the beginning of the temptation. If a thought gets to your head, lightly strike yourself just enough to get your mind on something else, not enough to hurt you. Think of Christ crucified in great detail.
Ask the angels and saints to pray for you.
Pray to Jesus every night.
 
omgriley said:
Also, don’t go to communion if you know you’re not properly disposed just because you don’t want to be embarrassed. If that happens to you, accept the embarrassment as a penance and shame on anyone who judges you for not presenting yourself for Communion.
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This.

Before you walk into Mass tell you parents “I am not prepared to receive the Eucharist today, sister will have to go alone” or if you are in the US you could simply go up with your arms folded across your chest, a sign you are not receiving.

Then, keep going to Confession.
 
Wow, great point. I thought that people who crossed their arms had not received their first communion. That’s what I will do, from now on. Thank you so much!
 
GSME said:
One more thing, whenever I confess it’s like very awkward to hear me talk and tell the priest my sins, so I always don’t mention how I need help to stop masturbating and doing other sins. I tell the priest my sins with no detail at all, like straight-up.

I feel like I wont be able to tell him all this in detail, I think it’s mainly because I am scared to talk to other people and communicate with them. Like I’m very shy overall and it’s very awkward listening to what’s coming out of my mouth at that moment so I try to hurry up and leave all the details behind.
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Confession isn’t necessarily the place to delve into sins. It is a sacrament that gives you grace and gives you sanctifying grace if you have lost it through mortal sin.

For the purposes of the sacrament all that is necessary is a simple declaration of the sin and the number of times you’ve committed it. With this I find brevity to be best. More words tend to make us excuse our behavior. Details aren’t necessary or even always useful.

Now, if you could use help and guidance with the sins it might be useful to schedule time outside of confession to talk to the priest. Here you can go into details, if relevant and helpful. If a priest needs more information he will ask.

As for feeling awkward or nervous that is OK. If your sins didn’t in some way make you feel bad that would be a problem. But don’t worry about what the priest thinks. Worry about what a God thinks about your sin. The priest has heard all the sins you might confess before. They aren’t very interesting to him.

Do try to not be hurried when confessing. I find I too try to rush past what I am most embarrassed with. By making a deliberate effort to speak more slowly you are actually more honestly acknowledging and confronting your sins.
 
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