Which Saint Said:

[ready]

that receiving Jesus unworthily in Holy Communion is the worse sin a person could commit? I hope someone can answer this for me.

 

[Trishie]

I did find this:
"Let us not forget what St. Cyril said above: “They who make a sacrilegious Communion receive Satan and Jesus Christ into their hearts - Satan, that they may let him rule, and Jesus Christ, that they may offer Him in sacrifice as a Victim to Satan.” We too have to be merciful and protect those in the state of serious sin not to become even worse, as the Lord said above to St. Bridget, “there does not exist on earth a punishment which is great enough to punish it sufficiently!”

catholic-church.org/grace/eu/sacri-communion.htm

St Francis de Sales speaks profoundly regarding the Eucharist, and he also speaks of unworthy Communions

piercedhearts.org/eucharistic_heart/meditations_cure_ars.htm

Searched through many sites but couldn’t find the quote.
Hopefully someone does.

 

[ready]

Thanks, Trishie! I was watching a program on EWTN a while back that mentioned the saint who specifically stated that this crime is the worse sin a man could possibly commit … I’m not sure if it was St. John Damascene they mentioned. The saints you mentioned do help us to see the true gravity of this sin. Thanks again for sharing!

 

[Trishie]

PRAYER BEFORE COMMUNION: by St. John of Damascus

"O Lord and Master Jesus Christ, our God, who alone has power to forgive the sins of men, do You, O Good One who love humankind, forgive all the sins that I have committed in knowledge or in ignorance, and make me worthy to receive without condemnation, Your divine, glorious, immaculate and life-giving Mysteries; not unto punishment or unto increase of sin; but unto purification, and sanctification and a promise of Your Kingdom and the Life to come; as a protection and a help to overthrow the adversaries, and to blot out my many sins. For You are a God of Mercy and compassion and love toward humankind, and unto You we ascribe glory together with the Father and the Holy Spirit; now and ever, and unto ages and ages. Amen

It’s awesome to read what St Francis de Sales wrote regarding the Eucharist, isn’t it. I saved the site to my documents, and bookmarked it!

Ready, may God grant us forgiveness and mercy that we can truly receive the Lord worthily. May the Saints pray for us. They know, what the Eucharist, what Communion really is, we stumble around trying to understand.

 

[ready]

Yes, thanks, Trishie!

 

[MS_SURVEYOR]

*1 Cor 11,27-29 and Ecclesia de Eucharistia

The canonical discipline in question has its source in the Word of God. In the First Letter to the Corinthians, Saint Paul addressed the question of unworthiness to receive the Body and Blood of Christ. First, he gives an account of the institution of the Holy Eucharist, in which the teaching on the Eucharist as Sacrifice and Real Presence is clear (1Cor 11,23-26). He then admonishes the disciples to examine their consciences before approaching to receive Holy Communion. He states:
**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 **(1Cor 11,27-29) [6].*

 

[FraLeones]

its the worst crime of all

 

[ready]

*1 Cor 11,27-29 and Ecclesia de Eucharistia

The canonical discipline in question has its source in the Word of God. In the First Letter to the Corinthians, Saint Paul addressed the question of unworthiness to receive the Body and Blood of Christ. First, he gives an account of the institution of the Holy Eucharist, in which the teaching on the Eucharist as Sacrifice and Real Presence is clear (1Cor 11,23-26). He then admonishes the disciples to examine their consciences before approaching to receive Holy Communion. He states:

**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 ***(1Cor 11,27-29) [6].

Thanks!

 

[ready]

its the worst crime of all

Yes, it re-crucifies Jesus all over again and leaves Him in a hell hole in the person’s soul.

 

[ready]

PRAYER BEFORE COMMUNION: by St. John of Damascus

"O Lord and Master Jesus Christ, our God, who alone has power to forgive the sins of men, do You, O Good One who love humankind, forgive all the sins that I have committed in knowledge or in ignorance, and make me worthy to receive without condemnation, Your divine, glorious, immaculate and life-giving Mysteries; not unto punishment or unto increase of sin; but unto purification, and sanctification and a promise of Your Kingdom and the Life to come; as a protection and a help to overthrow the adversaries, and to blot out my many sins. For You are a God of Mercy and compassion and love toward humankind, and unto You we ascribe glory together with the Father and the Holy Spirit; now and ever, and unto ages and ages. Amen

It’s awesome to read what St Francis de Sales wrote regarding the Eucharist, isn’t it. I saved the site to my documents, and bookmarked it!

Ready, may God grant us forgiveness and mercy that we can truly receive the Lord worthily. May the Saints pray for us. They know, what the Eucharist, what Communion really is, we stumble around trying to understand.

Is St. John Damascus another name for St. John Damascene? I know St. John of Canty goes by the name of St. John of Cantius. I think Cantius must be the Latin translation for his surname.