Random thoughts on being the Pastor of the Church of the Resurrection
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Question
Should I tell those students who failed to attend Mass for the Immaculate Conception to not go to communion? Missing a Holy Day of Obligation is a mortal sin. It is not the child's fault if his parents did not take him to mass.
Well, it would be terrible to get them in the habit of taking Holy Communion while in a state of mortal sin. But it would also be wrong to assume that each of them is in a state of mortal sin simply because they did not attend a holy day of obligation. For some, the omission may not have been their fault; for others the intent may not have been there, etc.
So, if there were too many to consult on an individual basis, then you could ask those that did not attend on Dec. 8 to abstain and talk to you about it later. Or you could explain the criteria for a mortal sin in you homily and say that if those criteria pertain to you then you need to go to confession before receiving the Eucharist again.
2 comments:
Well, it would be terrible to get them in the habit of taking Holy Communion while in a state of mortal sin. But it would also be wrong to assume that each of them is in a state of mortal sin simply because they did not attend a holy day of obligation. For some, the omission may not have been their fault; for others the intent may not have been there, etc.
So, if there were too many to consult on an individual basis, then you could ask those that did not attend on Dec. 8 to abstain and talk to you about it later. Or you could explain the criteria for a mortal sin in you homily and say that if those criteria pertain to you then you need to go to confession before receiving the Eucharist again.
The parents should not go to communion coz they are the one who committed mortal sin.
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