Do you have to go to confession to receive communion?
From the guidelines from Scripture and the Catholic Church, a baptized person has to be in “a state of grace” (having committed no mortal sin since last confession) to receive Holy Communion aka The Eucharist. It’s advisable that you go to your priest and confess this sin immediately or when humanly possible.Click to see full…
From the guidelines from Scripture and the Catholic Church, a baptized person has to be in “a state of grace” (having committed no mortal sin since last confession) to receive Holy Communion aka The Eucharist. It’s advisable that you go to your priest and confess this sin immediately or when humanly possible.Click to see full answer. Also know, can I take communion if I haven’t been to confession?You don’t have to go to confession before each communion, necessarily – but your soul must be in a state of grace. In practical terms, that means not having committed a mortal sin (as opposed to venial sin) and not having confessed it. Edited by RichardParker, 24 March 2014 – 03:34 PM.Secondly, do I need to go to confession for missing mass? Yes, you should get up and go to mass and take communion. Other posters are legalistically correct – missing mass is grave, but you shouldn’t miss mass because you are ashamed you missed mass previously. That’s nuts. Trust in God through Christ our Lord to know your heart, and try to get back on the path. Beside above, when should you not receive Holy Communion? A person who is to receive the Most Holy Eucharist is to abstain for at least one hour before holy communion from any food and drink, except for only water and medicine. §2.What happens if you don’t go to confession?If you don’t confess your sins to a priest, all stain of sin remains on your soul. If you die with only venial sin you will go to purgatory. If you confess your sins to a priest your sins are forgiven completely but when you die you may stillneed to undergo temporal punishment in purgatory.
