Non-Anabaptists and Communion Questions

[JayP]

John, why are you saying “we”? Are you Catholic or using the Papal plural when saying “I”?


I am not convincing anyone, just answering. A Catholic commits a mortal sin by missing mass on Sunday. Or missing another Holy day of obligation which are indeed set by the Bishop Conference of each country, although they are relatively standard, such as Ascension, Assumption, All Saints Day, etc. usually between 5 and 10

John is confused on the once per year. He may be referring to that you should take communion at least once a year.

Yes, you could suppose ypu could plan to just keep missing mass, go to confession but God is not fooled by a rules lawyer.

[JohnH]

John, why are you saying “we”? Are you Catholic or using the Papal plural when saying “I”?


I am not convincing anyone, just answering. A Catholic commits a mortal sin by missing mass on Sunday. Or missing another Holy day of obligation which are indeed set by the Bishop Conference of each country, although they are relatively standard, such as Ascension, Assumption, All Saints Day, etc. usually between 5 and 10

John is confused on the once per year. He may be referring to that you should take communion at least once a year.

Yes, you could suppose ypu could plan to just keep missing mass, go to confession but God is not fooled by a rules lawyer.

JayP, for reference, I did ask an actual priest about this since most Catholics I know make it to Mass once or twice a year. He said they are fine as long they make a confession first.

The number of holy days is 9. The USCCB cut this down to 6, and then rearranged the calendar so most of them fall on Sundays. It is not “between 5 and 10”.

[ken_sylvania]

John, why are you saying “we”? Are you Catholic or using the Papal plural when saying “I”?


I am not convincing anyone, just answering. A Catholic commits a mortal sin by missing mass on Sunday. Or missing another Holy day of obligation which are indeed set by the Bishop Conference of each country, although they are relatively standard, such as Ascension, Assumption, All Saints Day, etc. usually between 5 and 10

John is confused on the once per year. He may be referring to that you should take communion at least once a year.

Yes, you could suppose ypu could plan to just keep missing mass, go to confession but God is not fooled by a rules lawyer.

JayP, for reference, I did ask an actual priest about this since most Catholics I know make it to Mass once or twice a year. He said they are fine as long they make a confession first.

The number of holy days is 9. The USCCB cut this down to 6, and then rearranged the calendar so most of them fall on Sundays. It is not “between 5 and 10”.

I wonder if that priest agrees with you that 6 and 9 are not between 5 and 10.

[JohnH]

Usually.

[JayP]

John, How do I put this.

You are mistaken, misunderstood a priest, misrepresented the question to him, or are a liar. Your choice.

Try here.

https://www.vatican.va/archive/cod-iuri ... 53_en.html

Nice thing about being Catholic. Somebody wrote it down. LOL

[JohnH]

John, How do I put this.

You are mistaken, misunderstood a priest, misrepresented the question to him, or are a liar. Your choice.

About what?

Are you saying that you can't go to confession, confess you missed all the masses for the last year, and then attend Mass and partake of the Eucharist and be right with God?

Try here.

https://www.vatican.va/archive/cod-iuri ... 53_en.html

Nice thing about being Catholic. Somebody wrote it down. LOL

I'm not sure what you are saying. There are 9 holy days of obligation (in the Latin Rite), alongside every Sunday (which can be fulfilled via a Saturday evening mass). Do you dispute that?

Do you dispute the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops cut this down to 6 days, and then further allowed ones falling on a Saturday or Monday to be observed on a Sunday, as detailed here?