The Eucharist
Participation in the Most Holy Eucharist
Canon 916: A person who is conscious of grave sin is not to celebrate Mass or receive the body of the Lord without previous sacramental confession unless there is a grave reason and there is no opportunity to confess; in this case the person is to remember the obligation to make an act of perfect contrition which includes the resolution of confessing as soon as possible.
In our parish in Tampere, however, the are no such circumstances, because half an hour before each Holy Mass priests are available for confession. Parishioners who are in the state of grave sin should ask the priest to hear their confession before the Mass. Only then they can receive Holy Communion.
Canon 917: A person who has already received the Most Holy Eucharist can receive it a second time on the same day only within the eucharistic celebration in which the person participates.
Canon 919
§ 1: 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.Canon 919
§ 3: The elderly, the infirm, and those who care for them can receive the Most Holy Eucharist even if they have eaten something within the preceding hour.
Canon 916: A person who is conscious of grave sin is not to celebrate Mass or receive the body of the Lord without previous sacramental confession unless there is a grave reason and there is no opportunity to confess; in this case the person is to remember the obligation to make an act of perfect contrition which includes the resolution of confessing as soon as possible.
In our parish in Tampere, however, the are no such circumstances, because half an hour before each Holy Mass priests are available for confession. Parishioners who are in the state of grave sin should ask the priest to hear their confession before the Mass. Only then they can receive Holy Communion.
Canon 917: A person who has already received the Most Holy Eucharist can receive it a second time on the same day only within the eucharistic celebration in which the person participates.
Canon 919
§ 1: 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.Canon 919
§ 3: The elderly, the infirm, and those who care for them can receive the Most Holy Eucharist even if they have eaten something within the preceding hour.
