well i havent received first communion and im having my confirmation tomorrow what should I do? should I just go with the flow and take the Eucharist or go to confession??? plzz I NEED AN ASWER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
2007-02-16 10:31:56 · 12 answers · asked by Let's reinvent the game! 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
call the rectory of your local parish church or a town beside yours and ask the priest what measure you should take, you could perhaps set up a quick confession before you are confirmed into the faith. i am not sure how you are able to be confirmed without first having you first holy communion and a previous act of reconciliation. you will need to talk to your priest and or your instructor,make sure you confess with a pure heart and do not put yourself in a position where you profane against the body of christ as that would be very wrong. congratulations on your big day and god bless.
2007-02-16 10:41:06 · answer #1 · answered by fenian1916 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Among the various dogmas of the Catholic Church there is none which rests on stronger Scriptural authority than the doctrine of the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist.
Catholics believe in the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist, because He promised to give His Flesh as food and His Blood as drink (John vi. 48-70); because He fulfilled this promise at the Last Supper (Matt. xxvi. 20; Mark xiv. 22-24; Luke xxii. 19, 20; 1 Cor. xi. 23-25); because St. Paul declares this was the belief of the Apostolic Church (1 Cor. x. 16; xi. 27-29); because the early Fathers explicitly taught that the Eucharist was "the flesh and blood of the Incarnate Jesus" (St. Justin, Apol., i., 66); because Christ's infallible Church solemnly defined this doctrine against the Reformers of the sixteenth century. "The Holy Synod teaches . . . that in the august Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist, after the consecration of the bread and wine, our Lord Jesus Christ, true God and Man, is truly, really and substantially contained under the appearance of those sensible things. ... If anyone denies that in the Sacrament of the most Holy Eucharist are contained truly, really and substantially the Body and Blood, together with the Soul and Divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ, and consequently the whole Christ; but says that He is therein only as a sign, or a figure or virtually, let him be anathema" (Council of Trent, Sess. xiii., ch. 1, can. 1).
At the present day every Christian communion throughout the world, with the sole exception of Protestants, proclaim its belief in the Real Presence of Christ in the Sacrament.
The Nestorians and Eutychians, who separated from the Catholic Church in the fifth century, admit the corporeal presence of our Lord in the Eucharist. Such also is the faith of the Greek church, which seceded from us a thousand years ago, of the Present Russian church, of the schismatic Copts, the Syrians, Chaldeans, Armenians, and, in short, of all the Oriental sects no longer in communion with the See of Rome.
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http://www.catholicapologetics.net/qb115...
2007-02-20 13:37:58 · answer #2 · answered by benito 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are in a state of serious sin it would be a sacrilege either to receive the Eucharist OR to receive the sacrament of Confirmation. Aren't you receiving any pre-Confirmation instruction? The instructors should certainly have explained this to you. If you have not committed a mortal sin since your last confession, then it is not necessary to go to confession before receiving the Eucharist or Confirmation.
2007-02-16 18:38:35 · answer #3 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your fine. Having confirmation first is acceptable practice. You will not be receiving the Eucharist, OR you may be having BOTH tomorrow.
I'd really like to talk to your sponsor...please email me and I'll fix it for you. No reason to get flustered. Below is the explanation of your Confirmation. It really seems that someone dropped the ball and I'm so sorry for that.
Your confirmation is a sacrament in which the Holy Ghost is given to those already baptized in order to make them strong and perfect Christians and soldiers of Jesus Christ.
In the Latin Rite the sacrament is usually administered by the bishop. At the beginning of the ceremony there is a general imposition of hands, the bishop meantime praying that the Holy Ghost may come down upon those who have already been regenerated: "send forth upon them thy sevenfold Spirit the Holy Paraclete." He then anoints the forehead of each with chrism saying: "I sign thee with the sign of the cross and confirm thee with the chrism of salvation, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost." Finally. he gives each a slight blow on the cheek saying: "peace be with thee". A prayer is added that the Holy Spirit may dwell in the hearts of those who have been confirmed, and the rite closes with the bishop's blessing.
2007-02-16 18:47:29 · answer #4 · answered by Michelle_My_Belle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some Churches have Confirmation first before Holy Communion, talk to your local Priest and tell him how you feel, He will help you
God Bless You
2007-02-16 18:38:16 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure that I understand your dilemma...
Confession does not have to be a public event. It is primarily a "conversation" between you and God. Do you recognize that you screw up and make mistakes in life? Would you like God to give you the strength to transform your life into something greater? If those are true, and you recognize the meaning of the Eucharist, then feel free to receive it. The Eucharist is God's offer of forgiveness and oneness with Christ. Its a confirmation of that fact that we don't deserve/earn God's love...rather, its something He freely offers us...
2007-02-16 18:45:56 · answer #6 · answered by Seven 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How can you be getting confirmed w/out 1st communion or doing all at once? didn't your RE teacher go thru that with you?
2007-02-16 18:36:33 · answer #7 · answered by dapixelator 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You dont HAVE to do any of this. A relationship with God isnt based on rituals and rites but on faith. If you want to have a relationship with God just believe in Jesus Christ, that he died as a sacrifice for your sins and rose again thus conqureing death and invite Him to take control of your life. Jesus will love you with or without your confirmation and eucharist, you have not committed any sin.
2007-02-16 18:43:12 · answer #8 · answered by angelvic_83 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, you need to make your Communion first. How do they NOT know? Tell them and ask if you can have your Communion.
2007-02-16 18:37:01 · answer #9 · answered by !!joinCampaignforLiberty!! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep.. Just go with the flow.
2007-02-16 18:38:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋