A question for Catholic - communion?

Question

Am I allowed to do communion (eat the little bread things) if I'm not catholic?

thanks

Answer 1

If you mean "Roman" Catholic - unfortunately, no - you may not. I have, but - I have always let the Priest know who I am and they have allowed it.

Eastern Orthodox (which is also "Catholic") has a similar policy. I have similarly received Holy Communion at their Altar as well.

I am Catholic as well. I am an Anglo-Catholic Priest in the Traditional Anglican Communion. All that we require is that you be Baptized and also Confirmed by a Bishop in Apostolic Succession to receive regular Communion.

In general, we allow all "Baptized and Practicing Christians" to receive at the Altar of God. That's the way it was in the beginning - - before all of the schisms and splits and man-made divisions.

Traditional Anglicanism = free from the Protestant "subtractions" from....and the Roman Catholic "additions" to the Faith Once Delivered.

Answer 2

The official policy is listed below. Depite this policy, a person cannot be refused communion, even if the person distributing it knows that the recipient should not be receiving it.

In addition to Roman Catholics, communion is available to members of:
the Assyrian Church of the East,
the Orthodox Churches, and the
Polish National Church.

Baptized Christians who do not belong to these churches may receive Catholic Communion only if they are gravely ill, do not have access to a minister of their own church, ask for Catholic Communion on their own initiative, and are "properly disposed" toward Catholic Eucharist.

Answer 3

Sorry, but no. Communion is a sign of unity within the Catholic Church, so if you are not a catholic, you are not invited to participate. You are more than welcome to come forward to receive a blessing from the priest, however.

A Catholic is not allowed to receive communion at any other faith's church for the same reason - there is no unity between faiths.

A catholic who is not in good standing with the Church (an unforgiven mortal sin) is also not allowed to receive Communion.

Answer 4

At the Last Supper, Jesus said, “Take this bread. It is my body.” The he said, “Take this and drink. This is my blood. Do this in memory of me.”

Catholics believe this was the First Eucharist, that through some miracle the bread and wine actually became the body and blood of Jesus Christ.

Catholics reenact the Last Supper during every Mass, where the priest, acting in place of Christ, changes the bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ.

This is a great sacrament of thanksgiving and unity of Catholics.

Anyone who does not believe in the actual presence of Christ and is not united with the Catholic faith is asked, out of respect, not to receive the Eucharist.

Catholics, out of respect for other Christian faiths, do not receive Communion in non-Catholic churches.

We pray that one day Christian unity will succeed and we will all be called to the same table.

With love in Christ.

Answer 5

Not yet. But if you want, you may ask to be baptized and then you may eat the Bread of Life. You also have to study the Catholic faith and receive your Catechism and your first Holy Communion. A Catechist or another Catholic can help you.

Answer 6

no you are not,communion is the union of the church as you are not in full union with the church you are not able to partake. another reason is because you refer to it as "the little bread thingy",this displays you clearly you do not know,fully understand or appreciate what really happens at the eucharist. if you would like to find out more on this try a catechism of the catholic church,these sites will also offer an explanation

scripturecatholic.com
fisheaters.com
catholicism.about.com
catholicanswers.com
americancatholic.org

Answer 7

the two church homes coach that Christ is somewhat latest, and as such, are Holy Sacraments. And the two are in basic terms presented to shown contributors of that church (in spite of the certainty that the ELCA has open communion). transformations: Catholic - Transubstantiation. Upon being blessed, the bread and wine are not any further bodily there, yet are in basic terms injuries that we see. There are in basic terms 2 components in Holy Communion... physique and blood of Christ. And, it continues to be as such till it is ate up. Lutheran - Sacramental Union. in some unspecified time interior the destiny Christ enters the bread and wine. we don't be attentive to ways, we don't be attentive to whilst. yet, all of us be attentive to that Christ's physique and blood are in, with, and under the bread and wine. All 4 components are there. we don't coach consubstantiation, meaning that Christ is there spiritually. We coach actual Presence, no longer non secular. And at no element is is in basic terms an emblem. ETA: Saint Cog's aquaintances are apparently incorrect, exceedingly in the event that they're LCMS. If one have been to study Luther's Small Catechism, no the place does it say symbolic. And it is authentic for ALL Lutherans.... particular, even the ELCA teaches authentic Presence and Sacramental Union. From the Catechism: what's the Sacrament of the Altar? it particularly is the authentic physique and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, under the bread and wine, for us Christians to consume and to drink, instituted by skill of Christ Himself.

Answer 8

No you have to be a Catholic and made your first Holy Communion in the Church

May God bless you

Answer 9

No. You have to be in a state of grace to receive it because it is the body and blood of Jesus.

From your question it seems to me that you know very little of the mass. So what I am going to do is download the teaching on this subject. I hope you don't mind.

IN BRIEF

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Jesus said: "I am the living bread that came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live for ever; . . . he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life and . . . abides in me, and I in him" (Jn 6:51, 54, 56).

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The Eucharist is the heart and the summit of the Church's life, for in it Christ associates his Church and all her members with his sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving offered once for all on the cross to his Father; by this sacrifice he pours out the graces of salvation on his Body which is the Church.

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The Eucharistic celebration always includes: the proclamation of the Word of God; thanksgiving to God the Father for all his benefits, above all the gift of his Son; the consecration of bread and wine; and participation in the liturgical banquet by receiving the Lord's body and blood. These elements constitute one single act of worship.

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The Eucharist is the memorial of Christ's Passover, that is, of the work of salvation accomplished by the life, death, and resurrection of Christ, a work made present by the liturgical action.

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It is Christ himself, the eternal high priest of the New Covenant who, acting through the ministry of the priests, offers the Eucharistic sacrifice. And it is the same Christ, really present under the species of bread and wine, who is the offering of the Eucharistic sacrifice.

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Only validly ordained priests can preside at the Eucharist and consecrate the bread and the wine so that they become the Body and Blood of the Lord.

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The essential signs of the Eucharistic sacrament are wheat bread and grape wine, on which the blessing of the Holy Spirit is invoked and the priest pronounces the words of consecration spoken by Jesus during the Last Supper: "This is my body which will be given up for you. . . . This is the cup of my blood. . . ."

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By the consecration the transubstantiation of the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ is brought about. Under the consecrated species of bread and wine Christ himself, living and glorious, is present in a true, real, and substantial manner: his Body and his Blood, with his soul and his divinity (cf. Council of Trent: DS 1640; 1651).

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As sacrifice, the Eucharist is also offered in reparation for the sins of the living and the dead and to obtain spiritual or temporal benefits from God.

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Anyone who desires to receive Christ in Eucharistic communion must be in the state of grace. Anyone aware of having sinned mortally must not receive communion without having received absolution in the sacrament of penance.

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Communion with the Body and Blood of Christ increases the communicant's union with the Lord, forgives his venial sins, and preserves him from grave sins. Since receiving this sacrament strengthens the bonds of charity between the communicant and Christ, it also reinforces the unity of the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ.

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The Church warmly recommends that the faithful receive Holy Communion when they participate in the celebration of the Eucharist; she obliges them to do so at least once a year.

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Because Christ himself is present in the sacrament of the altar, he is to be honored with the worship of adoration. "To visit the Blessed Sacrament is . . . a proof of gratitude, an expression of love, and a duty of adoration toward Christ our Lord" (Paul VI, MF 66).

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Having passed from this world to the Father, Christ gives us in the Eucharist the pledge of glory with him. Participation in the Holy Sacrifice identifies us with his Heart, sustains our strength along the pilgrimage of this life, makes us long for eternal life, and unites us even now to the Church in heaven, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and all the saints.

Peace and every blessing!

Answer 10

Only if you wish to receive condemnation from God.