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Traditional Catholic Faith => Anσnymσus Posts Allowed => Topic started by: Änσnymσus on August 23, 2024, 05:42:17 PM
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Sometimes I really don’t know if I committed a mortal sin or not, I have a doubt whether there was full consent and advertence, for example.
I can only go to confession on the weekends (there’s no weekday confessions) but I have access to daily Mass and I’m able to go to it. So sometimes it can happen at the beginning of the week and that would mean I wouldn’t be able to go to Communion for the rest of the week till I confess.
Many times I’ve gone back and forth and decided there was no mortal sin based on previous confession feedback and based on what I know of when it becomes mortal, so in these situations, I’ve gone to Communion.
But then I always have the thought in the back of my mind: should I really have gone? Was it really not a mortal sin? Was it a sacrilege? Obviously each time I hope I wasn’t in mortal sin and made several acts of perfect contrition but of course I know perfect contrition is not enough to receive Communion if you’re truly certain you’re in mortal sin.
So I always wonder if I did the right thing because obviously I don’t want to commit sacrilege but at the same time I don’t want to be depriving myself of the benefit of Communion unnecessarily and I always wonder if it’s the devil trying to make me not go.
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I forgot the main question! The question was: if your communion was truly unworthy, is it possible you would see good fruits from it? Because the times I’ve gone where I wasn’t 100% sure, I’ve seen positive fruits the rest of the day.
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I would ask your confessor about it.
When I have had similar doubts, my confessor has assured me that it is most likely that I was not guilty of mortal sin if I was uncertain of it and condoned my having received Communion. But, again, I would advise seeking counsel from your confessor.
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You sound scrupulous to me.
Where's Ladislaus to help us?
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When in doubt DON'T GO. If there is even the slightest chance of committing a sacrilege DON'T DO IT.!
As for feeling good after you've gone to Communion....the devil can do that too. Feelings or any good things after are not a good way to measure worthiness. the devil would certainly reward you for committing a sacrilege.
Best to work on not committing the possible mortal sin instead of worrying afterward.
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When in doubt DON'T GO. If there is even the slightest chance of committing a sacrilege DON'T DO IT.!
As for feeling good after you've gone to Communion....the devil can do that too. Feelings or any good things after are not a good way to measure worthiness. the devil would certainly reward you for committing a sacrilege.
Best to work on not committing the possible mortal sin instead of worrying afterward.
I didn’t mean “feeling good” as in emotionally etc.
I meant being objectively better, like avoiding sin and doing more virtuous things.
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I didn’t mean “feeling good” as in emotionally etc.
I meant being objectively better, like avoiding sin and doing more virtuous things.
As long as that doesn't let you fall to the sin of pride.
When the devil can't get a devout person to sin he helps them increase in virtue to
trap them in the sin of pride.
We are fighting for our eternal souls against the master of deceit.