Author Topic: Communion First and Confession SEcond? (Read 792 times)

trickster · « **on:** July 14, 2014, 04:50:06 AM »

All this talk about pre-Vatican II has got me thinking about the sacraments. Am I correct in remembering that we recieved our first communion before we were initiated into the sacrament of confession or the other way around? I can't even remember when I learned to go to confession was it Grade 5 (10 years old)?

Bruce

poche · « **Reply #1 on:** July 14, 2014, 05:00:59 AM »

If they do what they were supposed to do then they initiated you into the sacrament of Confession before First Communion.

trickster · « **Reply #2 on:** July 14, 2014, 05:08:58 AM »

Quote from: poche

If they do what they were supposed to do then they initiated you into the sacrament of Confession before First Communion.

I could not remember that. So I would of received the sacraments of baptism, confession (reconciliation) and my First Holy Communion in the old rite. Poche do you remember what age we should of been to be confirmed by our Bishop?

Thanks

Bruce

Mithrandylan · « **Reply #3 on:** July 14, 2014, 08:47:31 AM »

If it was after Pius X, one would make their first confession around the age of 7 or 8, followed immediately by First Holy Communion.

I think customarily confirmation would occur between 10-15, but there's more of a variable here. It depends on the availability of the bishop.

In the East, infants are baptized, confirmed and given their First Holy Communion.

Dolores · « **Reply #4 on:** July 14, 2014, 11:00:41 AM »

It's been the custom the last century or so, in the West, for children aged about 7 to have their first Confession, and the first Communion shortly thereafter. Confirmation would then occur a few years after that.

There is no divine rule to the order of these Sacraments, however. As someone else already mentioned, it is the practice in the East for infants to receive Baptism, Confirmation, and Communion all at once. Additionally, in the past, in the West, children often received Confirmation before first Communion.

The important thing is that if first Communion (and Confirmation for that matter) is given to someone who is above the age of reason, they should go to Confession first so that they are not in mortal sin when receiving.

Marlelar · « **Reply #5 on:** July 14, 2014, 11:19:45 AM »

When I was a child we received our first Communion in first grade, and Confirmation in 2nd grade. We made our first Confession the week before Communion.

Marsha

Frances · « **Reply #6 on:** July 14, 2014, 06:28:57 PM »

:dancing-banana:
I grew up in New York. I made my First Communion in 1969 and first confession in 1971. I was invalidly confirmed without confession in 1976. I did not make another confession until 2005. I had no understanding of the most basic catechism because I wasn't taught the Catholic religion. What little teaching I received consisted of pop psychology, political correctness, and making hoaky banners out felt, ric-rac, and burlap.

trickster · « **Reply #7 on:** July 14, 2014, 07:36:39 PM »

Quote from: Frances

:dancing-banana:
I grew up in New York. I made my First Communion in 1969 and first confession in 1971. I was invalidly confirmed without confession in 1976. I did not make another confession until 2005. I had no understanding of the most basic catechism because I wasn't taught the Catholic religion. What little teaching I received consisted of pop psychology, political correctness, and making hoaky banners out felt, ric-rac, and burlap.

ah Frances, I was Catholic in the 70s too and I loved those burlap banners :)

Bruce

trickster · « **Reply #8 on:** July 14, 2014, 07:40:39 PM »

Quote from: Mithrandylan

If it was after Pius X, one would make their first confession around the age of 7 or 8, followed immediately by First Holy Communion.

I think customarily confirmation would occur between 10-15, but there's more of a variable here. It depends on the availability of the bishop.

In the East, infants are baptized, confirmed and given their First Holy Communion.

PIUS Xth! Yes Mithrandylan, my sacramental life started well after 1914 :) I am thinking that going to confession first made sense, but I don't remember doing that...I have to talk to our church to see what year I recieved my First Communion...hmmm...But I was confirmed in 1967 ish...so the others must of come first.

Interesting...I have not thought about these dates and experiences like forever :)

Bruce

trickster · « **Reply #9 on:** July 14, 2014, 07:41:46 PM »

Quote from: Dolores

It's been the custom the last century or so, in the West, for children aged about 7 to have their first Confession, and the first Communion shortly thereafter. Confirmation would then occur a few years after that.

There is no divine rule to the order of these Sacraments, however. As someone else already mentioned, it is the practice in the East for infants to receive Baptism, Confirmation, and Communion all at once. Additionally, in the past, in the West, children often received Confirmation before first Communion.

The important thing is that if first Communion (and Confirmation for that matter) is given to someone who is above the age of reason, they should go to Confession first so that they are not in mortal sin when receiving.

Thank you Dolores, your response is consistent with what I am getting from other posters...

Bruce

trickster · « **Reply #10 on:** July 14, 2014, 07:42:56 PM »

Quote from: Marlelar

When I was a child we received our first Communion in first grade, and Confirmation in 2nd grade. We made our first Confession the week before Communion.

Marsha

But the pattern in the order of the sacraments seems consistent with my experience and others...neat eh.

Bruce