Wednesday, August 8, 2012
289. When does the Church oblige her members to participate at Holy Mass?
(Comp 289) The Church obliges the
faithful to participate at Holy Mass every Sunday and on holy days of
obligation. She recommends participation at Holy Mass on other days as well.
“In
brief”
(CCC 1417)
The Church warmly recommends that the faithful receive Holy Communion each time
they participate in the celebration of the Eucharist; she obliges them to do so
at least once a year.
To deepen and
explain
(CCC 1389)
The Church obliges the faithful "to take part in the Divine Liturgy on
Sundays and feast days" and, prepared by the sacrament of Reconciliation,
to receive the Eucharist at least once a year, if possible during the Easter
season (OE 15; CIC, can. 920). But the Church strongly encourages the faithful
to receive the holy Eucharist on Sundays and feast days, or more often still,
even daily.
On
reflection
(CCC 1388)
It is in keeping with the very meaning of the Eucharist that the faithful, if
they have the required dispositions (cf. CIC, can 916), receive communion when they participate in the Mass (Cf. CIC, can.
917; The faithful may receive the Holy
Eucharist only a second time on the same day cf. AAS 76 (1984) 746-747). As
the Second Vatican Council says: "That more perfect form of participation
in the Mass whereby the faithful, after the priest's communion, receive the
Lord's Body from the same sacrifice, is warmly recommended" (SC 55).
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