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QUAERITUR: Communion on Saturday evening, then twice on Sunday?

Posted on 25 May 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I am a Seminarian who is in a parish which has a “Vigil Mass of Sunday” on Saturday evenings. I have read your posts regarding receiving communion twice in one day, and I know the “Vigil” Mass legally … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Can I receive Communion at Midnight Mass and then again during the day?

Posted on 23 December 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

This comes up every year:
If I go to Midnight Mass, and it really starts at Midnight, and I receive Holy Communion, and if I go to Mass again during Christmas Day, can I receive Communion again?
Yes.
The 1983 Code of Canon … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Deacons receiving Communion more than twice a day – Fr. Z rants

Posted on 18 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a transitional deacon:
Is it lawful for a deacon to communicate more than twice on a Sunday, or any other day, for that matter?
I am currently a transitional deacon, and I am unsure if deacons can receive more than twice … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Reception of Communion twice in one day, revisited.

Posted on 6 June 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
The seminarians of ___ are assigned a parish for the summer (as most are, I presume). Sometimes the seminarians serve at more than two Masses. Can they receive Holy Communion more than twice?
No. Unless they are about to … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Holy Communion at two Masses on the same day?

Posted on 25 February 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader, comes a question I have answered quite a few times, but which bears repetitio.
Are there any circumstances in which one can receive Communion more than once a day? I spent Christmas at Clear Creek Abbey in OK … Continue reading →

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Reminders about Christmas and Holy Communion

Posted on 22 December 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

First, if you are not in the state of grace, don’t just go to Holy Communion anyway.  That’s a sacrilege and a mortal sin.  Those of you who are lax about Mass attendance need to remember that not going to … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Can I receive Communion at two Masses in one day?

Posted on 14 May 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader, a question that pops up every once in a while.  Adhering to the adage repetita iuvant, here is the question and response:
It used to be the rule that you could could go to Communion only once a … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Holy Communion twice in one day… did I sin?

Posted on 6 January 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
At Mass this morning I received Communion, then unexpectedly invited to serve Mass this evening, which I did. I did not think to say to the priest before Mass that I should not receive, having done so … Continue reading →

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