Receiving Holy Communion Daily

[salterrae]

JM + JT

Words cannot explain how much I miss having the opportunity of going to Mass almost daily (Monday - Friday, sometimes Sunday unfortunately). I used to have time to go to my school's daily masses.

I would be lying if I said that I didn't take advantage of it.

Once I became an upperclassmen my schedule just seemed to get so full that it's impossible.

But if they change the schedule so that masses are only the morning (twice a week they have it in the afternoon) like the Sister sacristan said, I'll probably be able to go daily again.

Regarding refraining: I refrain whenever I [i]believe[/i] I'm in mortal sin. Sometimes I'm just not sure. Maybe I'm too scrupulous. This is one reason I'm dying to find a spiritual director.
And sometimes, since I think I'm too scrupulous, I do receive, but the entire time I have doubts about whether or not this was OK.

Please do pray. Times have been very rough spiritually.

[Chiquitunga]

I think it's very good if you can go to Holy Mass and receive Holy Communion daily. But it's obviously not good if people become too routine about it, and too familiar with the Mass. The Incarnation of the Second Person of the Holy Trinity and His Passion and Death, and then receiving Him into our bodies and souls, as Our Lady received Him at the Annunciation, is not something to be taken lightly. It only takes receiving Holy Communion once to become a saint, which I remember was a quote from some saint.

A related thread, [url="http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/index.php?showtopic=70530"]Holy Communion[/url] by St. Peter Julian Eymard
[quote][b][i][font="Book Antiqua"][size=3]"The most solemn moments of your life are those you spend in thanksgiving, when the King of heaven and earth, your Savior and your Judge, is yours, fully inclined to grant all you ask of Him. Devote half an hour if possible, to this thanksgiving or, at the very least, fifteen minutes. Rather than abridge your thanksgiving, it would be better, if necessary, to shorten your preparation instead; for there is no more holy, no more salutary moment for you than when you possess Jesus in your body and in your soul ..." -St. Peter Julian Eymard[/size][/font][/i][/b][/quote]

[Paladin D]

Lot of great points posted here.

Unfortunately, I frequently refrain from taking Holy Communion, due to Mortal Sin. With how my work schedule is, combined with the schedule of my pastor, it's hard to setup an appointment for Confession. I used to go to daily Mass (Wednesday), that is when I would go to Confession; though, I tend to work Wednesday mornings now so I haven't been able to. Hopefully now since we have a second priest, it'll make it easier for me to go.

[IrishSalesian]

[quote name='TeresaBenedicta' post='1560074' date='Jun 5 2008, 07:21 PM']And I know St. Dominic Savio had to be told to receive daily.[/quote]

GREAT SALESIAN SAINT!! sorry, had to give kudos where it is due!

[quote name='TeresaBenedicta' post='1560520' date='Jun 5 2008, 11:15 PM']Like I said, I'm really not sure. I go to Mass daily and I receive daily, unless I'm in mortal sin. But, it does seem that there was a time in the Church when communicating daily was not for everyone. And I'm wondering if anyone still views it like that and what the reasoning was behind the practice.[/quote]

In the early Church, the reason why it was frowned upon to go to frequent reception of the Holy Eucharist, was because of Jansenism.

[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jansenism"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jansenism[/url]

And on a side note, St. Dominic Savio was advised to receive the Blessed Sacrament daily during the Jansenism era in Italy.

[TeresaBenedicta]

[quote name='IrishSalesian' post='1564118' date='Jun 9 2008, 12:37 AM']GREAT SALESIAN SAINT!! sorry, had to give kudos where it is due!
In the early Church, the reason why it was frowned upon to go to frequent reception of the Holy Eucharist, was because of Jansenism.

[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jansenism"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jansenism[/url]

And on a side note, St. Dominic Savio was advised to receive the Blessed Sacrament daily during the Jansenism era in Italy.[/quote]

He's my Confirmation Saint.

I had considered the Jansenism. But I had also wondered if it ran deeper than that.

[IrishSalesian]

[quote name='TeresaBenedicta' post='1564310' date='Jun 9 2008, 02:28 AM']He's my Confirmation Saint. [/quote]

[White Knight]

I try to make it to Mass about 4 times a week, and receive Communion as often as possible, and refrain from it, when I have committed Mortal Sin, or haven't fasted.

I believe its the most wonderful honor you can receive, to be able to receive to Jesus in the Holy Eucharist daily if you can, its the highlight of my days, good or bad.

[Nihil Obstat]

Thought I'd get my two cent's worth in...
Apologies if someone already said this.
I read this question in a different book, and the author's answer was something like this:
Recieving daily communion is fine, in fact should be encouraged, if it indicates great faith rather than a lack of it. In cases where someone feels the need to recieve many times daily, it may very well be that they're regarding the Eucharist as more of a talisman than Jesus' true Body. In these circumstances, daily (and more than daily) communium becomes a sort of superstition, which is contrary to our faith.

[Resurrexi]

I put "other" for the third question.

Daily Communion is acceptable whenever the communicant has the correct dispositions.

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='StThomasMore' post='1580005' date='Jun 23 2008, 02:11 AM']I put "other" for the third question.

Daily Communion is acceptable whenever the communicant has the correct dispositions.[/quote]
Can you define correct dispositions for me?

[Resurrexi]

State of grace, supernatural motive, having kept the required fast, etc.

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='StThomasMore' post='1581693' date='Jun 24 2008, 03:52 PM']State of grace, supernatural motive, having kept the required fast, etc.[/quote]
Ok, so you're saying daily communion is fine as long as it follows the rules that we already keep for Sundays?

[Resurrexi]

Yep. I'd also add that you shouldn't receive daily Communion if going to Mass everyday would keep you from fulfilling your other obligations.

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='StThomasMore' post='1581721' date='Jun 24 2008, 04:18 PM']Yep. I'd also add that you shouldn't receive daily Communion if going to Mass everyday would keep you from fulfilling your other obligations.[/quote]
Agreed.
If the weekly obligations are fulfilled, then you should make sure that your obligations to family, work, school, and what have you are fulfilled as well.

[Guest ambrose]

I'd like to go every day. One day I hope to wake up to attend the 6:30am Mass down the street, however this is not really where I am at right now

There's some divine churches near my work so sometimes I pray inside for a little while. If I get an early mark, or have some free time, I try and go to Mass. Maybe it's blasphemous to say so, I do find going to Mass during the week to be a real treat! It's a special bonus for me to have that extra time with God, rather than spend that time shoe shopping or spending even more money at Barnes and Noble.