Tab'le De'Bah-Rye Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Is it true that we as catholics are in partial communion with the orthodox churches and can receive holy communion at there churches if there is no catholic church available to attend? I said we where to an orthodox person and they said that it is up to the orthodox priest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriela Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 This is essentially correct. Generally, the Orthodox Churches do not permit Roman Catholics to receive communion in their churches. See here: https://oca.org/questions/divineliturgy/receiving-communion And here: https://www.ewtn.com/library/Liturgy/zlitur278.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarysLittleFlower Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 (edited) This seems to be like an exception that has been made sometimes but not a rule. Some would suggest to avoid causing confusion only receiving in a special case like danger of death. It shouldnt be done casually. Generally if there's no Catholic church our Sunday obligation is simply dispensed (we can get dispensation from our pastor) and not transferred somewhere else. There are priests who caution against worshipping with non Catholics, and this is how I was taught since common worship implies same beliefs. If someone *has* to attend a non Catholic service, I was told they should just observe. Edited August 3, 2015 by MarysLittleFlower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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