Receiving Holy Communion Daily

[Vincent Vega]

[quote name='ambrose' post='1582316' date='Jun 24 2008, 09:25 PM']Maybe it's blasphemous to say so, I do find going to Mass during the week to be a real treat![/quote]
Blasphemous!? I find it the anti-blashpheme

One of the biggest perks to volunteering at a Catholic hospital is the daily mass offered. It's a nice pre-lunch blessing to be able to spend a half hour in God's presence with friends and a few Sisters.

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='USAirwaysIHS' post='1582343' date='Jun 24 2008, 09:36 PM']Blasphemous!? I find it the anti-blashpheme

One of the biggest perks to volunteering at a Catholic hospital is the daily mass offered. It's a nice pre-lunch blessing to be able to spend a half hour in God's presence with friends and a few Sisters. [/quote]
I love the masses that my high school (usually) offers on Wednesdays. Very tiny, like less than twenty people every time, most often less than ten. Intimate setting. Priests are good, people are nice, and it's a nice twenty to thirty minute break from my day.

[Deb]

For me, I usually receive communion five days a week, I try for seven but, don't always make it. I have received twice in one day on occasion. I go to adoration on any day I can't get to a Mass time.

Mass brings so much grace and receiving the Eucharist brings me peace and joy and strength. It helps me grow in my Love of God and affects everything that I do.

In the early days of the church, they received every day. The lowest time of receiving was during the middle ages. In 1587 the Council forbid anyone being turned away, even if the received daily. In 1905 the Council made it clear that daily communion was to be urged.

Receiving the Eucharist removes venial sins so why would you not want to have yourself in as much of a state of grace as possible? I struggle on my faith journey and being able to enjoy the beauty and mystery that is the Mass and receive the precious blood and body every day is like a miraculous gift to me. It is so much easier to keep ones eyes focused on the Lord in all we do, every day, when we know we will be in his house to receive him every day.

With the exception of cases of mental illness or people who not understandreceiving the Eucharist, I see no reason why all Catholics do not go to Mass more than once a week. I understand work and family but, a daily Mass is usually 25-30 minutes long and it will certainly give one the spiritual lift you need to do the rest of your life obligations so much better.

The Lord used bread and wine for his body and blood. That was the daily food for people of that time. My emphasis on Daily Food.

Edited June 26, 2008 by Deb

[Saint Therese]

I wish I could go every day. Its such a blessing.

[johnnydigit]

everyday. everyone who can. if in mortal sin, go to Mass, but don't receive.

everyone have a spiritual director.

i heard that many extraordinary things happen if you try to go to daily Mass for a year. start with at least one a week. if you work, your day will change if you try to go to morning Mass.

ever heard of Batman? yeah, he went to daily Mass. Superman? yeah, him too. Ironman would try to go every Wednesday. ok maybe not, but graces are way cooler than those powers they have. =D

[Balthazor]

My thought is that if you are not in mortal sin why not go?

As long as your heart does not become complacent I see no reason to refrain. Eucharist is a dependancy that I happily feed whenever I am able. (I use the term dependency because addiction implies negative affects on your life).
I am a scruplulous person but in my mind recieving the Lord can only help you, why would you refrain from it?

[faithfulrock3r]

for those who said they have recieved communion more than once a day, isn't that not really supposed to be done? i don't know, i just remember some nuns who were trying to raise money at mass one day saying they wouldn't be taking part in communion because they had already done so at a mass earlier the same day.

[Resurrexi]

[quote name='faithfulrock3r' post='1602487' date='Jul 17 2008, 11:07 PM']for those who said they have recieved communion more than once a day, isn't that not really supposed to be done? i don't know, i just remember some nuns who were trying to raise money at mass one day saying they wouldn't be taking part in communion because they had already done so at a mass earlier the same day.[/quote]


Can. 917 A person who has already received the Most Holy Eucharist can receive it a second time on the same day only within the eucharistic celebration in which the person participates, without prejudice to the prescript of ⇒ can. 921, §2.

Edited July 18, 2008 by StThomasMore

[Noel's angel]

Were the nuns actually participating in the second Mass? If they weren't, that's probably why they didn't receive a second time.

[MissScripture]

[quote name='Deb' post='1583831' date='Jun 26 2008, 01:17 PM']For me, I usually receive communion five days a week, I try for seven but, don't always make it. I have received twice in one day on occasion. I go to adoration on any day I can't get to a Mass time.

Mass brings so much grace and receiving the Eucharist brings me peace and joy and strength. It helps me grow in my Love of God and affects everything that I do.

In the early days of the church, they received every day. The lowest time of receiving was during the middle ages. In 1587 the Council forbid anyone being turned away, even if the received daily. In 1905 the Council made it clear that daily communion was to be urged.

Receiving the Eucharist removes venial sins so why would you not want to have yourself in as much of a state of grace as possible? I struggle on my faith journey and being able to enjoy the beauty and mystery that is the Mass and receive the precious blood and body every day is like a miraculous gift to me. It is so much easier to keep ones eyes focused on the Lord in all we do, every day, when we know we will be in his house to receive him every day.

[b]With the exception of cases of mental illness or people who not understandreceiving the Eucharist, I see no reason why all Catholics do not go to Mass more than once a week. I understand work and family but, a daily Mass is usually 25-30 minutes long and it will certainly give one the spiritual lift you need to do the rest of your life obligations so much better. [/b]

The Lord used bread and wine for his body and blood. That was the daily food for people of that time. My emphasis on Daily Food. [/quote]
Well, because of work, a lot of people can't go because they don't have options with Mass times, or some people don't even have a daily Mass option. And where I'm from, almost nowhere has Saturday morning Masses (I always felt like Saturdays got left out because of that...poor, neglected Saturday Masses). So, for some people it really ISN'T possible, although, I'm sure it's possible for many people who don't take advantage of it. (When I was in NYC, it was so cool, because at like 3 of the Churches we went to, they had Mass like 3 times in the morning, 3 times around lunch time and 3 times in the evening. There was no way you could have an excuse!)

[Lil Red]

[quote name='MissScripture' post='1631337' date='Aug 18 2008, 10:05 PM']And where I'm from, almost nowhere has Saturday morning Masses (I always felt like Saturdays got left out because of that...poor, neglected Saturday Masses).[/quote]
+J.M.J.+
no one here has a Saturday Mass either i wish at least someone did

[Balthazor]

I am so grateful that I live near a Church that has Mass everyday.... it is an island of peace and hope in a city that is largely Godless.

[puellapaschalis]

I'm now able to go to Mass early in the morning throughout the week (normally I can't get to the one in the middle of the day because of work).

It's fantastic. And also another motivation to avoid sin so that I can receive Communion each time I go.

[Domine ut Videam]

I too go to Mass daily. We have a two saturday masses. One at 8:15 and the other at 11:30.

[MissyP89]

I'm looking forward to transferring next fall to a university where I'll have access to daily Mass.