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God children not always going to Mass.	Fred	Sunday, September 7, 2014
Question: Hi, My sister doesn't always take my nieces who are my God children to Mass. Should they receive communion? Thank you Bro Ignatius Fred
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), LTh, DD Dear Fred: I am assuming that your sister is missing Holy Mass without good reason. It is not the fault of your nieces if they are not able to attend Holy Mass because their mother did not take them. They have committed no sin, but their mother has committed grave sin. Thus, your nieces may receive the Eucharist because they have not sinned. Their mother, on the other hand, must go to Confession before she can receive. I would ask your sister if you can take the girls to Holy Mass anytime she does not go. Or, if you are not in the same town, maybe you can make arrangements through the parish to bring the girls to Holy Mass. But, if none of that is possible, the girls have not sinned because no one could take them. Thus, when they do get to Mass they may receive our Lord. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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God children not always going to Mass.

Fred

Sunday, September 7, 2014

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Hi,

My sister doesn't always take my nieces who are my God children to Mass. Should they receive communion?

Thank you Bro Ignatius

Fred

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), LTh, DD

Dear Fred:

I am assuming that your sister is missing Holy Mass without good reason.

It is not the fault of your nieces if they are not able to attend Holy Mass because their mother did not take them. They have committed no sin, but their mother has committed grave sin. Thus, your nieces may receive the Eucharist because they have not sinned. Their mother, on the other hand, must go to Confession before she can receive.

I would ask your sister if you can take the girls to Holy Mass anytime she does not go. Or, if you are not in the same town, maybe you can make arrangements through the parish to bring the girls to Holy Mass. But, if none of that is possible, the girls have not sinned because no one could take them. Thus, when they do get to Mass they may receive our Lord.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum.
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Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum
Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum
Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum