Roman Catholics... I haven't made my holy communion but I ate the bread because I wanted to try it...?

Question

This was about 6 yrs ago. I still feel guilty.

Answer 1

guilty for eating a bread six years ago ? Whoa! , talk to your doctor , he/she will refer you to a Psychiatrist .

Answer 2

Go to the priest and mention this in confession.  You will be forgiven.

Answer 3

If you were born and raised Roman Catholic, you would have had your first communion at about 7 years old. It is unlikely that someone raised Catholic, who attends Catholic school would not have had the First Holy Communion yet.  

Answer 4

Bell, you have committed no sin whatsoever. You have only broken a rule established by the Church of Rome, a man-made rule which is totally unbiblical, just like the outlandish statement that the bread becomes the actual body of Christ and the wine becomes His actual blood after the priest does his 'thing' with these elements.

Don't be brainwashed any longer. Seek the truth which you will find for yourself in the Bible, the one which does not include the Apocrypha, those 14 books which are not meant to be in the Bible and from where many misguiding rites were introduced by the Church of Rome and which are more of a hindrance than a help to those who sincerely seek to be right with God.

Answer 5

was the bread nice

Answer 6

The reason for first holy communion is so that people understand the significance behind the act of communion and what the host represents. It is not really forbidden to take the bread without having had first holy communion, just that it is supposed to be educational as to what the act is meant to symbolize.

If you feel guilty about it, go to confession and tell the priest. He will tell you what your penance must be.

Answer 7

As long as you're actually a Catholic it doesn't matter, you didn't enter the church under false pretences, you did nothing wrong. If you still aren't consoled then make your holy communion and then go to church and don't eat the bread, that balances it out right (?). Not to mention God knows you're sorry.

Answer 8

Go talk to a priest about it.  He'll explain things to you, and help you work through it.

Answer 9

Would it be to make your holy communion. Pray?

Answer 10

If you haven't taken Holy Communion (Drinking the Blood of your Christ) then you cannot call yourself a fully fledged Vampire, sorry Roman Cathlolic - I always get those two mixed up...

Answer 11

Are you sure you did not make your 1st Holy Communion while at the Catholic school?

As a baptised Catholic you are able to receive this Sacrament which we believe that after the Consecration it is Jesus and not bread.

It may not have been a good decision to make about trying the bread as it has not brought you peace of mind.

Do talk to a priest about it, he will be able to guide you and pray with you. Maybe you want to be able to receive Holy Communion again?

Non-Catholics do make a first Confession and commitment before being received into the Church and being able to take part in the reception of Holy Communion.

God bless you  

Answer 12

Colossians 2:16

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

Romans 14:17

17For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.  

Answer 13

You don't have to go thru any special ceremony, ritual or rites to "be able" to partake of the Lord's Supper with other believers.

If you are a Christian- if you have Christ- you may partake.

It meant nothing to you if you weren't.  God forgives you.  You weren't doing it to make mockery, I assume, you were just curious.

Answer 14

Don't over estimate the forgiveness of the discriminated, the judgemental will be judged.

Answer 15

Stop worrying about it.

When Jesus instituted the sacrament of communion, he didn't say to his disciples, "Ok, guys, don't let anyone have this unless they go through the required ritual of the future Catholic church."