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Guidelines for receiving Holy Communion

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For Catholics As Catholics, we fully participate in the celebration of the Eucharist when we receive Holy Communion. In order to be properly disposed to receive Communion, participants should not be conscious of grave sin and normally should have fasted for one hour. A person who is conscious of grave sin is not to receive the Body and Blood of the Lord without prior sacramental confession. For our fellow Christians Because Catholics believe that the celebration of the Eucharist is a sign of the reality of the oneness of faith, life, and worship, members of those churches with whom we are not yet fully united are ordinarily not admitted to Holy Communion. For those not receiving Holy Communion All who are not receiving Holy Communion are encouraged to express in their hearts a prayerful desire for unity with the Lord Jesus and with one another. For non-Christians We also welcome to this celebration those who do not share our faith in Jesus Christ. While we cannot admit them to Holy Communion, we ask them to offer their prayers for the peace and the unity of the human family. https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/the-mass/order-of-mass/liturgy-of-the-eucharist/guidelines-for-the-reception-of-communion

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Confession Availability

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St. Francis of Assisi Church holds confession on Saturday from 12:30pm-1:30pm St. Claire Church holds confession on Saturday from 8:30am-9:00am Please also visit: https://masstimes.org/ to search for other nearby confession times Useful resources for an examination of conscience to assist with confession https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/sacraments-and-sacramentals/penance/examinations-of-conscience