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Why Do You Have to Be in a State of Grace to Receive Communion?

A caller named Steve asks, “Why do you need to be in a state of grace to receive Communion?” If someone is not in a state of grace, wouldn’t the Eucharist help them become closer to Christ? Father Dave explains that if we are not in a state of grace, it means that we are in state of mortal sin, which severs our relationship with God. He also highlights a passage from 1 Corinthians, in which St. Paul says that if we receive Communion unworthily we eat and drink judgement on ourselves. Original Air 6-06-18