I am Catholic and married a divorced person can I go to Holy Communion?

I have never been married before and have married a divorced person. I would like to go to Reconciliation and Holy Communion. Does anybody out there know what the Catholic Church thinks of this situation.I am Catholic and married a divorced person can I go to Holy Communion?
Who cares? What you have to understand is that Jesus died for our sins so that we may all have eternal life. Communion is not about YOUR relationship with the Catholic church, but rather YOUR relationship with God. As long as YOU accept JESUS CHRIST as your personal Savior then YOU are eligible to take Holy Communion. Peace and God bless.I am Catholic and married a divorced person can I go to Holy Communion?
You can certainly go to reconciliation, any time you feel the need (and you are also supposed to go at least once a year).





As for Holy Communion, you could only receive that under two conditions: If your spouse has received a decree of nullity (annulment) for the first marriage and you marriage is blessed by the church, OR if you are in a period of sexual abstinence with your spouse until the decree of nullity is acquired and your marriage has been blessed by the church.





In the meantime, you can go to Mass, daily even, and worship...you just have to refrain from receiving the Eucharist at this time.





A priest can offer you guidance in all of this.
That depends on if your spouse was previously married in the Catholic church. If so then in the eyes of the church your spouse is still married to that person. According to Catholic law you must get a dispensation to marry someone who was previously married and got divorced. Also if you did not marry this person in the Catholic church, then your marriage is not recognized by the church technically speaking and you would be living in mortal sin. You really should talk to a priest about this one.
The Catholic Church does not recognize divorce as ending a marriage. The sacrament of matrimony is a covenant, which means that it is permanent. A marriage cannot end. The only thing that can be done is to declare that there was never a valid sacramental marriage to begin with. This is called an annulment. An annulment is a declaration that after examination of the circumstances of the marriage, there was no sacramental marriage to begin with.





The person you married should obtain an annulment, even if he is not a Catholic. Also note that getting his previous marriage annulled does not mean that any children from that marriage are now illegitimate. Annulment means that a sacramental marriage did not exist. A legal marriage still existed.





Since the Catholic Church does not recognize divorce, if the person you married did not get an annulment, you married a married man and the two of you are committing adultery when you have sex. For this reason, you are committing another mortal sin by receiving Eucharist. As others have said, you may go up for a blessing.
I am in the same situation you are. You can and should go to Reconciliation often. However you cannot receive Holy Communion if your marriage has not been blessed by the Church. I am a Catholic and have been married for many years to a non-catholic who is divorced and I have not had my marriage blessed by the Church. I have never received Communion since being married. For a while, I sat in the pew during Communion, but a few years ago I started going up for just a blessing. Cross your arms over your chest so the priest knows you are not receiving communion and he will know to give you a blessing instead. Just a tip, you may have to stake out which side of the church to sit near if there are several lines for communion at your church because a Eucharistic Minister cannot give you the blessing - only the priest or a deacon. So be sure you don't go up for a blessing in a line with a Eucharistic Minister. Hope this helps.
It is really good that you are seeking the answer to this rather than just going through and having communion. The best thing to do is to talk to your parish priest about your situation and what needs to be done. It is possible that your partner needs to get an annulment and then for you to receive the blessing of the Catholic Church.
The Catholic Church believes that God does not recognize civil divorces.





Jesus said, ';Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate.'; (Mark 10:9)





Therefore in the eyes of the Catholic Church you and your new spouse are probably committing adultery and living in sin.





It is a very good idea to go to Reconciliation and discuss your situation with your parish priest.





Follow his advice about whether you should receive the Eucharist or not.





You might want to look into having your spouse's first marriage declared null and then marrying him or her in the Catholic Church.





The term ';annulment'; is a misnomer because the Church does not undo or erase a marriage bond.





Rather the Church issues a declaration of nullity when it discovers that the parties were not truly joined by God and hence a full spiritual sacramental marriage as understood by the Church was not present.





Then the parties are free to marry for the first time.





Approach the appropriate person your in your parish who has been trained in the process. If you encounter difficulties, you may go directly to the diocese.





Be prayerful, honest and patient. It takes a while.





With love in Christ.
This depends if the divorced person got an annulment from their previous marriage... if not, it seems like you should not receive Eucharist. If you really want expert advice, though, I recommend you do go to Confession and talk to the priest; you can explain the situation to him and he will be able to help you.
Think for yourself. That brain in your head was given as a gift from God- not as a tool to be manipulated by the thoughts of others.





Who gives a damn what the Catholic Church thinks about who you love and what pains they have suffered?! How about what does God think? What about what do YOU think? You obviously thought it felt right enough to marry this person...so why care what a bunch of judgmental strangers think? Especially now when its too late to go back?





And by the way, its 2008. Closer to 2009 even.
people make mistakes and everything happens for reasons that are out of our control.





catholic churches will let you. they dont really turn people away.





but you should concentrate more on Jesus and what he thinks than a few people who tell you what to think and what to believe.





just read the bible and you will know what Jesus thinks.
is the person u marry to is a catholic? if yes she committed a sin and catholic don't accept ';DIVORCE' than you can't go to holy Communion.


you should go ask priest about this either
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Sounds like you should attend an Episcopalian church now. They will accept you without question.
Why not? You didn't do something sinful. Or you might wanna ask some elder for advice.