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June 23, 2006 at 12:54 am
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[quote:3g76otou]To participate, on must receive the Holy Eucharist.[/quote:3g76otou]
Not quite. Those who, in a state of mortal sin, (rightly) refrain from recieving the Eucharist do not fail in their obligation to participate in Sunday mass, so reception of the Eucharist is not the criterion by which participation is measured.