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Eating Before Going To Church:Is Right Or Wrong? by Adultnextdoor(m): 12:13pm On Jun 28, 2015 |
Happy sunday my dear nairalanders!...how was church?.....as for me ,i couldn't make it to church today due to the rainfall......Anyway guys,i've been wondering if it is truely christianic of a person to eat before going to church......as a christian(Catholic),i was taught to always go to church with an empty stomach to show sign of sincerity for christ......So does breaking this christianic rule change or affects your relationship with God?or does it count as nothing important? HAPPY SUNDAY TO YOU ALL!!!! Cc:Lalasticlala,Ishilove,Orijin101 |
Re: Eating Before Going To Church:Is Right Or Wrong? by delishpot: 12:21pm On Jun 28, 2015 |
Men fashioning rules for God. OP, its a personal decision dont let laws of men block you from your spiritual joy and contentment you get when you go to church. Unless you sleep in church after eating o. Then its still not wrong to eat its just a blockage to your main reason for going to church. 1 Like |
Re: Eating Before Going To Church:Is Right Or Wrong? by angieberry(f): 12:25pm On Jun 28, 2015 |
Even Jesus picked grains and ate on the sabbath day to the consternation of the pharisees! Please, op, all these doctrines are false. |
Re: Eating Before Going To Church:Is Right Or Wrong? by Adultnextdoor(m): 12:44pm On Jun 28, 2015 |
angieberry:.........hmm.....i see |
Re: Eating Before Going To Church:Is Right Or Wrong? by kevoh(m): 12:46pm On Jun 28, 2015 |
Adultnextdoor: Nowhere in the Catholic church's doctrine that says fasting before Mass( not just going to church) is a sign of sincerity. It's a pity that as a Catholic faithful you have no idea of the true doctrines of your church. Fasting is encouraged an hour before you receive the Holy Eucharist not before you go to church/mass. You know the significance of your holy eucharist, so i don't need to tell you. According to the church's canon law: PARTICIPATION IN THE MOST HOLY EUCHARIST By the way, I'm atheist! |
Re: Eating Before Going To Church:Is Right Or Wrong? by Adultnextdoor(m): 12:59pm On Jun 28, 2015 |
kevoh:......I know this.......but it seems you didn't get the message clearly....it says...is it right or wrong to eat before going to church?......pls read the content of the topic I wrote and also the comments of the two nairalanders above you and from this,you can re-state your comment......bless! |
Re: Eating Before Going To Church:Is Right Or Wrong? by kevoh(m): 1:08pm On Jun 28, 2015 |
Adultnextdoor: You do not know it if not you wouldn't claim fasting an hour Now to your question, I will answer based as a former catholic now fully atheist. The fasting is just to make you prepare yourself and make you worthy of receiving the Eucharist. Besides, The First reading, Responsorial Psalm, Second Reading, Gospel and The priest's sermon are already way more than an hour so why bother. I'm running low on battery but will come back to reply when fully recharged. Meanwhile you need to mention people like Ubenedictus and Italo, catholics on NL to help you out. |
Re: Eating Before Going To Church:Is Right Or Wrong? by tranxo(m): 1:59pm On Jun 28, 2015 |
Adultnextdoor:That teaching like you said is Catholic. It has nothing to do with Christianity. |
Re: Eating Before Going To Church:Is Right Or Wrong? by Ubenedictus(m): 4:43pm On Jun 28, 2015 |
tranxo: this is just funny! What? Are Catholic no longer Christain? |
Re: Eating Before Going To Church:Is Right Or Wrong? by Ubenedictus(m): 4:45pm On Jun 28, 2015 |
kevoh: you are generally right. And thanks for inviting me. What made you revise your faith to atheism |
Re: Eating Before Going To Church:Is Right Or Wrong? by tranxo(m): 4:49pm On Jun 28, 2015 |
Ubenedictus:The TEACHING is not a Christian teaching, no matter where it was taught. |
Re: Eating Before Going To Church:Is Right Or Wrong? by Ubenedictus(m): 4:53pm On Jun 28, 2015 |
Adultnextdoor: i don't know where you were taught this but it isn't exactly true. All catholics are encouraged to fast for an hour before receiving holy communion, just an hour! (sick and old people are exempted and water does not break the fast) If you were born in 1910 then it would have been about 3 hours or even starting from midnight till the time for mass in the morning. Today nobody is told to go to church with empty stomach, please if you are attending a 6pm mass the nothing stops you from eating breakfast and lunch. Also this law does not concern those who for one reason or the other do not receive communion. Edited at about 5:40 |
Re: Eating Before Going To Church:Is Right Or Wrong? by Adultnextdoor(m): 5:24pm On Jun 28, 2015 |
Ubenedictus:.....hmm... I see |
Re: Eating Before Going To Church:Is Right Or Wrong? by Ubenedictus(m): 5:28pm On Jun 28, 2015 |
tranxo: It is a most funny this to make such emphatic statements on what constitute Christian teaching when it seems you are ignorant of Christian teaching yourself. The practice of fasting along with worship is a most ancient practice in the Christian Church, the practice is older that all protestants churches and communities. We see the 1st hint of fasting while in worship in the bible Act 13:2a "while they were all worshiping the Lord and fasting..." "From the very earliest time the custom was observed of administering the Eucharist to the faithful who were fasting. Toward the end of the fourth century fasting was prescribed by many Councils for those who were going to celebrate the Eucharistic Sacrifice. So it was that the Council of Hippo in the year 393 issued this decree: 'The Sacrament of the altar shall be offered only by those who are fasting.' Shortly afterward, in the year 397, the Third Council of Carthage issued this same command, using the very same words. At the beginning of the fifth century this custom can be called quite common and immemorial. Hence St. Augustine affirms that the Holy Eucharist is always received by people who are fasting and likewise that this custom is observed throughout the entire world". My dear incase you don't know the council of Hippo and Carthage are the council that gave us the bible that you use in bragging around today. So if you claim the practice of fasting before the eucharist is not a Christian practice then you may also throw away your bible because the council that gave you the bible and a great catalogue of early Christian rightly teach that it is a Christian practice. If your church isn't practicing it that is your cup of tea, but you can't come and start pontificating on what are Christian practices and what are not when you yourself is ignorant of the practices of the Christian church before the 20 century. Respect owe gi. |
Re: Eating Before Going To Church:Is Right Or Wrong? by Ubenedictus(m): 5:38pm On Jun 28, 2015 |
Adultnextdoor:i just edited that post |
Re: Eating Before Going To Church:Is Right Or Wrong? by Adultnextdoor(m): 5:50pm On Jun 28, 2015 |
Ubenedictus:.....Reseen!....Thank you for this... |
Re: Eating Before Going To Church:Is Right Or Wrong? by tranxo(m): 6:01pm On Jun 28, 2015 |
Ubenedictus:Thanks for the usual Catholic history lesson. But for emphasis, the below statement was what I was DIRECTLY responding to... . . . ...as a christian(Catholic),i was taught to always go to church with an empty stomach to show sign of sincerity for christ. . . . So you can save your history lesson for your fellow Catholics who do not know Catholic doctrines. . . Ekenekwaa m gi. |
Re: Eating Before Going To Church:Is Right Or Wrong? by italo: 6:54pm On Jun 28, 2015 |
Adultnextdoor, the Church asks us to fast for an hour before communion to help us prepare for the awesomeness of receiving the body, blood, soul and divinity of Christ. It so happens that in most parishes in Nigeria on Sundays, the parts of the mass before communion already last an hour or more, as Kevoh said. We know that fasting is a way to make our minds alert to the things of the Spirit. Don't mind those criticising the Eucharistic fast. It is because they don't have Jesus in the Eucharist. What they have is biscuit and juice...so they don't have to fast for that. On a serious note, try to improve your knowledge of the faith...so that Atheists and Protestants won't be yabbing you. God bless you. |
Re: Eating Before Going To Church:Is Right Or Wrong? by Ubenedictus(m): 1:27am On Jun 29, 2015 |
I jumped! tranxo: and crash landed. It seems I came on hard on this one, atleast the history lesson will help those who were unaware. |
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