Okay, this is the follow-up.

Oh man.

Alright, here we go.

My name is Father Mike Schmitz, and this is Ascension Presents.

Last week we put out a video that talked about how we have to be prepared to receive Holy Communion.

That there's actually some things that can prohibit us from receiving Holy Communion.

In fact, if we're aware of mortal sin, if we're standing outside the church,

if we're not living a congruent life with Christianity, if we're not a practice,

another way to say it is, if we're not a practicing Catholic,

if I'm aware of mortal sin and I have not yet gone to confession,

another way to say it, another one, I didn't even mention this,

but if I've not fasted an hour before Holy Communion, I can't receive Holy Communion.

I mean, that's another one.

That's not a mortal sin.

That's why sometimes people will say, like,

well, you know, Father, I want to go up and receive a blessing,

but everyone's going to think that I've committed a mortal sin.

Well, A, that's their problem because they shouldn't be watching

and they shouldn't be making conclusions, drawing conclusions.

B, it also could just be that you accidentally bit into a cookie before you went to mass.

Right? Ultimately, when it comes down to, when it comes to the mortal sin thing,

where I'm standing outside the church, I'm living a life in opposition to the Lord,

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