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Diane Jurgenson wrote:

Hi, guys —

My first husband died, and my second husband and I divorced.

I was told I can receive Holy Communion.

  • Is this true?
Diane
  { Can I receive Holy Communion if my first husband died and my second husband and I divorced? }

Eric replied:

Diane,

Spouses who are currently married and engaging in marital relations when one of them is divorced, without an annulment, cannot receive Communion.

If that is not your situation, then the prohibition does not apply.

You may wish to discuss "this" with your Confessor. (Whether there was something you did to contribute to the divorce that may need repentance and forgiveness before receiving Communion), but unlike in the first case I described, there is no long-term impediment.

Eric
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