Catechism › PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY › CHAPTER ONE THE SACRAMENTS OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION › Article 3 THE SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST › ¶ 1415 ¶ 1415 In Brief Anyone who Desires to receive Christ in Eucharistic Communion must be in the state of Grace. Anyone aware of Having Sinned mortally must not receive commUnion without having received absolution in the Sacrament of Penance. Linked Concepts Eucharist Eucharistic Grace Having Penance Sacrament Sin Union Christ Communion Desire ← ¶ 1414 Browse ¶ 1416 →