![]() The priest substitutes a secular poem for the Epistle at Mass. The possibilities for illicit Sacraments are endless (just as the possibility for sinning), but here are some concrete examples meant to give our readers a practical understanding of illicit Sacraments. Unfortunately, it is known that modernists will often celebrate the Sacraments without any care for the rubrics and if we experience this – even if the Sacraments are valid – we should find a different parish that celebrates them with the care the Church requires. We should only attend Catholic liturgies and only those which are not illicit. Moreover, it is not licit to receive Communion without having fasted for at least one hour beforehand and, above all, it is not licit for anyone to receive Holy Communion in a state of mortal sin.” Eastern Orthodox and Many Modernists Offer Valid but Illicit Sacraments As a matter of fact, any intentional deviation from the liturgical books, either in their texts or in their rubrics, is illicit, and makes the liturgy illicit to a greater or lesser extent. “On the other hand, it is not licit for a Latin-rite priest to celebrate a Byzantine liturgy, unless he has first received canonical permission to do so it is not licit for a laicized or degraded priest to offer Mass it is not licit for a priest in a state of mortal sin to offer Mass it is not licit to celebrate Mass with rice crackers and sake instead of wheat bread and wine from grapes (and that would also make it invalid) it is not licit to ad lib the opening prayer, or to play a John Lennon song in place of the psalm, or to read from a binder a Eucharistic Prayer written by liberation theologians from Nicaragua. He has done, in other words, that which he had permission to do that which he was required to do and nothing that he is forbidden to do. In the domain of the sacraments and the liturgy, it primarily concerns the questions: Who is allowed to perform or to receive a given sacrament, and under what circumstances? If a priest or bishop in good standing, following all the conditions set forth in canon law, celebrates a liturgical rite according to the books promulgated by the supreme authority of the Church, saying the black and doing the red (in other words, reading just the texts that are printed, and following the rubrics without deviation), then he celebrates licitly. Licitness or liceity has to do with what is permitted, and, by extension, what is required or forbidden to Christians. “The term ‘licit’ comes from the Latin verb licére, which means to allow. Peter Kwasniewski, in a November 2020 article, wrote the following summary on licitness and how it applies to the Sacraments. Liceity Applied to Sacramental Theologyĭr. That is also why some actions that appear to be against Canon Law (e.g., consecrating bishops during a state of emergency) are not necessarily illicit, whereas actions in direct violation of divine law always are. Thus, there is a difference in the various laws in force. Whether or not an action is licit is based on the legitimately promulgated laws in place – usually Canon Law – which a priest is required to follow.ĭid the priest follow the rubrics governing the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass? Did he knowingly receive Holy Communion while violating the Eucharistic fast? It should be further clarified by example that while the Church has the authority to change the time of the Eucharistic fast, the necessity of being in the state of grace to receive Our Lord in Holy Communion is a matter of divine law and may not be changed. Latin licet, it is lawful, it is allowed or permitted.)” Often distinguished from valid, to express what the law prescribes or allows, as distinct from what is necessary to produce the desired effect. ![]() That which is permitted by law, whether civil or ecclesiastical. Father John Hardon, in his Catholic Dictionary, defines it as such: However, besides validity, we also should be concerned with whether or not the Sacraments are licit. This principle is known as ‘ ex opere operantis’. Although the graces are received, how effective or active they are in the life of the recipient depends on numerous factors the most important being the interior disposition of the recipient. This principle is known as ‘ ex opere operato’. When this occurs, the recipient receives the graces from the Sacrament regardless of the personal sanctity (or lack thereof) of the priest or of the recipient. ![]() Review of Basic Principles of Sacramental Theologyįor a Sacrament to be validly conferred (i.e., for the recipient to receive the inward grace it signifies), it is necessary for the Sacrament to be conferred using valid matter and form, together with the intention to do what the Church does. ![]()
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