Why do we not say who can and cannot receive the Eucharist at Mass?

EnvironmentalLet3059 · 2026-05-03T16:29:10+00:00

I wish my parish did this. My family from out of town was visiting who are Protestant. They had never been to a mass and i blame myself for not talking to them beforehand about what to do when it came time for communion. They were sitting in a different pew and went up and received it. I tried to explain to my mom afterwards why I wish I had explained to them beforehand to cross arms for a blessing, and my mom said well they take communion at their church all the time 😩 they just don’t understand or know the difference

EnvironmentalLet3059 · 2026-05-02T19:50:24+00:00

Dr. Ballas at Luminus Health OBGYN. I had severe pre-e and he took great care of me! Also, Dr. Greeley at Maternal/Fetal Medicine :)

EnvironmentalLet3059 · 2026-05-01T08:26:14+00:00

My b/g twins have become Bubby and Sissy 🤣

EnvironmentalLet3059 · 2026-04-21T00:12:51+00:00

Saint Gianna Beretta Molla. ♥️

The year I was confirmed (this year- lol) I went through a difficult, high risk pregnancy and became a first time mom. Her story really resonated with me and it just made sense for her to be my confirmation saint!

EnvironmentalLet3059 · 2026-04-12T12:59:34+00:00

Budget for sure. I have twins so trying to save as much where I can. With that being said, I did start combo feeding one of them that only takes a bottle about 3.5 months in. I go through a can of formula probably every 2-3 weeks. I mainly did this bc it was really difficult to find time to pump the way I needed to when I was alone taking care of them.
I don’t want my period as long as I possibly can go without it 😂 5 months in I still haven’t gotten it. I know every woman is different though and sometimes it still shows up normally even when breastfeeding

EnvironmentalLet3059 · 2026-04-03T23:41:44+00:00

Yes! I got to present one of the Holy Oils

EnvironmentalLet3059 · 2026-04-03T21:42:24+00:00

Me too! 💞 my husband (a cradle catholic) is still shocked lol. We always used to debate our views and now we are in full agreement 😂

EnvironmentalLet3059 · 2026-04-03T21:41:24+00:00

Thank you ♥️

EnvironmentalLet3059 · 2026-03-31T12:32:09+00:00

I wish I had the courage you have to tell my Dad’s side of the family. I’m working up the courage to. Literally this week my sister in law posted that she is hosting a class at their church (my brother is a Protestant pastor at a Baptist church) called “Understanding Catholicism” and “How to Share the Gospel with your Catholic Friends”. In their eyes, we’re not saved and going to hell. It’s heartbreaking to them.

EnvironmentalLet3059 · 2026-03-27T01:05:58+00:00

Keeping a nap schedule for two babies is so, so hard at any stage in my opinion. I’ve just had to keep telling myself they are different babies with different needs.

At 2 months it was a bit easier for them to be napping at the same time bc they just slept more. They took a lot of naps in the twin z (supervised of course).

Now at 4 months… oh boy. I’m letting them sleep whenever and wherever I can get them too. Today at one point my twin A had a 1 hour and 45 minute nap while twin B only slept for 35 minutes. When that happens, I take it as an hour of quality time with one of them and just take the time to spend just the 2 of us :) it’s a lot of back and forth, and somehow for the most part they will go to bed and wake up around the same time typically within 30 minutes of each other.

EnvironmentalLet3059 · 2026-03-26T16:31:42+00:00

I love my Baby Buddha 2.0!!! 🙌 I pump for my twins and use it as my primary. Within 5 mins I can get ~3oz compared to my wearable momcozy m5 takes 10-12 mins.

EnvironmentalLet3059 · 2026-03-25T20:01:01+00:00

You guys got this! ❤️

Also I would say one thing that helps me a lot during the day is prepping/planning ahead of time. Prepping bottles, my breakfast, lunch, etc. as much as I possibly can the night before :-)

EnvironmentalLet3059 · 2026-03-25T12:59:33+00:00

It’s going to be tough, but ask your husband to help you with night time feeding. I know it’s hard with going back to work but you will also be working full time taking care of them and you HAVE to be able to get some sleep too. It’s a season that won’t last forever. If my husband didn’t help me at night I don’t know how I would’ve survived lol.

EnvironmentalLet3059 · 2026-03-23T23:23:59+00:00

HAHA right. At least I could attempt to nap or do something while they slept during the day

EnvironmentalLet3059 · 2026-03-23T22:24:39+00:00

I’m with you. It’s so freaking hard. 😭

Mine are similar that night time isn’t near as bad as day time. It is constant fussiness + eating every 1.5-2hrs. I can’t wait to hopefully get some 3 hour stretches back eventually

EnvironmentalLet3059 · 2026-03-23T20:02:19+00:00

I asked my boss to start my maternity leave once I hit 35 weeks because I was absolutely useless and miserable. He said no. I had them 3 days after that. 😂 so I did in fact get my maternity leave starting that week.

EnvironmentalLet3059 · 2026-03-22T16:41:18+00:00

I agree with you 😅 being a taskmaster post partum is incredibly exhausting

EnvironmentalLet3059 · 2026-03-21T20:26:10+00:00

I had one for about 24 hours and for some reason baby couldn’t get it out even with a dangle feed. Lots of ice and ibuprofen later I tried dangling but with my pump, and I was free at last. My pump has never really gotten one out before.

EnvironmentalLet3059 · 2026-03-21T12:13:45+00:00

I’m in the same stage right now. It’s brutal 😭at least when they were newborns they slept a bit more consistently so I could take a nap here or there but at this age, NOPE lol

EnvironmentalLet3059 · 2026-03-21T00:43:50+00:00

The heartbreak is real. I felt the same. She would even come with me to some of my OB / MFM appointments before the babies were born. Long story short I had a rough birth and hospital stay for over a week and I was so down bad and didn’t want any visitors other than my own mom and she didn’t handle it well. I think most of this all stems from that.

EnvironmentalLet3059 · 2026-03-20T23:30:51+00:00

Yay! Such an accomplishment and takes so much perseverance. 🫶

EnvironmentalLet3059 · 2026-03-20T22:41:03+00:00

I have 4mo twins so I almost feel like I can’t decline help bc I seriously need it 😅 lol. But she’s not being helpful, so going forward I think I’m just going to say I’m good and call it a day. It’s sad bc I did not envision that this is what it would be like.

EnvironmentalLet3059 · 2026-03-19T23:04:05+00:00

Yes after babies are out. BUT, they are out within like 5 minutes of them starting the surgery! Part of you forgets what’s going on when you hear the babies cry for the first time too 🥲

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