Frequent Communion

Frequent Communion is the Roman Catholic practice of receiving the Eucharist frequently, as opposed to the usual medieval practice of receiving it once or a few times a year, by going to mass on Sundays.[1] Pope Pius X pushed for the practice of frequent communion,[2] relaxing restrictions on reception for the sick[3] and children.[4]

Regarding weekly versus daily communion, St. Francis de Sales encouraged weekly communion, but he neither encouraged nor discouraged daily communion.[5]

References

Frequent Communion - Catholic Encyclopedia article
Saint Pius X Reformer of the Liturgy Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine - Angelus Magazine
Communion of the Sick - Catholic Encyclopedia article
QUAM SINGULARI - Papal Encyclical
St. Francis de Sales (2002). Introduction to the Devout Life. Random House, Inc. pp. 79–80. ISBN 0-375-72562-8.

Bibliography

Antoine Arnauld, De la fréquente communion (1643)

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[1] Frequent Communion - Catholic Encyclopedia article

[2] Saint Pius X Reformer of the Liturgy Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine - Angelus Magazine

[3] Communion of the Sick - Catholic Encyclopedia article

[4] QUAM SINGULARI - Papal Encyclical

[5] St. Francis de Sales (2002). Introduction to the Devout Life. Random House, Inc. pp. 79–80. ISBN 0-375-72562-8.