### Instruction: Q. 255. Does he who receives Communion in mortal sin receive the body and blood of Christ?

### Response: A. He who receives Communion in mortal sin receives the body and blood of Christ, but does not receive His grace, and he commits a great sacrilege.

-- Source: Baltimore Catechism #1 / LESSON NINTEENTH ON THE ENDS FOR WHICH THE HOLY EUCHARIST WAS INSTITUTED / Q. 255