torment, part 2

One of the hugest torments about this situation for me is that the people involved will not be allowed to receive Holy Communion once they go through with the civil wedding. Do they understand what they will be missing? Do they think so little of Our Lord that they would turn their backs on His precious Gift of Himself? If they think they CAN receive Him under the circumstances, they must not know that it's considered a mortal sin for them to do so. The bottom line is they will fail to receive any of the graces of the Sacrament. Too, they won't receive any grace in their pseudo-marriage because it will not be a sacrament. These are such sad thoughts for me.