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Time for Communion

For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic erupted, I received Holy Communion at Mass on Corpus Christi Sunday. Receiving Communion was certainly a blessing on the day we commemorate the Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. As absence makes the heart grow fonder, my appreciation for the Holy Eucharist has deepened given the prolonged shutdown of public Mass.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches us that “Communion with the flesh of the risen Christ, a flesh ‘given life and giving life through the Holy Spirit,’ preserves, increases, and renews the life of grace received at Baptism” [CCC 1392]. When we are baptized, we are freed from sin and reborn as children of God [CCC 1213]. To remain in that life of grace, Our Lord gives us His Holy Eucharist for our daily living and the trials we may endure.

“Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him,” said Jesus [John 6:56]. Communion—an intimate fellowship—with Our Lord is essential. Consider how we have been pulled apart due to this ongoing pandemic and current social unrest. Joining ourselves with Christ through the Holy Eucharist replenishes us and reassures us that we are not alone and unloved.

Praise the Lord

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