Catholic Classics Day 13: Receiving Holy Communion (Introduction to the Devout Life)
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Night Before Preparation For Communion
- Begin preparing for Communion the night before with brief aspirations and earlier rest so your soul is disposed to receive graces.
- If you wake at night, offer quick prayers and in the morning confess and approach Mass with joy and humility.
Communion As Intimate Union
- Receive Communion as intimate union: Christ descends like dew and becomes food to dwell within you, making him present and active in your life.
- After receiving, rouse your heart to speak with him, honor his dwelling, and show God is with you.
Practice Frequent And Spiritual Communion
- When unable to receive physically, make a fervent spiritual communion by uniting desire to Christ's life-giving flesh.
- Receive Communion frequently to learn to receive well and to be transformed into holiness by habitual practice.