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RC Diocese of Argyll & the Isles Charity
Registration No. SC002876
Earlier, at the multiplication of the loves and fishes, he told them about the bread come down from heaven, and this would be his own body. “Unless you eat my flesh and drink my blood, you will have no life in you”
Think of the humility of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. In his hidden life in Nazareth, his divinity alone was hidden, but how different in the Eucharist. The large host that the priest holds up at the consecration of the mass, and the small white host we receive at Holy Communion, give no outward sign of life.
Jesus has indeed humbled himself. In the Middle Ages, in the large Cathedrals, where many were unable to see the altar because of the distance and pillars, the bell was rung at the consecration to let them know that the sacred host was being held up up by the priest. Many would shout to hold it higher and longer so they could see and adore it.
Think of the humility of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. In his hidden life in Nazareth, his divinity alone was hidden, but how different in the Eucharist. The large host that the priest holds up at the consecration of the mass, and the small white host we receive at Holy Communion, give no outward sign of life.
Jesus has indeed humbled himself. In the Middle Ages, in the large Cathedrals, where many were unable to see the altar because of the distance and pillars, the bell was rung at the consecration to let them know that the sacred host was being held up up by the priest. Many would shout to hold it higher and longer so they could see and adore it.
Perhaps we may find time to spend a little longer with Our Lord in thanksgiving after holy communion.
Communion is a most sacred time, for Christ comes humbly within the poor dwelling of our hearts. The glory and majesty of his divinity are hidden from us, and lie beneath the veils of the Eucharist. These are precious moments when we have our Lord truly present within us. Let us repeat the prayer of St. Thomas the Apostle: My Lord and my God.
The word ALTAR can help us what to say to Our Lord:
A—adore him
L—love him
T—thank him
A—as him
R—reconciliation - sorrow for
our sins.
The word ALTAR can help us what to say to Our Lord:
A—adore him
L—love him
T—thank him
A—as him
R—reconciliation -
“Lord, I am not worthy to receive you. Only say the word and my soul shall be healed”
