A 10th Sunday after Pentecoase Thought To Bring To Holy Communion
If we are in the state of grace and receive Holy Communion on this 10th Sunday after Pentecost, we might consider something Fr. Eugene Boylan has given us. He will focus on union with Christ. Before considering Father's words, let's cleanse ourselves of any thought that "union" with Our Lord is reserved for saints and mystics. We may understandably think this or feel this way, but it's an error we need to expunge from our thinking. Consider the reality of Holy Communion. The host we receive is the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Our Lord Jesus Christ. It is not a representation or symbol. One cannot read the Gospels and not get this. We won't try to prove it here today, but it's essential Catholic thinking. For some reason, Protestants have rejected this. Sure, there are degrees of understanding of what the "bread and wine" represents. Some apparently even hold something close to our Catholic understanding. But all fall short of what we know t...