Holy Communion is not just a convivial moment of spiritual nourishment; it is the most personal encounter possible in this life between the faithful Christian and his Lord and God. The best interior attitude to this encounter is one of receptivity, humility, and spiritual childhood. Such an attitude, by its very nature, is expressed through gestures of adoration and reverence. We have eloquent witnesses to this truth from the tradition of the Church, summarised by the sayings cum amore ac timore (with love and fear) from the first millennium and quantum potes, tantum aude (dare to do as much as you can) from the second. To illustrate how this attitude manifests itself, the author shares stories of three “Eucharistic women” known to him from the Soviet Underground. This book encourages Catholics of the third millennium to treat the Lord, in the august moment of Holy Communion, in a manner appropriate to the Church’s tradition.
Product Details
- Publisher: Newman House Press, US (5 Jan. 2009)
- Language: English
- Paperback: 64 pages
- ISBN-10: 0977884619
- ISBN-13: 978-0977884612
- Dimensions: 12.7 x 0.41 x 20.32 cm
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