The Word Among Us

June 2023 Issue

United With Christ and His Church

Holy Communion Makes Us One Body

By: Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap

United With Christ and His Church: Holy Communion Makes Us One Body by Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap

We have already reflected on the consecration of the Mass. Now we have reached the next moment of the Eucharistic feast, that of Holy Communion. Let’s begin with a passage from St. Paul:

The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation...

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