Why do you receive Communion?...

Why do you receive Communion?
St Francis de Sales explains 
in his Introduction to the Devout Life 
that our primary intention should be 

to grow in the love of Jesus Christ:

Heinrich Hofmann

"Your main intention in Communion should be 

to grow, strengthen, and abound in the Love of God; 

for Love's Sake receive that which Love Alone gives you.  

Of a truth there is no more loving or tender aspect 

in which to gaze upon the Savior than this act, 

in which He, so to say, annihilates Himself, and 

gives Himself to us as food, in order to fill our souls, 

and to unite Himself more closely 

to the heart and flesh of His faithful ones. 

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This classic, Introduction to the Devout Life 

would be an excellent Lenten read.

Ash Wednesday is March 5th