DEVOTIONS FOR HOLY COMMUNION
Preparation for Holy Communion
Holy Communion is the receiving of the body and blood, soul and divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ under the appearance of bread. We should never approach the holy table unless free from grievous sin, and without some previous devout preparation. The benefit we derive from our Communions is in proportion to our devotion and to the preparation we make for them.
PRAYER OF ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
O ALMIGHTY and eternal God, behold I approach the Sacrament of Thine only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. I come as one sick to the physician of life, as one unclean to the source of all mercy, as one blind to the light of the eternal sun, as one poor and needy to the Lord of heaven and earth.
I beseech Thee, therefore, out of the abundance of Thine immense goodness, deign to heal my infirmity, cleanse me from my sins, illumine my
