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Holy Communion[1]
1.Frequent and daily communion, as a thing most earnestly desired by Christ our Lord and by the Catholic Church, should be open to all the faithful, of whatever rank and condition of life; so that no one who is in the state of grace, and who approaches the Holy Table with a right and devout intention, can lawfully be hindered therefrom.
2. A right intention consists in this: that he who approaches the Holy Table should do so, not out of routine, or vainglory, or human respect, but for the purpose of pleasing God, on being more closely united with Him by charity, and of seeking this divine remedy for his weaknesses and defects.
3. Although it is more expedient that those
- ↑ Extract from the Pontifical Decree on Daily Communion. - Pius X, 1905.
