“The soul about to receive Holy Communion should be pure, that it may be purified; alive, that it may be quickened; just, that it may be justified; ready, that it may be incorporated with God uncreated who was made Man, and that it may be one with Him unto all eternity.”

               ~Blessed Angela of Foligno

For Reflection:

What is the state of my soul today? Am I “ready” to receive Holy Communion?

Experience Grace in Abundance: Ten Strategies for Your Spiritual Life
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Engage in Prayer

As with most children of my era, our primary text was the Baltimore Catechism, a primer of Catholic teaching that posed a series of catechetical questions followed by concise but theologically accurate answers….One question I remember was “Why did God make me?”  The answer was characteristically simple and to the point: “God made me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this life, and to be happy with Him forever in heaven.”  This short but profound statement sums up the purpose and substance of the Christian life.