Clean up the house first, and then invite in the Guest. From time to time, people come forward to receive Communion chewing gum. I won t give them the Eucharist. Mass. The Church asks us to make a reverential gesture before receiving Holy Communion. Many people make a reverential bow as they approach the Eucharist, when they are second or third in line.
Some people even kneel when they receive the Holy Eucharist.
We don t ask you to kneel, but it is a very beautiful gesture and you re welcome to do that in our parish if you desire. Today, my dear friends, know whom it is you are encountering when you receive the Sacred Host, and if you drink from the cup, know what it is you re doing. Know Who it is who is joining you body to body, in the most intimate union possible God and you.