The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-02-04
COMMUNION.


ers of Holy Communion, explained in
our last instruction. the priest, actual
ed by sentiments of lively faith and
deepest awe, genufects to adore Christ
hidden under the appearance of bread
and, to signify the fervor of his de-
sire, he says whilst rising, Il will take
the bread of heaven and call upon the
name of y the Lord" Note how the
nriest designates the consecrated
bread now changed into the Sacred
Body of Christ. He calls it the bread
OF heaven. And we'll may he, indeed,
as Christ, speaking of Himself, said,
Il am the living bread which came
down. from heaven" tJohn vi, 51.)
The priest calls on the name of the
Lord that the receiving of His Bless
ed Body may be conducive to the
honor and glory of His adorable name,
which is blessed forever.
The Host.
Then the priest takes the Host and
paten in his left hand and, as the mo-
ment draws near, when he, a low and
sinful creature, is to receive His most
Holy Majesty into his heart, so to
say, amazed and trembling, he feels
compelled again and again to confess
his utter unworthiness. Therefore,
like unto the Centurion of the gospel,
he exclaims three times, Lord, / am
not worthy that Thou shouldst enter
under my roof; but only say the word,
and my soul shall be healed" To in.
1ensify his sentiments of humility and
contrition, he each time strikes his
breast.
Whilst the priest humbles himself
before taking Holy Communion, he a,
the same time expresses his trust in
the power and mercy of the Divine
Savior, who said to the devil, who
tormented a dumb child, Il command
thee to go out of him; and enter not
any more into him." With sentiments,
therefore, of mistaken confidence, he
adds, *'But only say the word and my
soul shall be healed '-healed namely
of his spiritual ailments, his vices and
defects.
Thus prepared for Holy Communion
by these acts of faith, of desire, of
humility and contrition, as well as OF
hope and trust, the priest proceeds to
take Holy Communion. He, therefore,
takes the Sacred Host in his right
hand, and with it makes the sign of
the cross on himself to signify that
what he holds in his hands and is
about to receive is the very Body of
Christ inundated on the altar of the
cross. Meanwhile, he says, MAY the
Body of our Lord Jesus Christ pre-
serve my soul unto life everlasting"
as though he recalled to mind the
promise of the Lord, He that eateth
this bread shall live forever"
The chaIiee.
The celebrant must receive the Sac
rament under both Species; this is
necessary for the completion of the
sacrifice which he accomplished by
the conservation of the two elements.
The priest, therefore, soon arises from
the biissful contemplation of the un.
fathomable mystery of love, to be con-
Quoted into the wine-cellar of the Lord
(Canticles, II, A., and to drink the
wine that terminates virgins. Zach
TX, H. The priest prepares for the
receiving Of the chalice by uncovering
it, genufecting before 1t, putting into
it the fragments of the Sacred Host
which may have been gathered up on
the paten, and at last holding it with
the right hand whilst saying, What
shall / render to the Lord for all the
things that He hath rendered to me
Il will take the chalice Of salvation
and will call on the name of the Lord
Praising will call upon the Lord and
shall be saved from my enemies"
Words of Soiemnity.
With the heart overfiowing with
gratitude for the receiving of the Sa
cred Host, the priest exelaims witt
the Royal Prophet, What shall rem
derato the Lord for all the things tina,
He hath rendered to me?" BY saying
these words, the priest acknowledges
his inability worthily to thank Goe
for so great a gift, which contains tn,
sum and substance of all good, since
with Him CHS SOM He hath givel
us all things. (Rom. viii, 32) Occu
plying his mind with these sentiments
of gratitude, the priest collects tn,
fragments of the Sacred Host which
might perhaps be left on the corpora
and wipes the paten; then, holdin,
fbe chalice with his right hand, as j
in answer to the question he just ask
ed himself, he says, Il will take tn
Chagice of Salvation and call upon tn,
name OF the Lord. Praising will
call upon the Lord and shall be save,
from my enemies" How striking thes
words are! BY them the priest a
much as says: '.As have nothing o
my own worth given to God in re
turn, / shall take this new gift, name
", the Chalice of Salvation, contain
ing the most Precious Blood OF Hi
Son, shed for the salvation of man
and, drinking this chalice and thu
completing the eucharistic sacrifice
L shall offer to God the victim of prais,
most agreeable to Him. and thus offe
him condign thanksgiving. Nay more
by the power of this blood / shall b.
saved from my enemies, for. If tn
blood of a typical lamb of yore save'
the Hebrew people, how much NOR
will the blood of the Lamb of CO.
save me from the enemies of my soul.
The People Receive.
Again. as at the Communion Of TIL