Roman Missal Third Edition
The Reception of Holy Communion at Mass
The Church understands the
Communion Procession, in fact
every procession in liturgy, as a
sign of the pilgrim Church, the
body of those who believe in
Christ, on their way to the...
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Roman Missal Third Edition
The Reception of Holy Communion at Mass
The Church understands the
Communion Procession, in fact
every procession in liturgy, as a
sign of the pilgrim Church, the
body of those who believe in
Christ, on their way to the
Heavenly Jerusalem.
All our
lives we who believe in Christ
are moving in time toward that
moment when we will be taken by death from this world
and enter into the joy of the Lord in the eternal Kingdom
he has prepared for us.
The liturgical assembly of the baptized that comes
together for the celebration of the Eucharist is a witness
to, a manifestation of, the pilgrim Church.
When we move
in procession, particularly the procession to receive the
body and blood of Christ in Communion, we are a sign, a
symbol of that pilgrim Church on the way.
For some,
however, the experience of the Communion Procession is
far more prosaic, analogous perhaps to standing on line in
the supermarket or at the motor vehicle bureau.
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