Editing Blog:Recieving (not taking) Communion (section)

== Sacraments are Gifts ==
The glossary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church characterizes [https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/900/ Sacrament] as a gift "dispensed" by God:

<blockquote>An efficacious sign of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the church, by which divine life is dispensed to us through the work of the Holy Spirit. </blockquote>

If we look next to [https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/882/ Grace], we see it more plainly:

<blockquote>The free and undeserved gift that God gives us to respond to our vocation to become his adopted children.</blockquote> 

In this entry, the word "give" or its related noun, "gift," appears five times. To clarify a touch more, all we need is look on the prior page for the entry titled, "[https://www.usccb.org/sites/default/files/flipbooks/catechism/882/ Gifts of the Holy Spirit]" 

There we have it: the Sacrament of the Eucharist is a "gift" "given" us by God who wants us to "take" it from him and live in the Grace he "gives" us when we "receive" what he has "given" us fully.

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As a final note, if you ever feel that you don't fully appreciate as you should receiving the Sacrament of the Eucharist, just keep this photo in mind as you approach the Lord at the Altar:
[[File:Navy_Chaplain_Father_Joseph_Hammond_gives_Holy_Communion_to_a_Fourth_Division_Marine_on_Iwo_Jima,_within_one_hundred_yards_of_the_strategic_Motoyama_airfield_number_one._(49484291407).jpg|thumb|562x562px|Navy Chaplain Father Joseph Hammond gives Holy Communion to a Fourth Division Marine on Iwo Jima, within one hundred yards of the strategic Motoyama airfield number one. (49484291407)|none]]
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May 13, 2024 by Michael
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