Holy Communion is a bond to the community for its members who are not able to be present. ... Lord's Prayer and Communion. Following a time of silence, all join in prayers of intercession.

While we cannot admit them to Holy Communion, we ask them to offer their prayers for the peace and unity of the human family. (NCCB; "Guidelines on Communion Reception," 1996) Printed with ...

The worthy reception of holy Communion is the fullest way to fulfill the divine call to consciously and actively participate in the Mass. It’s certainly not the only way. We are still obligated to ...

More than 30 people gathered in the Virginia G. Piper Chapel at the Diocesan Pastoral Center in downtown Phoenix on Thursday, ...

It was incorporated into the Anglican service of holy communion in Persian, translated by a skilled Persian poet by the name of Jalil Qazzaq. Appropriately for a prayer attributed to Ephrem, who was ...

The aesthetic and artistic elements surrounding the liturgy must foster prayer and a sense of communion, Pope Francis said. "The space, light, acoustics, colors, images, symbols (and) liturgical ...