62 So that through the intercession of the Apostles, you may inherit the eternal homeland, for by their teaching you possess firmness of faith. R/ Amen. And may the blessing of almighty God, the Father, and the Son, X and the Holy Spirit, come down on you and remain with you for ever. R/ Amen. M E D I T A T I O N O F T H E D A Y Drinking the Cup Holy faith teaches us that in Holy Communion we join Christ with all our being. At this moment, once you have received him, his soul is united with yours, his body with yours is combined, his mind is joined with your mind…. Holy Communion means in Polish “unification,” not only of the soul with Christ, but also of all the faithful joined together at the table of the Lord. At the time of the first Christians, the faithful used to receive Holy Communion every day, they were one heart and one soul. In those early centuries, Christians observed this recommendation to grant one another a kiss of peace before receiving Holy Communion (cf. Mt 5:23-24). On the altar we become relatives of Christ. Who is a relative? It is a man in whom the same blood flows. That is why we are relatives of God, kindred with God, because the Son of God’s blood flows in us. Union with God transforms us into him, makes us one with him. The Lord God chose us to be like the image of his Son. There is no more effective means than Holy Communion. That is why the Savior says, Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you (Jn 6:53), and whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him (Jn 6:56). Do you want to know what the effect of this unification is? It is a slow transformation into Jesus Christ. If a drop of water goes through a stone, what can the Lord Jesus
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