Saturday
Heb. 1:1-12; Mark
2:23-3:5
We have approached the chalice of the Lord, we have been at
the Lord’s Supper. Glory to Thee, O God! Glory to Thee, O God! Now is the great
day of the Lord! The most glorious celebration in heaven! There is no city,
village, or house where there are not people receiving Holy Communion. Across
the breadth of Russia, throughout the south and east, so many people clothed in
the white garments of justification have tasted of the Divine life and have
most sincerely united themselves with the Lord! The Lord’s Body, the Body of
the Church, has been renewed, and has been clothed in the glory belonging to
it, hidden from the eyes of man but visible to the eyes of angels. The angels
worshiped the Firstborn when He was brought to the world in His power; now they
have worshipped Him because the world has been brought again to Him. They have
worshiped Him and sung out: Thy throne, O
God, is for ever and ever: the scepter of Thy Kingdom is a scepter of
righteousness (Ps. 44:7).
-From St. Theophan the Recluse
In this passage, St. Theophan discusses the importance and
sacredness of Holy Communion. We receive the Body and Blood of Christ and it is
through Holy Communion, that we become one with Christ. We are His children but
we are also a part of Him and He is a part of us. Holy Communion is also a
reminder of the great sacrifice Jesus made for us by dying on the cross for our
sins. And as a result this gives us new life. The entire Church Body lives in
unity with one another and through this way, Jesus Christ is worshipped and
glorified.
Written by Jackie Loupakos
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