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How to Get More Out of Holy Communion
If going to Mass and taking Communion has become just another routine for you, don’t assume that indifference is an ordinary part of growing mature in the Faith. On the your love of Communion should be growing stronger. You can strengthen it now with this wise book from a little-known saint, Peter Julian Eymard.
St. Peter shows you how surprisingly easy it is to break out of the dullness that can settles into your soul, obscuring the glory of meeting your Lord in Communion. You’ll learn from him how to approach Holy Communion not as a duty, but as a preparation for Heaven. His direction can help you, too, to draw on the spiritual resources God gives you in every Communion.
You’ll find valuable directions about what to do when you feel unworthy to receive Communion, as well as useful — and unexpected — advice about how to make your post-Communion thanksgivings more fruitful.
Through Scripture and holy logic, St. Peter Julian Eymard will impress upon you exactly how important Holy Communion is for growth in the spiritual life. Now is the time for you to take up this brief book and let this holy man show you how to transform your Communions into the bountiful sources of grace God wants them to be.
You'll
--Why Holy Communion must be central to your prayer and work — and how it can be
--How Holy Communion actually helps you grow in virtue and holiness
--What you must do — and must not do — after Holy Communion in order to maximize its effects in your soul
--How Communion helps you bring order and harmony to your human relationships
--Looking for happiness in this life? How Holy Communion is your key even to the most lasting worldly joys
--Eternal how Holy Communion plants its seed in your soul today
--Your spiritual why it quickly languishes without regular Communion
--How to avoid the common mistake people make that renders their Communions ineffective
--Not experiencing any spiritual joy in Communion? What you must do
--And much more that will transform your Communions from routine observances to dynamic encounters with the living God!
St. Peter shows you how surprisingly easy it is to break out of the dullness that can settles into your soul, obscuring the glory of meeting your Lord in Communion. You’ll learn from him how to approach Holy Communion not as a duty, but as a preparation for Heaven. His direction can help you, too, to draw on the spiritual resources God gives you in every Communion.
You’ll find valuable directions about what to do when you feel unworthy to receive Communion, as well as useful — and unexpected — advice about how to make your post-Communion thanksgivings more fruitful.
Through Scripture and holy logic, St. Peter Julian Eymard will impress upon you exactly how important Holy Communion is for growth in the spiritual life. Now is the time for you to take up this brief book and let this holy man show you how to transform your Communions into the bountiful sources of grace God wants them to be.
You'll
--Why Holy Communion must be central to your prayer and work — and how it can be
--How Holy Communion actually helps you grow in virtue and holiness
--What you must do — and must not do — after Holy Communion in order to maximize its effects in your soul
--How Communion helps you bring order and harmony to your human relationships
--Looking for happiness in this life? How Holy Communion is your key even to the most lasting worldly joys
--Eternal how Holy Communion plants its seed in your soul today
--Your spiritual why it quickly languishes without regular Communion
--How to avoid the common mistake people make that renders their Communions ineffective
--Not experiencing any spiritual joy in Communion? What you must do
--And much more that will transform your Communions from routine observances to dynamic encounters with the living God!
146 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2000
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About the author
Peter Julian Eymard
35 books15 followersAfter his mother's death, he entered the novitiate of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in June 1822. His first attempt at seminary ended due to illness, but, after his father's death, he was admitted to the major seminary in Grenoble. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Grenoble on July 20, 1834.
In 1839, he joined the Marists, the Society of Mary, and worked as a spiritual advisor for seminarians and priests. In 1845, he was named Provincial Superior of the Society of Mary.
He founded two communities dedicated to the Blessed Sacrament: the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, in 1856, and - with the encouragement of John Vianney, the Cure d'Ars - the Servants of the Blessed Sacrament, in 1858.
He was declared venerable in 1908, beatified by Pope Pius XI on 12 July 1925, and canonized by Pope John XXIII on 9 December 1962. Pope John Paul II named Eymard "Apostle of the Eucharist".
See also Pierre Julien Eymard
In 1839, he joined the Marists, the Society of Mary, and worked as a spiritual advisor for seminarians and priests. In 1845, he was named Provincial Superior of the Society of Mary.
He founded two communities dedicated to the Blessed Sacrament: the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, in 1856, and - with the encouragement of John Vianney, the Cure d'Ars - the Servants of the Blessed Sacrament, in 1858.
He was declared venerable in 1908, beatified by Pope Pius XI on 12 July 1925, and canonized by Pope John XXIII on 9 December 1962. Pope John Paul II named Eymard "Apostle of the Eucharist".
See also Pierre Julien Eymard
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January 16, 2018
This book helped me in a time of great struggle, when I began to lose in motivation in attending mass. It reminds one of the glories of Jesus Christ, and prompts such a fiery devotion during communion that it’s hard to think one went without it before! St. Peter Julian Eymard - Pray for us!
March 13, 2026
I will have to read this book again!
Recommended to anyone who desires to develop the love for the Holy Eucharist. I'm too far from it but because of reading the life of St. Carlo Acutis i understood i had to develop this love, the love.
I assure you that there is more to this book than these following ideas that have stuck with me from St. Peter Eymard:
One is that if we are lukewarm towards Communion, that is one good reason to keep going regularly because Communion is like a furnace of love and He will burn us with His love. So if we aren't communicating for ourselvesthen we should go for His sake (I think it as visiting a friend that is alone beacuse not so many people regard the Eucharist as He deserves).
Two, the Eucharist gives us the strength for the daily problems of life. If we desire to be saints we will have it a bit difficult than the rest of people who doesn't. To confront life we need to got to Eucharist because literally He gives us the strenght to keep fighting.
And Three, Jesus Christ wants for us to become part of His body, He wants us to be Him and He wants to live in us, so that our actions are sanctified and please God the Father, recognizing in us Jesus. Therefore we are transformed in his children. He wants to live through us.
Recommended to anyone who desires to develop the love for the Holy Eucharist. I'm too far from it but because of reading the life of St. Carlo Acutis i understood i had to develop this love, the love.
I assure you that there is more to this book than these following ideas that have stuck with me from St. Peter Eymard:
One is that if we are lukewarm towards Communion, that is one good reason to keep going regularly because Communion is like a furnace of love and He will burn us with His love. So if we aren't communicating for ourselvesthen we should go for His sake (I think it as visiting a friend that is alone beacuse not so many people regard the Eucharist as He deserves).
Two, the Eucharist gives us the strength for the daily problems of life. If we desire to be saints we will have it a bit difficult than the rest of people who doesn't. To confront life we need to got to Eucharist because literally He gives us the strenght to keep fighting.
And Three, Jesus Christ wants for us to become part of His body, He wants us to be Him and He wants to live in us, so that our actions are sanctified and please God the Father, recognizing in us Jesus. Therefore we are transformed in his children. He wants to live through us.
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January 28, 2023
Excellent, nugget-sized advice on the beauty of the Eucharist and how to connect more with our Lord through this sacrament. I would suggest reading one chapter a day or before each Mass as a meditation before receiving Jesus.
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November 7, 2022I haven't read the book but this version is *abridged*. I don't know how much was abridged; nor do I know if it really impacts the text. It seems the original, unabridged version, Holy Communion, is out of print.
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