26 May 2021
On Holy Communion
Let
us then return from that Table like lions breathing fire, having become
fearsome to the devil, thinking about our Head (Christ) and the love He has
shown for us.... This blood causes the image of our King to be fresh within us,
it produces unspeakable beauty, and, watering and nourishing our soul
frequently, it does not permit its nobility to waste away.... This blood,
worthily received, drives away demons and keeps them far from us, while it
calls to us the angels and the Master of angels. For wherever they see the
Master’s blood, devils flee and angels run to gather together.... This blood is
the salvation of our souls. By it the soul is washed, is made beautiful, and is
inflamed; and it causes our intellect to be brighter than fire and makes the
soul gleam more than gold....Those who partake of this blood stand with the
angels and the powers that are above, clothed in the kingly robe itself, armed
with spiritual weapons. But I have not yet said anything great by this: for
they are clothed even with the King Himself.
Saint John Chrysostom
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