Deepertruth: Those who sow in tears, shall reap rejoicing.

Memorial of Saint Paul Miki, priest and martyr, and his companions, martyrs 2/6/2023,   Saint Paul Miki and Companions

St Thomas Aquinas describes the effect of receiving Holy Communion. He says, [the Blessed Sacrament] should enflame us with desire for Our Lord, and “inflame our hearts [with charity] and make us godlike… The fervor of charity is its actual effect.” (IIIa q. 79 a. 8) These are its effects, unless we put up obstacles.

My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord;
I know them, and they follow me.

So our level of devotion, our reverence for and appreciation of, the Most Blessed Sacrament will help or hinder the effects we get from our Holy Communions.

If we were more reverent towards and grateful for the Most Blessed Sacrament, our Holy Communions would be more fruitful.

The Eleven disciples went to Galilee,
to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them.
When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted.
Then Jesus approached and said to them,
"All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.
And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age."

Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.