On January 24 we celebrated the feast day of St. Francis de Sales. He was a priest and a holy man of God. He is a doctor of the Church and the patron of writers. Though he was born in the later 1500’s, his writings are still in print and widely read today.
Here is an article with more information about him: Saint Francis de Sales – Information on the Saint of the Day – Vatican News
We can use a beautiful prayer about the Eucharist from Saint Francis de Sales. Prayer Before Communion is a wonderful prayer that St. Francis wrote. This prayer can help us to prepare our hearts at Mass to receive Jesus in Holy Communion.
Your Sacred Table
Divine Savior, we come to Your sacred table to nourish ourselves,
not with bread but with Yourself, true Bread of eternal life.
Help us daily to make a good and perfect meal of this divine food.
Let us be continually refreshed
by the perfume of Your kindness and goodness.
May the Holy Spirit fill us with His Love.
Meanwhile, let us prepare a place for this holy food
by emptying our hearts.
Amen.
In the Eucharist, God Shows His Love for Us. In receiving Jesus in the Eucharist, we receive all of Him: His body and blood, soul and divinity. Jesus is truly alive within us when we receive Him. May we become alive in Christ.
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