Episode 53 - Access to Holy Communion

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Adoption (or Baptism) opens up access to Holy Communion. To partake of Holy Communion, one has to have certain understanding of what Holy Communion is:

  • a meal of remembrance, profession and fellowship.
  • the highest part of the whole divine service experience that starts when we begin with worship.
  • a very holy moment (we are the closest to Christ).
  • we are receiving the holy substance of Christ.

Therefore, we need to be prepared and treat it with full reverence, not as a ritual. Thus, when a guest comes to church and wants to receive Holy Communion, it is important that they understand the meaning, relevance and holiness of Holy Communion – by partaking of this sacrament they are professing that they believe (to some degree) in the message, the absolution, the consecration of the elements, and that the Lord is there, acting through [the] servant to give us His body and blood, as He did in the Last Supper to the disciples. That is why it is important to become adopted to receive Holy Communion.