YOUCAT Question n. 221 - Part IV. How does Holy Communion change me?
(Youcat answer – repeated) Every Holy
Communion unites me more deeply with Christ, makes me a living member of the
Body of Christ, renews the graces that I received in Baptism and Confirmation,
and fortifies me for the battle against sin.
A deepening through CCC
(CCC 1396) The unity of the Mystical Body: the
Eucharist makes the Church. Those who receive the Eucharist are united more
closely to Christ. Through it Christ unites them to all the faithful in one
body - the Church. Communion renews, strengthens, and deepens this
incorporation into the Church, already achieved by Baptism. In Baptism we have
been called to form but one body (Cf. 1 Cor 12:13). The Eucharist fulfills this
call: "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a participation in
the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the
body of Christ? Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for
we all partake of the one bread" (1 Cor 10:16-17): If you are the body and
members of Christ, then it is your sacrament that is placed on the table of the
Lord; it is your sacrament that you receive. To that which you are you respond
"Amen" ("yes, it is true!") and by responding to it you
assent to it. For you hear the words, "the Body of Christ" and
respond "Amen." Be then a member of the Body of Christ that your Amen may be true (St. Augustine, Sermo 272: PL 38, 1247).
(CCC Comment)
(CCC 1397) The Eucharist commits us to the poor. To
receive in truth the Body and Blood of Christ given up for us, we must
recognize Christ in the poorest, his brethren: You have tasted the Blood of the
Lord, yet you do not recognize your brother,... You dishonor this table when
you do not judge worthy of sharing your food someone judged worthy to take part
in this meal.... God freed you from all your sins and invited you here, but you
have not become more merciful (St. John Chrysostom, Hom. in 1 Cor. 27, 4: PG 61, 229-230; cf. Mt 25:40).
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