ACC ~ 1 Corinthians 11 v28

A REVERENT MIND. AMBROSIASTER: Paul teaches that one should come to Communion with a reverent mind and with fear, so that the mind will understand that it must revere the one whose body it is coming to consume. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

BE EMPTIED OF PROFANE LUSTS. CHRYSOSTOM: It is unlawful for us to touch the table with profane lusts, which are more harmful than diseases. By profane lusts I mean those of the body, of money, of anger, of malice, and so on. It is fitting for anyone who approaches to empty himself of all these things first and then touch that pure sacrifice. HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 28.1.

SELF-EXAMINATION BEFORE EUCHARIST. CHRYSOSTOM: In your conscience, where no one is present except God who sees all, there judge yourself, examine your sins. When you reflect upon your whole life, bring your sins to the court of the mind. Correct your mistakes, and in this way, with a clean conscience, touch the sacred table and participate in the holy sacrifice. ON FASTING, HOMILY 6.5.22.

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