"If we could comprehend all the good things contained in Holy Communion, nothing more would be wanting to content the heart of man. The miser would run no more after his treasures, or the ambitious after glory; each would shake off the dust of the earth, leave the world, and fly away towards heaven."
- St. John Marie Vianney
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That's St. (Padre) Pio of Pietrelcina receiving Holy Communion from the priest celebrant which is the right thing. Before the changes after Vatican II, priests in attendance do not get the Hosts by themselves (or self-communicate). They go down on their knees and receive the Lord from the priest who offered the Holy Sacrifice.
We fall on our knees not because we honor the one giving us Communion. But we honor Him who we are about to receive. That's what Moses did in the sight of the burning bush. That's what people did when they saw and recognized Christ (Luke 5:8).
Oh, if we could just comprehend what we are receiving...
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