Homily: Receiving Holy Communion Worthily and Reverently | Fr. Mathias Thelen

In this homily given on Corpus Christi (Sunday, June 2, 2024), Fr Mathias outlines what it means to receive Jesus worthily and reverently. Intentionally not going into too much detail, Father offers an overview of the Church's teaching that Holy Communion is only for professed Catholics who are in a state of grace. He also reviews what it means to receive Holy Communion with great reverence, both in the heart and how we express that reverence in the postures at Mass.

[@caroldoidge3044]

Thank you Fr Mathias for teaching in such detail the Catechism of our church. It’s profound and very important.

[@MaryKatherine-lo3cn]

Thank you Father. This is a much needed homily. God bless you! 🙏🏼

[@bettyweber8424]

This is a refreshing homily about the reception of the Eucharist the Body & Blood of Christ, a true act of Worship 🙏. Father you pin point many points of how to receive the Body & Blood of Christ & who should receive receive the Body & Blood of Christ 🙏.

[@Dennymcclintock73]

Thank you Fr this is a GREAT homily! 🙏🏻 Catholics need to be reminded!!! 🙏🏻

[@nana3510]

Great homily. Sometimes, unfortunately, those who need to hear this, are not attending Mass every week.

[@donnaoneill7537]

Father thank you for such a wonderful teaching …

[@bettybella2417]

Thank you Rev Fr Mathias for such a meaningful homily. May God be with you always.❤

[@LoudandClearChastity]

Warm greetings from Australia 🦘 My goodness, it's hard work being a priest! Great homily. You are a brilliant, holy priest, Fr. Thelen. Keep up the good fight! Thank you.

[@judithkrus4669]

Excellent 🙏🙏

[@lilyfeagin8634]

Thank you!!!

[@mordocai1693]

Good points about making sure not to get caught up in exterior reverence that you forget interior reverence

[@LoudandClearChastity]

You weren't listening! He did cover interior reverence.

[@mordocai1693]

@@LoudandClearChastityyou misread what I wrote

[@Catholicmillennial]

Thank you for this homily Father

[@TheBryn271]

I have watched the eucharist fall to the floor on multiple occasions in these past months at a NY cathedral....in fact...this AM at this same cathedral..the host fell to the floor and the priest picked it up and put it in his mouth. Also 1 person (not in a state to receive...)...presented to receive a blessing and received the blessing from the EUCHARISTIC MINISTER.

[@rh1673]

I would never ever take Holy Communion from a so called 'Eucharistic minister'. It's a sham from the devil.

[@crsw7041]

They need patens! We need to pray for more priests. Adoration is essential to this

[@irenedsouza794]

Fr very very powerful 👏 homily how to receiving holy communion it is very true how we have to fallow God's ways thank you fr 🙏 Amen 🙏 so sorry Lord Jesus for any reason pain I gave 🙏.

[@forestgrump2168]

great homily fr mathias.

[@Di_bear]

The following is such a huge issue, especially in the online space. I'm sharing this on Twitter with a friend, so I figured I'd share this here too if someone else needs it. 6:31 What does it mean to receive Jesus with reverence? “‘Reverence’ is a buzzword in some Catholic circles. . . . it’s almost as if people are trying to out-reverence each other when it comes to the Mass . . . and they’re looking down on people who don’t have as much reverence as they do. . . . There are people who are so attentive to receiving Jesus with reverence, that they overcompensate and focus on the externals more than the interior reverence of the heart. They’re so focused on what they’re doing physically and how they comport themselves that they miss the whole point, and that is being reverent and being attentive to the living God who comes to them. We need to remember that as Christians, reverence is primarily a matter of the heart.”

[@gracielasharon9587]

My friend wa s practice catholic. Now she gives herself communion. I don't know what to say to her.

[@robertkirik6793]

If crumbs on hand fall to ground then we walk on Jesus how is showing reverence to the living God

[@crsw7041]

Yes. No communion in the hand!

[@Di_bear]

@@crsw7041 I've seen the host fall to the ground more from receiving on the tongue than the hand. I go every day.

[@elisabethseaton6521]

Nice sermon riddled with commercials

[@andreagadomski3776]

The commercials are placed by KZbin, regardless of the presenter's wishes or preference. I, too, find them Extremely aggravating.

[@gregoryt8792]

Better to be a born again Christian. 1 Timothy 2:5 “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;” Luke 1:46-47 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, 47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior Romans 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: 1 Corinthians 10:4 “And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.” 1 Samuel 2:2 “There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. Mark 7:7. “Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.” 2 Timothy 2:15 “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” John 14:6 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” 1 Timothy 4:3 “Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.” 2 Timothy 3:15 “And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.” Matthew 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Read ALL of John 6

[@Dennymcclintock73]

Thank you Fr this is a GREAT homily! 🙏🏻 Catholics need to be reminded!!! 🙏🏻

[@bettybella2417]

Thank you Rev Fr Mathias for such a meaningful homily. May God be with you always.❤