On Reception of the Eucharist

The Holy Eucharist is not a prize for the perfect, but medicine for sinners. (Pope Francis, Evangelii Gaudium, 47).   No one but by the mercy of God is worthy of such a gift that is God Himself dwelling within us!  St. Lawrence welcomes everyone to Mass!

For the Eucharist to be the universal sacrament of salvation for all, it must be able to express a vital unity of faith and morals.  Those who do not profess a fullness of the Catholic faith, along with those who cannot make a sincere contribution to Her unity in morals, ordinarily do not physically receive the Blessed Sacrament without prior sacramental reconciliation.