communion
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When Eucharistic ministers moved through aisles to distribute Communion, they had to tiptoe around knees and handbags.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
He wanted to offer Holy Communion, the central sacrament of Roman Catholic faith, not only to the detainees inside the facility, but also to the federal agents stationed there.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
Or maybe, Elizabeth Goldring impishly suggests in “Holbein: Renaissance Master,” he meant that he’d happily take Communion if only the table were more beautiful—dressed up, say, like a Catholic altar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
There will also be nods to the diversity of the global Anglican Communion - with singing in Urdu, a Gospel reading in Spanish and a prayer in the Bemba language of Zambia.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
The Catholic Church of my past required no such obvious reminders of community as smiles and handshakes before the Communion.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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