It should be made overnight, and should include a review of the period
since the last Communion was made, prayers for pardon and new
resolves, if possible a short meditation on the essential meaning of
the Sacrament, and the selection of some particular theme to be the
focus of intercession at the service itself.
At the actual service it is well to arrive early, with a few moments
to spare for quiet and recollected prayer before the Liturgy begins.
The first part of the service is preparatory. Any pauses or intervals
should be filled up by private prayers.[Footnote: Forms and
suggestions which, may be used by those who find them helpful are
provided for this purpose in any manual of devotion.] From the moment
of consecration until the end of the service the mind should be
concentrated as far as possible upon the thought of Christ's realized
Presence. A man should go up to the altar to receive Communion as one
desiring to meet his Lord and to be renewed in Him, returning
subsequently to his place to render thanks for so great a Gift.
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