Lord's Prayer and Communion Following a time of silence, all join in prayers of intercession. Then, in preparation for holy Communion, all recite the Lord's Prayer.

What is meditation, and how do you begin to do it? St. Francis de Sales wrote a wonderful little book called Introduction to ...

I lifted my head from prayer to see the final few people approaching the priest in the Communion line. People stand in line outside Notre Dame Cathedral Aug. 22, 2014, in Paris. (CNS/Reuters ...

Jennifer C. Reid, 50, recently rediscovered the altar candles from the day she received her first communion at St. Columbanus, one of the oldest Black parishes in Chicago, which she still attends.

It is my divine communion with the Lord. I personally find nothing more fulfilling than talking with the Lord in my heart and mind in whatever I do and wherever I go every moment of the day.

The aesthetic and artistic elements surrounding the liturgy must foster prayer and a sense of communion, Pope Francis said. "The space, light, acoustics, colors, images, symbols (and) liturgical ...