Homilies on the Christian Life · Lecture 041
On Holy Communion
A lecture by Dimitrios Panagopoulos · Δείτε στα Ελληνικά
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Summary
Dimitrios Panagopoulos expounds the liturgical prayer entrusting all life and hope to Christ, with references to Isaiah 49:15-16, 1 Peter 5:7, John 19:10, 1 John 1:7, Hebrews 2, and 1 Corinthians 11:28. He interprets the prayer as total surrender, not a selective request for help while retaining self-rule, and identifies self-interest as the obstacle. Holy Communion is presented as obligatory and transformative, with eighteen graces from the Liturgy of Saint Basil contrasted with the loss incurred by abstention. The homily links confession and communion as washing and rinsing, requires a pure conscience, and cites Cyril of Alexandria, Gregory of Nyssa, and John Chrysostom on the true Body and Blood of Christ.
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