Hello, TikTok brothers. I am reading here in the Holy Bible to
When Judas received communion, he was demonized. It says that Satan entered Judas the
Iscariot, who was one of the 12 apostles, and then he betrayed him.
Christ. And the whole sequence that we all know and wonder about.
Why does divine communion become fire to one person and light to another?
I quote the following real event, which is a personal
experience of one person, but not rare. Because throughout the ages, according
to testimonies, something similar has happened to other people.
For various reasons and causes, always for the sake of education on behalf of God.
A few years ago, about four or five, the return of the man who speaks to God took place.
We lived then in another country.
not in Greece, and I did not have a spiritual guide. I only went to my parish priest.
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for confession sometimes, but without any spiritual
guidance in my life. And so even confession was a simple, formal
procedure. One day, while we were together with
the priest in the confessional,
A question arose in my mind. What is the proper preparation to receive the holy?
Communion? I had heard somewhere that we must be prepared for
this sacrament. But I did not know any other details. Father, what
Is there proper preparation to receive Holy Communion? What do you mean? You don't
Need anything special? Just be a baptized Christian. Believe in
God, love Him, and come to church every Sunday and receive communion.
The priest said. Father, I asked again, don't I need
Too fast? God answers me; God answers me. He does not look at what
goes into your mouth, that is, what you eat, but He looks at what comes out
of your mouth, that is, the vices. What am I to do, fasting, but
Criticizing your neighbor? I prefer not to gossip, let alone fast.
When you come to divine communion. Above all, respect God and
Love your fellow man. This is what we mean when we go out to the beautiful gate with the
Holy Cross and say, "With the fear of God, faith, and love, he will come."
I confess that the priest's answer seemed to me at the time completely logical.
satisfactory, and reassuring, and I was glad that God does not attach
particular importance to food and fasting. In other words, can I, father, eat
Meat on Saturday night and come to receive communion on Sunday? Yes,
He said to me with confidence. And because in Greece, as far as I remember, our grandmothers fasted
And it was like that in the old days. Now all of this has become formalities.
The priest answered me.
The deepest things of our faith are important, such as love. For
Example: Do you love each other or the church? Again, I will say that this is the answer.
Surprised me because I knew nothing about Orthodoxy either. I had not received any.
catechism
from our Holy Fathers. Only these little and miscellaneous things that had caught
I hear from here and there that the women of our neighborhood church
would say from time to time. Finally, one more question interested me.
because I had a husband. Father, regarding the marital relationship, is there, therefore, any
restriction on this issue before we receive communion? No, no, there is not.
We monks have no place to deal with the bedrooms of
married couples. Love, love, and have love. This is what God wants from us. That
The day I left after confession was with a heavy heart. Why, since
Everything sounded fine to my ears, and the priest answered all the
questions in great detail and theologically.
You would think so. I guess my idea is that I would have thought about it.
and passed it by. I think it was early in the week when
This conversation took place in the confessional. Then I will tell you.
about the very important incident that happened the following week, eh,
which you will connect. So the following week, morning, time to wake up, to go
to church. But we didn't wake up. I remember the alarm clock going off and
us turning it off. At some point, after a lot of indifference about the fact that it was
time to go to church; we finally got up and started arguing
about whose fault it was that we were late. You're late, not your late. And they were coming in.
Getting into the car, the fight continued.
The whole way, each one continued to accuse the other. And as if
Our tardiness wasn't enough; we found a lot of traffic on the road, and we reached the
steps of the church just before the Our Father. I still had a lot of anger.
inside me, and although I apologized before we went inside, in reality
I didn't mean it, and my heart was hard with a lot of pride. Selfish,
unforgiving, without proper preparation, without faith, without love
And without the fear of God, I approached the holy chalice to receive communion. But here it is.
God, out of his great love, wanted to discipline me.
and not punish me, as I learned later.
As soon as I entered, as soon as the holy communion entered my mouth, immediately everything around
I disappeared.
There was no priest. There were no people. There was no church, no.
floor and no luck. There was only me and a fire that consumed my lips, my bones, and my muscles. Death seemed to be very close.
I felt that at any moment I would die, that I was living my last minutes here.
on earth, and that this fire was not from here.
And from now on, it would be my new home. I felt great sadness.
At this moment, I am writing this and saying it for the first time.
I felt that our good shepherd was sad in this way.
He taught me so much that even if I read 1,000 books, I would not learn it. Forgive me,
My God, I said to myself. Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me. I only remember saying these words.
over and over again with my inner voice until, without
realizing it, I found myself sitting again in the chair there in the church, the
The fire and the burning had subsided. Tears of gratitude began to flow down.
my face. Father, I tell you the truth, I did not imagine
What happened to me? Please. It was nothing, he told me. Such
Things do not happen. That's what the priest said. I came home, but
I could not forget it. And how can you forget something like that?
My God, my Virgin Mary, saints, and angels of God, I believe in only you.
It can help me understand what happened and why it happened.
I prayed. I prayed with tears in my eyes. Is it possible that
Someone could be burned by Holy Communion. Yes. Yes. There was a lot of information and demands.
and answers. God and the Saints spoke to us, warned us, and
convinced us that this phenomenon is happening, it is real, it is not
our imagination. The body and blood of Christ are consumed.
Whoever eats this bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner
will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
For this reason, many among you are weak and sick, quite a few, in fact.
have died. We are all careful.
We have a real one. am
ΘΕΙΑ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΟΕΤΟΙΜΑΣΙΑ
Η ουσιαστική προετοιμασία για τη Θεία Κοινωνία δεν είναι μια εξωτερική επίδοση, αλλά μια εσωτερική στάση καρδιάς. Κανένας άνθρωπος δεν είναι άξιος από μόνος του να κοινωνήσει το Σώμα και το Αίμα του Χριστού. Η μόνη αληθινή μας «αξία» είναι η ταπείνωση.
Το να έχει κανείς επίγνωση των αμαρτιών του, να ζητά το έλεος του Θεού και να προσέρχεται με συντριβή και πίστη — αυτή είναι η βαθύτερη προετοιμασία. Η νηστεία, η προσευχή και η εξομολόγηση είναι ιερά μέσα που μας βοηθούν, αλλά δεν αποτελούν αυτοσκοπό. Αν η νηστεία γεννά υπερηφάνεια, κατάκριση ή σκληρότητα προς τον συνάνθρωπο, τότε χάνει το πνευματικό της νόημα.
Είναι προτιμότερο να πει κάποιος με ειλικρίνεια «Κύριε, ελέησέ με» παρά να απαριθμεί ημέρες νηστείας και προσωπικά κατορθώματα. Η Θεία Κοινωνία δεν είναι ανταμοιβή των τελείων, αλλά θεραπεία των αδυνάτων. Δεν είναι πνευματικός διαγωνισμός, αλλά μυστήριο αγάπης και ένωσης με τον Χριστό.
Η αληθινή προετοιμασία αρχίζει όταν ο άνθρωπος παύει να συγκρίνεται και στέκεται ενώπιον του Θεού με ταπείνωση, ευγνωμοσύνη και ζωντανή μετάνοια.
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HOLY COMMUNION AND PREPARATION
True preparation for Holy Communion is not an external achievement, but an inner disposition of the heart. No human being is worthy, on their own, to partake of the Body and Blood of Christ. Our only real “worthiness” is humility.
To be aware of one’s sins, to ask for God’s mercy, and to approach with repentance and faith — this is the deepest preparation. Fasting, prayer, and confession are sacred means that help us, but they are not ends in themselves. If fasting produces pride, judgment, or harshness toward others, then it loses its spiritual meaning.
It is far better to say sincerely, “Lord, have mercy on me,” than to count days of fasting and personal achievements. Holy Communion is not a reward for the perfect, but healing for the weak. It is not a spiritual competition, but a mystery of love and union with Christ.
True preparation begins when a person stops comparing themselves with others and stands before God with humility, gratitude, and living repentance.
