The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is an opportunity for us to ponder Mary's intimate connection with the Eucharist and how when we receive Holy Communion it ought to be in a Marian Manner. &nbsp;For those interested in seeing the documentation backing up the issue of Communion on the Hand disscussed in this podcast see the book by&nbsp;<a class="a-link-normal" href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8&amp;field-author=Juan+Rodolfo+Laise&amp;text=Juan+Rodolfo+Laise&amp;sort=relevancerank&amp;search-alias=books" style="color: rgb(0, 113, 133); font-family: &quot;Amazon Ember&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Juan Rodolfo Laise</a>.<span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: &quot;Amazon Ember&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">&nbsp; The Book can be purchased at</span><div><br></div><div>https://www.pcpbooks.net/prestashop/books-in-print/89111-holy-communion-communion-in-the-hand-documents-and-history.html<div><br></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: &quot;Amazon Ember&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">and</span><br><div><br></div><div>https://www.amazon.com/Communion-Hand-Juan-Rodolfo-Laise/dp/0980208459</div></div></div>

The Eucharist Pt 5 - Communion and "Ex-communion"

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