Preperation for communion

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How do you prepare for communion? Do you take on any extra disciplines not mandated by the Church?

The one hour fast doesn’t seem like it takes any discipline at all, so I usually do more. However, I am thin and have to walk to church and have a hard time eating enough so if I’m feeling weak I won’t do much more than a one hour fast.

Besides that I do special devotions to prepare for communion that I adapted from an Orthodox prayer book. I like to be mindful of who I am receiving so I will benefit the most I can in my response to the graces given.
 
I say some special pre-Communion prayers from my Queen of the Apostles Prayerbook, such as the Prayer by Saint Thomas Aquinas and some others. They are very nice and help to prepare me to receive Our Lord Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.

May God bless you this Easter season and always! 🙂
 
I like to say a rosary in preparation for Holy Communion and several prayers from my prayer book followed with the one hour fast
 
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