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When one takes or recieves communioin, one shares in the body and blood of Christ, thus recommitting oneself to Christ. Only those who belong to Christ through the sacrament of baptism are legible for this act. This is because beforer one is baptized, one does not belong to the body of Christ the Church and thus is not in communion with the Church. If one is not in communion with the Church one is not in communion with Christ as the Church is one, consecrated to Christ and is the body of Christ. being in communion means being a member of the Church, sharing in the unity of the body of Christ comprised of the living and the faithful departed. It is not because of any worthiness that one recieves communion because no one is worthy so to do, but it is by God's grace that we are purified and healed of our iniquities and thus able to share in the Sacred Mysteries of the Body and Blood of Christ. By recieving communion one explicitly communicates one's acceptance of Christ as Lord and King of all creation. not only that, but one also outwardly communicates one's identity, 'I belong to Christ, and to his Holy Church and so I share in His Body in the Eucharist together with my brothers and sisters in the Body of Christ the Church.

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