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ET us  consider  with  serious  attention  the  advantages of  holy  communion,  and  also  the  dispositions  requisite  to  receive  it  often. The first  consideration will  urge  us  to  have  frequent  recourse  to  this Life-giving Bread;  the  second  will  make  us  careful not to  approach  unworthily:  the  first  will  show  us the  inestimable  blessings  which  are  attached  to  frequent communion;  the  second,  the  dispositions  with which we  should  approach,  that  we  may  not  profane this adorable  sacrament,  or  be  deprived  of  any  of  the graces annexed  to  the  worthy  reception  of  it  A faithful  soul  that  communicates  frequently,  becomes more and  more  detached  from  the  world,  and  more  intimately united  to  God;  her  faith  becomes  more  lively, her hope  more  firm  and  more  constant,  her  charity more ardent  and  more  heroic. As she  receives,  in  this adorable sacrament,  the  author  and  source  of  every grace, she  is  replenished  with  all  the  graces  necessary to attain  the  perfection  of  her  state. Whereas, with* out this  divine  nourishment,  she  would  languish  and at length  die. Every devout  soul  will  acknowledge that she  feels  herself  much  weaker  when  she  has  been a long  time  without  this  heavenly  food;  for,  as  the body feels  its  weakness  when  it  has  not  taken  the material food  which  is  its  nourishment  and  support, so is  the  soul  much  weaker  when  it  has  been  some time without  this  divine  food — its  true  nourishment and support. When We  approach  to  the  holy  altar often and  with  fervor,  we  are  strengthened  against  all the temptations  to  which  we  may  be  exposed. For, although the  body  and  blood  of  our  Divine  Saviour ceases to  be  really  present  in  our  heart  after  the  Sacramental species  are  consumed,  he,  however,  still  re-main8  there  in  a  special  manner  by  his  grace;  and tho virtue  of  this  sacrament — the  most  powerful  and the most  efficacious  of  all  the  sacraments — produces