Communion Calls

Communion Calls
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In the early 2020, the world experienced a pandemic from a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) believed to have emanated from a province in the Peoples' Republic of China, that as of this book's publishing has infected more than 37 million people worldwide, killing over 1 million; more than 210,000 in the US.

In March 2020, the United States took an unprecedented step of quarantining the entire country, shuttering schools, businesses and religious institutions, in fact closing nearly all facets of daily life except for the most basic and essential needs. This meant that with doors closes, the worshiping faithful would turn to virtual church services in the form of the Holy Sacrifice of Mass via live streamed telecasts. While those who tuned in could watch and follow along with the readings of the day, hearing the Word of God and seeing the Body and Blood of Christ, they could not receive Him.

During this time of isolation, I recalled the many times that I had the honor and privilege as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, to take the Blessed Sacrament to sick and homebound. The pandemic and the inability to do the normal activities of life gave me time gather these few stories of «Bringing Him and Finding Him There.» In the recent words of Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship in a letter to bishops around the world, urging a return to Mass, with proper safety protocols observed amid the coronavirus pandemic. "we must return to the Eucharist with a purified heart, with a renewed amazement, with an increased desire to meet the Lord, to be with him, to receive him and to bring him to our brothers and sisters with the witness of a life full of faith, love and hope.

My hope is that in reading these instances of grace filled experiences I had in some of my Communion Calls, you will find a renewed amazement, with an increased desire to meet the Lord, to be with him, to receive him.

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Frank Campisi. Communion Calls

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To my dad, it is only in your passing that I realize how much I learned from the time we did have together; I wish it was so much longer. I pray every day that your wish is fulfilled in me and that I have made you proud in the life I have lived.

To my mom, who has always demonstrated what it means to sacrifice for others, especially for your family. You have shown me how to always put others before myself.

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Scott raised his hand as if to shake mine, using the same hand that Jackie had earlier stroked to calm him. It wasn’t a normal handshake by any means, but it was my first contact with someone who was severely ill. That being, outside of my own family. As we shook hands, he gave me that same smile he gave Jackie when she had mentioned our Lord’s name. I knew it was going to be just fine.

We said goodbye to Scott and made our way to the other rooms with other patients. In all honesty, none of them made any lasting impressions on me. They were pleasant, older folks, who were all in various states of failing health. Some were chattier than others. Some wanted to hear the readings of the day. Others just accepted the Eucharist quietly and briefly thanked us for coming. In all, we probably spent about 90 minutes in the nursing home that day, with nothing too out of the ordinary. Yet, the very short time with Scott, which was the shortest of all the visits, was the most personally profound. I reflected on how Scott shared the same smile for me as he had for Christ, and it made me pause.

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