Praying the Communion Antiphons.
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Introduction to Series
Each day at Mass, just before we receive Holy Communion, the Church gives us a sentence or two usually either related to Psalms or Gospel itself. This is known as the Communion antiphon and is said by the congregation whilst the priest is consuming from the chalice.
It is brief.
It is scriptural.
It is intentional.
Often, we barely notice it. If we do not have the words in front of us, it might even sounds garbled or at best a few people praying aloud.
This Lent, rather than adding something new, I would like to slow down and listen more carefully to what is already being given — the Communion Antiphons of Lent from the Roman Missal.
They are not random verses. They are chosen words placed on our lips as we approach the altar.
What we ponder shapes us. What we carry through the day settles into the heart.
During this holy season of Lent, each day we will:
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Think about the words themselves — their meaning, their nuance, their echoes in Scripture.
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Allow them to question us in practical, everyday ways.
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Carry a short prayer drawn from the antiphon into the rest of the day.
Lent is about entering more deeply into what the Church already gives us.
I hope you will come on this interior Lenten journey and encounter Jesus through this Communion Antiphon series.
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