In Christianity, there are seven church ordinances. All of them provide beneficial benefits for the soul and body of a person, contribute to the growth of personality in the spiritual sense. The sacrament of communion is the center of the liturgical life of the Church. It is necessary for every person who considers himself a Christian.
The sacrament of communion was established by the Lord Jesus Christ Himself on the great Thursday before the crucifixion. During the Last Supper, in one room, the Lord broke bread, blessed it, saying that this was the Body of the Son of God. Then he blessed the cup with the words that it was His blood. The Lord commanded us to do this in remembrance of Him.
To this day, the sacrament is the main point in the worship of the Divine Liturgy. The whole essence of the sacrament lies in the fact that under the guise of bread and wine, believers partake (partake of) the real body and blood of the Savior Himself. It turns out that the Orthodox person is united with His God. The Christian is sanctified and made holy. That is why it is important to prepare well for the sacrament. If we consider that the main meaning of the life of an Orthodox person is the desire to achieve holiness, then the reason for the communion of believers with holy secrets is clear. It is in the sacrament that unity with God is achieved. Then, in later life, grace departs from man, to the best of sins. But you cannot despair - you must again strive for perfection and proceed to the holy mystery.
In addition to the fact that the reason for the communion of holy secrets is the desire for unity with God (holiness), we can note the words of Christ Himself. The Lord says that a person who does not partake of the holy mysteries will not have life in himself. That is, to increase the spiritual communion in life is simply necessary. It is impossible to consider yourself a Christian and to be outside the fence of the Church. Christ is the head of the Church, so those who do not partake of Him in the holy sacrament cannot take part in the grace of church gifts.
The Orthodox man also takes communion in order to reach paradise after death. It is simply impossible for a Christian to be with God after death if, during his lifetime, the Orthodox was not with the Lord.
It should be noted that all the reasons for the communion of the holy mysteries of Christ have a common goal - the desire for God, the acquisition of grace and hope for eternal life with Christ after death.
