Thomas à Kempis
The Imitation of Christ
The Fourth Book: Of the Sacrament of the Altar › A Devout Exhortation to the Holy Communion
A devout exhortation to the Holy Communion
The Voice of Christ
Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you,(1) saith the Lord. The bread that I will give is My flesh which I give for the life of the world.(2) Take, eat: this is My Body, which is given for you; this do in remembrance of Me.(3) He that eateth My flesh and drinketh My blood dwelleth in Me and I in him. The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.(4)
Source notes
Note numbers follow the source edition.
(1) Matthew xi. 28 (2) John vi. 51. (3) Matthew xxvi. 26; Luke xxii. 19. (4) John vi. 51, 63.
Source: The Imitation of Christ (Project Gutenberg)