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September 29, 2015 By Fr. John A. Peck

Communion on the Day of One’s Death

Communion on the day of one's death

by Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov)

“According to ancient Church tradition, the soul of a person who takes Communion on the day of death immediately ascends to the throne of the Lord.”

 

Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov) is the author of the internationally acclaimed, best selling book “Everyday Saints and Other Stories”

Filed Under: Patristic Sermons Tagged With: Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov), communion, death, eucharist

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