Holy Communion

Famous quotes containing the words holy communion, holy and/or communion:

    “The peace of God, which passeth all understanding.”
    —Bible: New Testament St. Paul, in Philippians, 4:7.

    The words are also used in the Book of Common Prayer, Holy Communion (1662)

    “Ce corps qui s’appelait et qui s’appelle encore le saint empire romain n’était en aucune manière ni saint, ni romain, ni empire. This agglomeration which called itself and still calls itself the Holy Roman Empire was in no way holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.”
    —Voltaire [François Marie Arouet] (1694–1778)

    “Making love? It’s a communion with a woman. The bed is the holy table. There I find passion—and purification.”
    —Omar Sharif (b. 1932)