“What is the bread handed out after the Liturgy?”
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It is a good question.
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Many visitors are surprised to be offered a piece of bread at the end of the service.
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It is called antidoron.
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It is bread that has been blessed.
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It is not the Eucharist.
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It is not Holy Communion.
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It is a blessing.
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And it is a sign of welcome.
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Visitors may receive it too.
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That is part of the point.
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All through the Gospels, sharing a table means sharing a life.
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Christ ate with tax collectors and sinners.
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He broke bread with His disciples.
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He was known to them in the breaking of bread.
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Bread shared at the end of the Liturgy carries that same simple message.
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You are welcome here.
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We are glad you came.
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So when someone offers you that piece of bread, take it.
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Receive it gladly.
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