Spiritual Communion in Mystical Texts from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth Centuries
Ineke Cornet
Since around the twelfth century, spiritual communion was defined as participating in sacrament a manner. This practice based on Augustine’s distinction between and substance of sacrament, which is union with Christ. Mystics such William Saint-Thierry contributed greatly to this practice, they focused personal dimension Spiritual can take place when one hindered from partaking through meditation Christ’s sacrifice or watching Eucharistic celebration. Yet, for mystics, also continual, inner celebration allowed them harmoniously combine sacramental communion. referred by many including Gertrude Helfta, Tauler, Evangelical Pearl. After Council Trent started promote communion, declined.
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