A Poem, a Prayer, and a Passage, #1

“Evermore Give Us This Bread”; a 13th-century prayer; and Mother Mectilde on frequent Communion

A Poem: “Evermore Give Us This Bread”

by Peter Kwasniewski

O Lord, I am the poorest host
That ever welcomed guest,
But You who welcome me the most
Are richer than the rest.

To You, who call Yourself the Host,
The Victim, and the Friend,
I offer only one poor boast—
My power there must end.

The boast is this: I never came
To altar rail at Mass
Except to catch the li…