“If angels could be jealous of men…”

Martin Mejia | AP Photo

Aleteia Image Department - published on 06/01/17

Photo of the Day – June 1, 2017Girls wait for the start of a Mass to receive their First Communion at the Nuestra Senora de la Merced church in Lima, Peru.

“If angels could be jealous of men, they would be so for one reason: Holy Communion.”

– St. Maximilian Kolbe

Photo by Martin Mejia

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