The Christ whom we meet in the Sacrament is…the same Christ who is present in the Eucharistic bread of every place on earth. This means that we can encounter him only together with all others. We can only receive him in unity. Is not this what the Apostle Paul said…”Because the loaf of bread is one, we, many though we are, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.” (I Cor. 10:17). The consequence is clear: we cannot communicate with the Lord if we do not communicate with one another. If we want to present ourselves to him, we must also take a step toward meeting one another.”
[Benedict XVI: Heart of the Christian Life, pp. 15-16]