As we enter the Christmas Season (according to the Church calendar starting Christmas Day and ending with the Feast of Baptism of the Lord, we are blessed to celebrate many special days of solemnities (i.e. The Nativity of the Lord-December 25, Mary the Mother of God-January1 and the Epiphany of the Lord-January 7); Feasts (The Holy Family-December 31, the Baptism of the Lord-January 8) and feasts of saints (like Stephen and the apostle/evangelist, John). Some of these fall on weekdays and are worthy of serious consideration of participating in Mass those days (look at your church calendar or the insert in this week's bulletin).  The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains many good points about the benefits of the reception of Holy Communion which are good to reflect upon and act upon during this Christmas Season. Under the title "fruits of Holy Communion" it includes these reflections. 

1.  Holy Communion augments our union with Christ. The prinicpal fruit of receiving the Eucharist in Holy Communion is an intimate union with Christ Jesus. Communion with the flesh of the risen Christ...preserves, increases and renews the life of grace given at Baptism. The growth in Christian life needs the nourishment of Eucharistic Communion.
2.  Holy Communion also separates us from sin. The Eucharist cannot unite us to Christ without, at the same time, cleansing us from past sins and preserving us from future sins. (CC1393). It helps us grow in charity and this living charity wipes away venial sins AND helps preserve us from future mortal sins. That is a clear statement about the poser of the Eucharist for those who receive it over and over again.
3.  the reception of the Eucharist also unites us more closely to Christ's body, the Church. Communion renews, strengthens and deepens our incorporation into the Church which began at our baptism. The "Church" is our family in faith and we areinspired by the reception of Jesus in the Eucharist to recognize and celebrate that we are all in this together in our faith journey on earth and with the saints the eternal banquet feast in heaven.
4.  As some go to their biological family at Christmas or have them come to visit, the sad reality of fallen away Catholics and/or in-laws who are of other Christain faith communities joining us at Mass, shows us through their inability to go to Holy Communion, that we need to pray for unity in Christ that we hope someday will lead us all to share at the table of the Lord as Jesus will to be the case. 

I ask you to spend time going back and spend time reflecting on all these points in prayer, which, at the least, hopefully lead you to say "Thank You, Jesus" for amking yourself so present to us at every Mass we are blessed to attend!