by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“… 1324 The Eucharist is “the source and summit of the Christian life.”136 “The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it. For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch.”137 1325 “The Eucharist is
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“The Eucharist is given to us as a challenge and a promise. That’s how Jesus presents it in today’s Gospel. …”
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“The Church draws her life from the Eucharist. This truth does not simply express a daily experience of faith, but recapitulates the heart of the mystery of the Church. In a variety of ways she joyfully experiences the constant fulfilment of the promise: “Lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age” (Mt 28:20), but in the
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“In many places this Sunday, the (moved) Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Our Lord is celebrated. …”
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“Jesus said … ‘I AM the Living Bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this Bread will live forever; and the Bread that I will give is My Flesh for the life of the world.’ * * * ‘Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the Flesh of the Son of Man and drink His Blood, you
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“The Gospel call to leave everything and follow Christ was the rule of Anthony’s life. Over and over again, God called him to something new in his plan. Every time Anthony responded with renewed zeal and self-sacrificing to serve his Lord Jesus more completely. …”
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Catholic TV Mass for The Memorial of Saint Anthony of Padua, Tuesday, June 13, 2017, from Catholic TV in the Archdiocese of Boston. [Click here for Mass Readings] [featured image adapted from image at Creative Commons Wikimedia Commons Pjposullivan, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Loretto_Abbey_chapel_interior,_Toronto.JPG, with additional conditions stated at that link and in the alt-tag here]
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“… With his outstanding gifts of intelligence, balance, apostolic zeal and, primarily, mystic fervour, Anthony contributed significantly to the development of Franciscan spirituality. … * * * Anthony writes … ‘Charity is the soul of faith, it gives it life; without love, faith dies’ … ‘O rich people,’ he urged them, ‘befriend … the poor, welcome them into your homes:
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“#Jesus said to His #Disciples: ‘… You are the Light of the World. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket … * * * … your Light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Heavenly Father.’”
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“… ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are
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