CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “QUAMQUAM PLURIES, ENCYCLICAL OF POPE LEO XIII ON DEVOTION TO ST. JOSEPH” – VaticanVa

View of St. Peter's Basilica at Vatican from River

“… Now, Venerable Brethren, you know the times in which we live; they are scarcely less deplorable for the Christian religion than the worst days, which in time past were most full of misery to the Church. We see faith, the root of all the Christian virtues, lessening in many souls; we see charity growing cold; the young generation daily

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Mass on the Move – A Homily for the Third Sunday of Easter” – Archdiocese of Washington/Msgr. Charles Pope 4.29.17

Image of Town Associated with Historical Emmaus, adapted from image at loc.gov attributed to American Colony (Jerusalem). Photo Dept.,

“In today’s Gospel we encounter two discouraged and broken men making their way to Emmaus. The text describes them as ‘downcast.’ …. They are also moving in the wrong direction, West, away from Jerusalem, away form the resurrection. They have their backs to the Lord, rising in the East. The men cannot see or understand God’s Plan. They cannot ‘see’

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “PERFECT TIMING” – Presentation Ministries (Cincinnati)

Last Supper by Duccio, adapted from image at openi.nlm.nih.gov

“… The early Church realized that Jesus’ timing of the first two Masses (Eucharists) was very significant. Led by the Spirit (Jn 16:13), they devoted themselves to the breaking of the bread, that is, the Mass (Acts 2:42). Wherever the Church has emphasized devotion to the Mass throughout its history, it has seen the love, power, and glory of God.

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Today’s Meditation” – The Word Among Us

File Photo of Sunrise at Joshua Tree National Park

“Their eyes were opened and they recognized him. … Don’t you wish you could have been there when Cleopas and his friend were walking to Emmaus? Wouldn’t it have been exciting to hear Jesus interpreting the Scriptures and to see the look in their eyes when they recognized him in the breaking of the bread? Well, in a sense, we

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Homily 23 [Re: Jesus on Road to Emmaus]; PL76, 1182” – Saint Gregory the Great/ DailyGospel

Christ Breaking Bread, Photograph of Painting, adapted from image at loc.gov with credit to Detroit Publishing Co.

“There were two Disciples on a journey together. They did not believe and yet they were speaking about the Lord. Suddenly He Himself appeared but in a form they were unable to …. They invited Him to share their company, as one does with a traveler … So they prepared the table, set the meal, and the God whom they

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CATHOLIC MASS VIDEO: Catholic TV Mass for the Third Sunday of Easter 4.30.17 – Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (Washington, D.C.)

File Photo of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

#Catholic #TV #Mass for the Third Sunday of Easter from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. [Click here for Mass Readings] Your browser does not support iframes.

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Homily, Third Sunday of Easter” – Fr. Joseph Jensen/ Saint Anselm’s Abbey 5.2.14

Jesus and Mary Magdalene After Resurrection, adapted from image at loc.gov

“… It would be pointless to speculate much about the nature of Jesus’ resurrection. Someone asked me, “Since He had a body, how could He go through doors?” A simple answer would be that it isn’t said He went through doors, but that He appeared among them, even though the doors were locked. Luke and John are at pains to

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