ST. THOMAS AQUINAS ON THE EUCHARIST
A collection of quotes from St. Thomas Aquinas on the eucharist, the sacrament of sacraments....
08 April, 2020
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Good Friday – Victory of the Cross
Good Friday is the day of the Crucifixion, Passion, and Death of the Lord Jesus Christ. The cross was a terrorist weapon. In embracing it, was Jesus accepting defeat or pursuing a brilliant victory?...
08 April, 2020
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Holy Week and Triduum Devotions – Await the Dawn!
Holy Week & Triduum Devotions: Sundown on Holy Thursday during Holy Week marks the beginning of three sacred days (Triduum) that changed the destiny of the human race. Here are some suggestions for prayer and reflection to help you make the most of Holy...
08 April, 2020
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Passover, Thanksgiving and the Eucharist
Before thanksgiving was an American holiday, it was a way of life for Jews and Christians alike, indeed a hallmark of the Judeo-Christian tradition. All ancient peoples gave thanks for creation; only Jews and Christians believe that God acted decisively in history to secure...
08 April, 2020
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Easter – The Meaning of the Feast
The meaning of Easter is more than springtime and dyed eggs. The significance of Easter is that not only sin but death has been conquered by the risen Christ who foretold his own resurrection from the dead before he gave his life for us on...
08 April, 2020
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Jesus, Lamb of God?
John the Baptist pointed out Jesus as the spotless Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. This title, so prominent in the Mass, illumines the meaning of Christ's passion, recalling the first Passover remembered every year during Holy Week and...
08 April, 2020
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Holy Thursday – Eucharist, The Body of Christ
Holy or Maunday Thursday, the night of the Last Supper aka the Lord's Supper, the institution of the Holy Eucharist -- What did he mean when he said "This is my body and this is my blood" and "Do this in Memory of Me"? ...
07 April, 2020
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Urbi et Orbi full text – Pope Francis’s Message amidst COVID-19 Crisis
In his Urbi et orbi blessing amidst the Coronavirus Crisis, Pope Francis shared a meditation on the calming of the storm from the Gospel of Mark. The prayer service over which he presided on the steps of St Peter's Basilica took place on Friday evening,...
01 April, 2020
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Mount of Olives and the Palm Sunday Road – Podcast
6 minute podcast in which on the journey of Jesus and his disciples from Bethany, over the top of the Mount of Olives to Bethphage, & down the Palm Sunday Road from there into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey amidst cries of hosanna.In...
01 April, 2020
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Palm Sunday, COVID-19, and the Victory of Humility
Palm Sunday in most Christian Churches involves the distribution of palms and a commemoration of Jesus's triumphal entry into Jerusalem amidst shouts of Hosanna. But what is the meaning of his decision to ride into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey? It has...
01 April, 2020
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