Incense Rising
Incense Rising
Incense Rising
When the hour had come for him to fulfill the Fathers
plan of love, Jesus allows a glimpse of the boundless
depth of his filial prayer - - - Father forgive them for
they know not what they do.
(Luke 23:34) - - Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.! (Luke
23:46) (CCC.2605)
From the Sermon on the Mount onwards, Jesus insists
on Conversion of heart: reconciliation with ones brother
before presenting an offering on the altar, love of
enemies and prayer for persecutors, prayer to the
Father in secret, not heaping up empty phrases,
prayerful forgiveness from the depths of the heart,
purity of heart and seeking the kingdom before all else.
(CCC. 2608)
In Jesus the Kingdom of God is at hand (Mk. 1:15) He
calls his hearers to conversion and faith, but also to
watchfulness. - - - the disciples prayer is a battle; only
by keeping watch in prayer can one avoid falling into
temptation. (CCC. 2612)
The Prayer of Mary
The Gospel reveals to us to whom Mary prays and
intercedes in faith. At Cana the Mother of Jesus asks her
Son for the needs of a wedding feast: - - Mary is heard
as the Woman, the New Eve, the true Mother of all the
living. (CCC 2618)
Prayer of Praise
Praise is the form of prayer which recognizes most
immediately that God is God. It lauds God for his own
sake and gives him glory, quite beyond what he does,
but simply because He Is. (CCC 2639)
[Address] one another in psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord
with all your heart. (Eph. 5:19, Col.3:16) (CCC 2641)
The Eucharist contains and expresses all forms of
prayer: it is the pure offering of the whole body of
Christ to the glory of Gods name and according to the
traditions of East and West, it is the sacrifice of praise.
(CCC 2643)
Sources of prayer
In order to pray one must have the will to pray. (CCC
2650)
Prayer should accompany the reading of sacred
scripture. (CCC 2653)
Seek in reading and you will find in meditating: knock
in mental prayer and it will be opened to you by
contemplation. (CCC 2654)
his Spirit (the Lords) is offered to us at all times, in the
events of each day. - - - it is in the present that we
encounter him, not yesterday nor tomorrow, but today.
(CCC 2659)
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Everything man needs for his spirit and his flesh and
blood is contained in these words as in a golden ring. - - It is so perfect a prayer that neither the storms of
heresies nor the course of ages will undermine it.
Christianity will be split by Satans bite and many parts
of my mystic body will be torn off and separated,
forming independent cells in the vain desire to form a
body as perfect as the mystical Body of Christ will be,
which is the one formed by all the faithful believers
united in the apostolic Church, the only true church, as
long as the earth exists. But those separated little cells,
devoid of the gifts, which I will leave to the Mother
church to nourish my children, will always be
denominated Christian, because of their worship of
Christ and in their error they will always remember that
they derive from the Christ. Well, they will pray with its
universal prayer as well. (Bk.2 P.326)
Say ` Father! Father! And never tire of repeating this
word. Do you not know that every time you say it,
Heaven shines because of Gods joy - - - call therefore,
the most Holy Father who is in Heaven, with the first
word that little children learn. (Bk 2. P.327)
Our Father who art in Heaven, may Your name be held
holy by all mankind! To know it is to set out towards
holiness - - -Let your kingdom come to every place on
the earth where you are known and loved, - - - May your
will, most Holy Father be done by every heart in the
world, that is may every heart be saved and let none be
left without the fruit of the sacrifice of the Great Victim. - - Give us your help, O Lord, all your help - - - Forgive O
good Father, the sins of your children - - We implore Your
protection over the weakness of men, that you may free
your creatures from the Principle of Evil, (Bk3. P.519520)
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The Psalms.
The Psalms were gradually collected into the five
books of the Psalter (or Praises), the master work of
prayer in the old Testament. (CCC 2585)
The psalms arose from the communities of the Holy
Land and the Diaspora, but embrace all creation. - - prayed by Christ and fulfilled in him, the Psalms remain
essential to the prayer of the Church.
(CCC
2586)
Whether hymns or prayers of lamentation or thanks
giving, whether individual or communal, whether royal
chants, songs of pilgrimage or wisdom meditations, the
Psalms are a mirror of Gods marvelous deeds in the
history of his people. - - - Though a given psalm may
reflect an event of the past, it still possesses such direct
simplicity that it can be prayed in truth by men of all
times and conditions.
(CCC 2588)
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The Lord is the great God, the great king over all gods
(Ps 95:3; c.f. 97:7-9) The Lord is God but other divinities
exist. (P.18)
Who is like to you among the gods? (86:8; 89:7-9)
(P.19)
There is a close association between sin and suffering.
The general understanding is that suffering of any kind
has been brought about by ones wrongdoing, or the sin
of the parents or community. - - - In the laments in the
psalter God is frequently described as angry and as the
agent of suffering; - - My flesh is afflicted because of your anger; my frame
aches because of my sin (Ps.38:4) (P.19)
The assumption is that the Lord is the cause of both
good and evil. (P.20)
The idea of creation in the psalms is strikingly different
from the majestic description of the six day creation by
divine word in Genesis 1. Creation is now described as a
conflict conflict with monsters that personify the power
of chaos.
You stirred up the sea in your might: You smashed the
heads of the dragons in the waters. You crushed the
heads of the Leviathan, tossed him for food to the
sharks. (Ps.74:13-15) (P.20:21)
Throughout the ancient Near East kingship was regarded
highly. (P.21)
David had received assurance from the Lord through the
prophet Nathan that there would always be one of his
descendents reigning in Jerusalem (2 Sam. 7:11-7) - -We should emphasize that this messianic promise is
dynastic; it attaches to the descendants of David as a
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Abandonment to Divine
Providence
Jean- Pierre De Caussade, Sinag-Tala Publishers, Inc.
Manila 1975.
A little about the author.
J.P de Caussade was born on March 6,1675, in the
province of Querey in the South of France. In 1693 he
became a Jesuit novice in Toulouse and was ordained a
priest in 1704. It was in Toulouse that he took his
doctorate in Theology. He was a professor in various
towns until in 1720 he was assigned as a preacher and
confessor in Southern and central France. In 1729 he
became the director of the Visitation nuns in Nancy.
Later on he was appointed Rector of the Jesuit College in
Perpignan, followed by assignments to Albi and
Toulouse. He died in the Jesuit house in Toulouse in 1751
at the age of 76.
The Book Abandonment to Divine Providence was
published 110 years after the authors death.
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long before he realized that such a life did not suit him.
Therefore in 1649, he presented himself as a candidate
in the Discalced Carmelites in Paris. Discalced meant
the members wore sandals as opposed to the Calced
Carmelites who wore shoes.
The community placed a great emphasis on prayer and
meditation, prescribing three hours of prayer a day.
When Nicholas was formally received into the order he
was given the name of Brother Lawrence of the
Resurrection.
He spent 30 years in the monastery kitchen. He had
been crippled in one leg after entering the community.
He ended up as the community cobbler. Although he felt
he was in a spiritual wasteland and for four years
believed his soul was damned, never the less he
determined to spend his remaining days offering his
work out of love for God. Once he had made this firm
resolution, he ceased to think about heaven or hell and
found himself continually rejoicing in the presence of
God and a freedom of spirit that descended on him.
God allowed very painful sicknesses to come upon him.
Besides a form of sciatic gout which left him limping and
in pain for 25 years, the crippled leg developed an ulcer
that did not heal. He bore these problems with
admirable patience. As well, he was afflicted with
pleurisy in his right lung.
He was delighted to offer his sufferings for the love of
God. Although he had no visions, He predicted the day
of his death. On Monday, Feb 12, 1691, at Nine Oclock
in the morning, without any agony he died peacefully,
like one going to sleep.
After his death, among his simple belongings was a few
spiritual maxims he had written down. These together
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and Hail Mary and the I Believe in God. Then on the Our
Father beads you will say the following words:
`Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and
Divinity of your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus
Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole
world. On the Hail Mary beads you will say the following
words:
` For the sake of His sorrowful Passion have mercy on us
and the whole world. In conclusion, three times you will
recite these words: `Holy God, Holy Mighty one, Holy
Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole
world. (P.200)
God also requested a Feast of Divine Mercy to form part
of the Churchs liturgy
My daughter, tell the whole world about my
inconceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast of Mercy be
a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor
sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy
are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those
souls who approach the Fount of My Mercy. The soul that
will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall
obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. On
that day all the divine flood gates through which graces
flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to me,
even though its sins be as scarlet. My Mercy is so great
that no mind be it of man or of angel, will be able to
fathom it throughout all eternity. - - - It is My desire that
it be solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after
Easter. Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the
Fount of My Mercy. (P.262-263)
What are the benefits of this devotion?
To all those
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between the soul and the body. And for this reason the
strength of the spirit united with me lifts the bodies
weight off the ground and the body is, as it were,
immobile. (P.147-148)
- - - The soul does not leave the body, (this happens
only in death), but her powers and emotions are united
with me in love. (P.148)
Paul then had seen and tasted this when I drew him up
to the third heaven, (2 Cor.12:2-4), to the height of the
Trinity. He tasted and knew my truth, for there he
received the Holy Spirit in his fullness and learned the
teaching of my Truth, the incarnate Word. (P.152)
I set Christ crucified before his eye and clothed him in
my Truths teaching. (P.152)
Tears of fire. (not physical tears)
There is a weeping of fire, of true holy longing, and it
consumes in love. Such a soul would like to dissolve her
very life in weeping in self contempt and for the
salvation of souls, but she seems unable to do it. I tell
you , these souls have tears of fire. In this fire the Holy
Spirit weeps before me the Father with unspeakable
groaning for you (Rom.8:26) (P.169)
All tears come from the heart, and this is the truth, for
the more the heart loves, the more sorrow it has.
(P.171)
With regard to receiving communion.
Even if the host is divided, even if you could break it
into thousands and thousands of tiny bits, in each one I
would be there, wholly God and wholly human. - - - If
you had a burning lamp and all the world came to you
for light, the light of your lamp would not be diminished
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Excerpts from
Introduction to the
Devout Life.
Francis de Sales, trans. J. Ryan, Image Books/ Double
Day. 1966 Reprint.
I especially counsel you to practice mental prayer, the
prayer of the heart, and particularly that which centers
on the life and passion of our Lord. (P.70)
Set aside an hour every day before dinner, if possible,
early in the morning, when your mind is less distracted
and fresher after the nights rest. (P.71)
Preparation the First Part of Meditation.
Begin all your prayers, whether mental or vocal in the
presence of God. - - -A single Our Father said with
feeling has greater value than many said quickly and
hurriedly. - - - If you have the gift of mental prayer, you
should always give it first place. - - -Dont be concerned
at not finishing the vocal prayers you intended to say.
The mental prayer you substitute for them is more
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Sadhana
(A de Mello S.J., IHS pub. Gujarat India 1978)
In the late 1970s an Indian Jesuit named Anthony de
Mello introduced to the Western World an approach to
Contemplation drawn from the Hindu Culture.
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After five minutes I will ask you to open your eyes gently
and finish the exercise. (P.7-8)
This simple exercise brings an immediate sense of
relaxedness to most people. In most groups when I first
propose this exercise some people become so relaxed
that they drop off to sleep! (P.8)
The head is not a good place for prayer. It is not a bad
place for starting your prayer, but if your prayer stays
there too long and fails to move into the heart it will
gradually dry up and prove tiresome and frustrating.
(P.9)
Exercise 4: Thought Control (Distractions)
Another help in dealing with distractions is , believe it or
not, having your back erect! - - - the ideal posture for
this is the lotus posture. - - -this posture is said to be
ideally suited for contemplation. (P.17)
A wandering mind is an occupational nuisance that
every contemplative has to grapple with. The struggle
for control of the mind is long and arduous but well
worth attempting for the great fruit it eventually brings.
(P.18)
Close your eyes.
Now observe every thought that comes into your mind.
There are two ways of dealing with thoughts. - - follow
them around or observe them as someone sitting at a
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When you breathe in, say the first part of the formula
`Lord Jesus Christ.
--- hold the air in your lungs for a moment - - Then as
you breathe out say the second part of the formula, `
Have mercy on me. And imagine you are breathing out
all your impurities, all the obstacles you are putting to
his grace. (P.135)
Exercise 36: The thousand Names of God.
Moslems recite on their prayer beads the 99 names of
Allah.
e.g. Allah the merciful, Allah the compassionate.
In the Hebrew tradition
The psalmist invents new names for God. e.g.
`You are my rock, `you are my refuge
`You are my shield.
Give vent to your creativity: Jesus my joy - - Jesus my
strength - - Jesus my delight - - Jesus my peace. (P.136)
Each time you breathe out, recite one of these names.
If a particular name appeals to you say it more than
once.
Now imagine you hear Jesus inventing names for you!
(P.136)
Go one step further now and imagine you hear Jesus
inventing for you the very same names that you
invented for him, except these related to his divinity.
(P.137)
Exercise 40: The Prayer of Intercession
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Taken from
Seeds of Contemplation
Thomas Merton, Dell Publishing Co. 1960.
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particular emphasis on love of neighbour, humility - and the faithful performance of ordinary tasks. (P.274)
God so places himself in the interior of the soul that
when it returns to itself it can in no way doubt that it
was in God and God was in it. There is certitude. (P.339)
Prayer of Union never lasts for as much as a half hour.
(P.343)
The soul begins to experience a desire to suffer great
trials without its being able to do otherwise. There are
strong desires for penance, for solitude, and that all
might know God; and great pain comes to it when it
sees that He is offended. (P.344)
Its attachment to relatives or friends or wealth - - it
grieves when obliged to do what is necessary in this
regard - - It has learned through experience that
creatures cannot give it rest. (P.344)
It has a love and desire to save souls. (P.347)
We cannot know whether or not we love God - - - but we
can know whether we love our neighbour. (P.351)
If we fail in love of neighbour, we are lost. (P.353)
There is no enclosure so fenced in that he (The devil)
cannot enter we must always ask God to sustain us
and we must never trust ourselves. (P.357)
The Sixth dwelling Places.
In this stage there are many extraordinary mystical
phenomena.
Raptures, Intellectual and Imaginative Visions,
Locutions, Flight of the Spirit, Piercing Wound. Courage
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Forgetfulness of self.
A great desire to suffer.
A deep interior joy.
A particular love for its persecutors.
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the soul goes about for a day or two in a stupefied state.
It no longer fears dangers. It esteems everything here
below as trifling. It becomes obsessed with serving the
Lord. (The flight Rapture) is an easy flight, a delightful
one, a flight without noise.
Locutions : There are many kinds of locutions given to the soul.
Some seem to come from outside oneself ; others from
deep within the interior part of the soul. - - some come
through the sense of hearing.
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Sit alone and in silence; bow your head and close your
eyes; relax your breathing and with your imagination
look into your heart; direct your thoughts from your
head into your heart. And while inhaling say, ` Lord
Jesus Christ have mercy on me, either softly with your
lips or in your mind. Endeavour to fight distractions but
be patient and peaceful and repeat this process
frequently. (P.19)
When I would begin reciting the prayer again, I would
immediately feel great joy and delight. If I happened to
meet someone then, I did not feel like talking. My only
desire was to be alone and to recite the Prayer. I had
become so accustomed to it in a week. (P.21)
Sometimes I walk seventy or more versts a day (1 verst
is approx. 1 Km) and I do not get tired; I am only
conscious of prayer. When the cold air chills me, I begin
saying the prayer with greater intensity and I warm up.
When hunger begins to overcome me, I begin saying the
name of Jesus Christ more frequently and I forget that I
wanted to eat. When I become sick and feel rheumatic
pain in my back and legs, I pay greater attention to the
Prayer and I do not feel the pain - - - (P.24)
After sometime I felt that the prayer was somehow
entering my heart - - - I stopped vocalizing the prayer
and began to listen attentively as the heart spoke. - -Then I experienced a kind of blessed warmth in the
heart which spread throughout my whole breast. (P.2627)
What unexpected happenings one encounters on the
path of life ! and always God in his divine providence is
in charge of our destiny and our actions - - - (P.64)
The prayer of the heart consoled me to such a degree
that I considered myself the happiest man on earth and I
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from time to time - - - - whenever they wish - -whenever they find this supernatural knowledge is not
given to them. (Bk II, Chp.15, Art I. P.80)
This supernatural knowledge is an obscure general
knowledge of God which God communicates to the
intellect in what is called passive understanding.
We should learn, then, to rely not on our understanding
of whatever God should reveal to us but on faith. (Bk II,
Chp.20, Art 8, P.99)
Those who have reached perfection do possess unusual
light and knowledge - - these persons can often
perceive and this in quite a natural way, what is
happening in the minds and hearts of others
(Bk.II Chp.26 Arts 13 and 14 P.120)
Two examples of this are St. John Vianny and St.Padre
Pio. Both had the extraordinary ability to read hearts
and minds.
The disclosure by God of supernatural knowledge,
May firstly Concern God himself and the mystery of the
three persons in God. Secondly it may concern God in
His works, the truths of faith, and propositions regarding
explicit truths, whether of prophecies, promises, threats
of God and past and future events concerning kingdoms,
families, or individuals. - - -Even in Our day God grants
this kind of revelation, revealing to some people how
long they will live, or what trials they may have to
endure or something that will happen to a particular
person or country.
(Bk. II, Chp 27, Art. 1
and 2 P.122)
The devil tries to delude us by revealing truths which
are already defined, - - - we have no need of having
clear knowledge of the truths of faith, otherwise our
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We should remember,
Man is the pinnacle of visible creation. - - -we are little
less than gods (Ps.8)
An awareness of out utter dependence on God - -should spark profound professions of genuine humility. - - we are beings unspeakably loved by the Father.
The remembrance that we are sinners suggests the
calm but abiding expression of sorrow and a plea for
mercy so eloquently found in the psalms and on the lips
of the publican in the temple. (Luke 18:13) (P.192)
Saints are never grudging in the time they spend with
God. (P.199)
If I am not loving others although not necessarily
liking them I cannot have a deep prayer life, for its
heart, love, is missing. (P.208)
In advancing prayer we gradually put on the mind of
Christ and thus learn to suffer from and sacrifice for
others as he did for you and me and for all sinners.
(P.210)
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Remember this.
God loves to use imperfect, ordinary people to do
extraordinary things in spite of their weaknesses.
(P.273)
God wants you to share the good news where you are.
(P.284)
God invites you to participate in the greatest, largest,
most diverse, and most significant cause in history, his
kingdom. - - - Someday the ` Great Commission will be
the ` Great Completion. (P.298)
The Rosary
Excerpts from The History and Devotion of the Rosary.
Richard Gribble, C.S.C, Family Rosary Crusade
Foundation Inc. 1992
The church has as its paramount prayer the Holy mass.
Second to this is adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. No
Catholic prayers are more important than these two.
However, in its treasury of devotions, the church has
many litanies and prayers that have sustained the
faithful over the ages. The most significant of these time
honoured devotions is the Rosary. What is the origin of
this devotional practice that traces the main events of
Christs life in a prayer directed to the Blessed Mother?
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Nagasaki
Three days later a second atomic bomb exploded over
Nagasaki. The bomb was meant for another city but bad
weather forced the bomber pilots to divert to Nagasaki
as a secondary target.
A group of Franciscans survived the blast. Their house
was intact. Not only was there a terrific blast, but the
heat the bomb generated incinerated all the houses
around except the house of the Franciscans. So fierce
was the heat, that the Japanese soldier guarding the
house was instantly incinerated. Only his shadow
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Salutary Effects
St.Albert the Great who had Saint Thomas Aquinas as
his disciple learned in a revelation that by simply
thinking of or meditating on the passion of Our Lord
Jesus Christ, a Christian gains more merit than if he had
fasted on bread and water every Friday for a whole year,
or had beaten himself with a discipline once a week until
the blood flowed, or had recited the whole book of
Psalms everyday.
(The Secret of the Rosary, St.Louis de Montfort, P.104,
Paulines 2007)
In 1481 Our Lady appeared to Venerable Dominic the
Carthusian who lived in Treves, and said to him, `
whenever one of the faithful who is in a state of grace
says the Rosary while meditating on the mysteries of the
life and passion of Jesus Christ, he obtains full and entire
remission of all his sins.
(St.Louis de Mont fort, ibid., P.105)
Somebody who says his Rosary alone only gains the
merit of one Rosary but if he says it together with thirty
other people he gains the merit of thirty rosaries. - - Public prayer is far more powerful than private prayer to
appease the anger of God and call down his mercy and
Holy Mother Church, guided by the Holy Spirit, has
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We answer sacramentally.
There are two consecrations, one for the bread and one
for the wine presenting to the Father the same
separation of the blood and body of His Son Christ. By
the power of the Holy Spirit the substances our eyes
perceive in the accidents of bread and wine, are
transformed into the flesh and blood of the second
person of the Blessed Trinity. Such a happening defies
the laws of science and confounds our reason. We are
incapable of comprehending this astonishing event.
All around the world every few seconds a host and
chalice are elevated, renewing in a profound way
Christs and our offering to the Father. It is a perpetual
sacrifice. Our partaking in this offering is the mingling of
a single drop of blessed water absorbed into the wine
when the priest prepares the gifts prior to saying the
words of consecration.
The Council of Trent (1545 1563 AD) uses the term,
coined by St. Thomas Aquinas, of TRANSUBSTANTIATION,
to convey to us the miracle that occurs in the Holy
Sacrifice of the mass whose centerpiece is the changing
of bread and wine into the real flesh and blood of Christ.
In the early church, the term breaking of bread was
the phrase used to designate the Holy Sacrifice of the
mass. Even today during the Canon of the Mass, the
priest breaks the host into two pieces then breaks off a
smaller piece which he drops into the chalice.
The early Christians
were faithful to the teaching of the Apostles, the
common life of sharing, the breaking of bread and the
prayers. (Acts 2:47)
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A Eucharistic Cannon
Concerning the Eucharist give thanks this way.
First concerning the cup.
We thank you Father for the holy wine of David your
servant, which you made known to us through Jesus
your servant. To you be glory forever.
Next, concerning the broken bread.
We thank you, our Father for the life and knowledge
which you made known to us through Jesus your servant
to you be glory forever.
Even as this broken bread was scattered over the hills,
and was gathered together and became one, so let your
church be gathered together from the ends of the earth
into your kingdom. To you is the glory and the power
through Jesus Christ forever. (Chp. 9 Sects. 2,3 and 4)
On the Lords day, gather yourselves together and
break bread, give thanks, but first confess your sins so
that your sacrifice may be pure. However, let no one
who is at odds with his brother come together with you,
until he is reconciled, so that your sacrifices may not be
profaned. (Chp.14 Sects. 1 and 2)
From the Letters of St.Ignatius of Antioch c. 107 AD.
Let no one do anything that is proper for the church
without the bishop. Let that Eucharist be considered
valid that is under the bishop or performed by one to
whom he entrust it. Wherever the bishop appears, let
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as a guest to all and sundry, even unworthy hearts - - In the breaking of bread, You are not broken or divided.
You are eaten, but like the burning bush you are not
consumed. (St.Thomas Aquinas 1225 1274) (P.99)
What strengthening manna enriches the traveler. It
invigorates the weak, brings back health to the sick; it
increases virtue, makes grace abound, purges away
vices, refreshes the soul, renews life in the languid,
binds together all the faithful in the union of Charity.
(St.Thomas Aquinas 1225-1274) (P.100)
The soul is far more closely united with God than are
the body and soul that form one man. This union is far
closer than if one were to pour a drop of water into a
cask of wine.
(Meister Eckart 1260 1327) (P.107)
Even if the host is divided, even if you could break it
into thousands and thousands of tiny bits, in each one I
would be there, wholly God and wholly human. - - - - If
you had a burning lamp and all the world came to you
for light, the light of your lamp would not be diminished
by the sharing, yet each person who shared it would
have the whole light. True, each ones light would be
more or less intense depending on what sort of material
each brought to receive the fire. (Jesus talking to
Catherine of Siena 1347-1380) (P.110)
Had you the purity of Angels, and the holiness of Saint
John the Baptist, you would still be unworthy to receive
or touch this sacrament. - - when a priest celebrates the
Eucharist, he honours God, and gives joy to the Angels;
he edifies the Church, helps the living, obtains rest for
the departed, and makes himself a sharer in all good
things. (Thomas a` Kempis c.1380-1471 It is believed
the Author is Thomas Hemerken. A Kempis- near
Cologne) (P.113)
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Ecclesia De Eucharistia
Encyclical letter of Blessed John Paul II, Paulines, 2005.
The church draws her life from the Eucharist. - - - the
most holy Eucharist contains the churchs entire spiritual
wealth: Christ himself, our Passover and living bread.
(P.3)
The church was born of the paschal mystery (P.4)
It unites heaven and earth. It embraces and permeates
all creation. - - - the Eucharist - - is the most precious
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Sacramentum Caritatis
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human heart. The flesh and blood have the same blood
Type.
The Sacred Blood:
Belongs to the blood tyre A.B.Proteins are found in it in
normal proportions. Minerals are present in the blood
namely, Chlorides, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium,
Sodium and calcium.
Both species have remained in almost the original state
for twelve centuries despite exposure to the atmosphere
for a long period of time.
Dedication Page
Let my prayer rise to you like incense,
as I lift up my hands as in an evening
sacrifice. (Psalm 142:2)
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