In John’s Gospel, which is rich in symbolism, it says that when the Crucified Christ was thirsty, “they put a sponge soaked in wine on a sprig of hyssop and…
THE LAMB OF GOD: Before we consume the Sacred Species in Holy Communion, the presider echoes Saint John the Baptist’s words: “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the…
SACRIFICE ATONES FOR SIN. Our ancestors in faith offered many sacrifices to express their remorse and devotion; of all sacrificial offerings, the greatest, most important one is the Passover meal.…
WE ARE ALL SINNERS. I have taken these articles from the US Catholic Bishops’ document, The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church. The fallout of our…
For as Jesus promised in His Last Supper Farewell Discourse: “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and…
What the Church commemorates with great festivity and solemn rites on Holy Thursday night, she does at every Mass. For through the Eucharistic Sacrifice, offered at every Mass, she ‘makes…
We also sense that others, having lived without Mass for so long during covid time, may have become discouraged or accustomed to life without the Eucharist. We know that we…
Our Holy Mother Church wisely, lovingly, and caringly ‘obligates’ her children to do: gather each Sunday and on other special days for holy Mass and receive Holy Communion. For as…
We need to Meet: We all missed out on so many gatherings during the worst days of the pandemic: weddings and funerals; anniversary, birthday, graduation and retirement parties; simple BBQs,…
Always Present To Us: When I was a child, it was customary to ‘bless yourself’ by making the Sign of the Cross as we passed a Catholic Church as a…