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4 days ago · What then does Pope Francis really think — as opposed to what he carefully said — about Holy Communion for President Biden and others? While he has never faced that situation, people who have “devastated the lives of many persons cannot receive Communion,” and that one partial solution is for bishops not to distribute Holy Communion at all.
4 days ago · The Lord’s Supper, therefore, is an occasion when members of the church declare their unity with each other because of their common unity with Christ. 9. Acts 2:42. And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
4 days ago · Holy Communion, because by this sacrament we unite ourselves to Christ, who makes us sharers in his Body and Blood to form a single body.We also call it: the holy things (ta hagia; sancta)- the first meaning of the phrase "communion of saints" in the Apostles' Creed - the bread of angels, bread from heaven, medicine of immortality,viaticum. . . .
5 days ago · Communion With Our Lord. Don't let the busyness of daily living rob you of the joy and fulfillment that come from time with God. May 29, 2024. 1 John 1:1-3. Genesis 1:26-27 teaches that God created us in His image. As a result of Adam’s transgression, however, sin entered the world and separated us from God.
The Eucharist is the Real Presence of Jesus Christ, Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity, under the appearance of bread and wine. The Eucharist is also referred to as “Holy Communion.” “Communion” comes from the Latin communio, which means “to be in union with.” According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Church refers to ...
2 days ago · e-Magazine. Receiving Communion: A Corpus Christi Examination of Conscience. By Fr Anthony Ruff OSB, 1 June 2024. Members of the faithful in prayer during Mass at St Aidan's Parish, Rooty Hill. Image: Alphonsus Fok/Diocese of Parramatta. There is more to the mystery of the blessed Eucharist than the human mind can grasp. This examination is not ...
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3 days ago · On Good Friday, the Church forgoes Mass. The service of the Lord’s Passion is composed of three parts: (1) the Liturgy of the Word; (2) the Veneration of the Cross; and (3) distribution of Holy Communion from the Hosts that had been previously consecrated.
