We have recently been discussing the concern within in the Church that people are losing a sense of the “real presence”, that is, the belief that Christ is truly present in the consecrated bread and wine we receive at Mass. One factor contributing to a change in attitude is that whereas the attention of people … Continue reading 2/8/06 – The Table of the Lord
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Last time, I began to discuss the concern one correspondent raised of the seemingly diminishing sense of the “real presence”, that is, our belief that Christ is fully present in the bread and wine we consecrate at Mass, and thus consume as his body and blood. It is a belief that Catholics have held for … Continue reading 19/7/09 – The Real Presence: Giving Due Reverence
Each week, the Liturgy Links article you see in Carmel is also posted here. Recently, a person asked for my opinion about the reception of communion: I hear that in past times it [communion] was only received by the tongue upon kneeling, but in even more ancient times it may also have been received by … Continue reading 5/7/09 – The Real Presence
The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread. (1 Corinthians 10:16-18) … Continue reading 8/2/09 – St. Paul Writes on the Eucharist
This week’s feast is that of the Body and Blood of Christ, the second “Feast of the Lord” in Ordinary Time after the conclusion of the Easter Season. Those who participate in Mass daily have already started to hear once again the scripture readings of Ordinary Time, while the Sunday Masses will return to the … Continue reading 24/5/08 – Self-Intinction
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