Catholic Conversion Stories [vanity]

Amen!

(I'm really kind of surprised that that guy who arbitrarily cut those other seven books out of his own version of the Bible, didn't also try to rip out that page you posted there as well!)

"Our communion hymn today (in the Maronite Church) was "Bread of Life". The refrain is: "O Lord, give us, from your everlasting Bread of Life". The first stanza begins with: For you are the Bread of Life, our fathers ate manna in the wilderness and died. You are the Bread that came from Heaven and those who eat it will never die". Sorry, I just had to post this. It's a truly beautiful and most significant hymn that stirs the heart."

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I really wish that there was some kind of "Maronite" or one of the other Eastern Rite Catholic Churches near me, but there is not.

On my own winding journey into the Catholic faith, for a while I attended an Orthodox Church (when I lived in another State), and their Divine Liturgy music and chanting and so forth were absolutely beautiful, and truly touched the soul.

Their liturgy was a bit longer, but it was so rewarding in so many ways. To find one close by that is in complete unity with the whole Catholic Church (like yours) must be great.

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