[NYer]

[SaltyJoe]

Thanks for the ping.

God has fulfilled every promise He's made and His Covenant is still valid to the Chosen. When God "speaks", creation happens. I have no doubt in the Word of God.

While the world goes schizophrenic, those with a devotion to the Holy Eucharist will be able to keep sanity. Those who attack God's Goodness will be driven into their own self-destructive hell of madness.

[Mark in the Old South]

Good post. Christ telling his followers they would have to eat of His Flesh and drink of His Blood is the single biggest reason I converted to Catholic.

It is also the single biggest reason I see Protestants as lukewarm Christians (no matter how fervent or zealous), it pains me to see it this way. I am the only Catholic in my family and all those who have passed have no chance to rethink this now. Remember Christ speaking of things hot and things cold but He will spit out the lukewarm.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Sing, my tongue,
The mystery of the glorious body,
And of the precious Blood,
Shed to save the world,
By the King of the nations,
The fruit of a noble womb.

Given to us, born for us,
From a stainless Virgin,
And having dwelt in the world,
Sowing the seed of the word,
He closed in a wonderful way,
The days of his habitation.

On the night of His last supper,
Reclining with His brothers,
The law having been fully observed
With legal foods,
He gives Himself as food with His
Own hands to the twelve.

The Word in Flesh makes true Bread
His Flesh with a word;
Wine becomes the Blood of Christ,
And if sense is deficient,
To confirm sincere hearts,
Faith alone suffices.

Then let us prostrate and
Venerate so great a Sacrament,
And let the old law yield
To the new rite;
Let faith stand forward to
Supply the defect of the senses.

To the Begetter and the Begotten,
Be praise and jubilation,
Health, honor, and strength,
And blessing too,
And let equal praise be to Him,
Who proceeds from Both.
Amen. Alleluia.

Pange lingua gloriosi
Corporis mysterium,
Sanguinisque pretiosi,
Quem in mundi pretium
Fructus ventris generosi
Rex effudit Gentium.

Nobis datus, nobis natus
Ex inacta Virgine,
Et in mundo conversatus,
Sparso verbi semine,
Sui moras incolatus
Miro clausit ordine.

In suprema nocte coenae
Recumbus cum fratribus
Observata lege plene
Cibis in legalibus,
Cibum turbae duodenae
Se dat suis manibus.

Verbum caro, panem verum
Verbo carnem efficit:
Fitque sanguis Christi merum,
Et si sensus deficit,
Ad firmandum cor sincerum
Sola fides sufficit.

Tantum ergo Sacramentum
Veneremur cernui:
Et antiquum documentum
Novo cedat ritui:
Praestet fides supplementum
Sensuum defectui.

Genitori, Genitoque
Laus et jubilatio,
Salus, honor, virtus quoque
Sit et benedictio:
Procedenti ab utroque
Compar sit laudatio.
Amen. Alleluia.

St. Thomas Aquinas

[lainde]

bttt

[amdgmary]

The beautiful artwork titled, "The Perfect Sacrifice" was painted by Tommy Canning of Scotland. His website is Art of Divine Mercy

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Meditation of St. Francis of Assisi

Let everyone be struck with fear,
the whole world tremble,
and the heavens exult
when Christ, the Son of the living God,
is present on the altar in the hands of a priest!
O wonderful loftiness
and stupendous dignity!
O sublime humility!
O humble sublimity!
The Lord of the universe,
God and the Son of God,
so humbles Himself
that He hides Himself
for our salvation
under and ordinary piece of bread!

See the humility of God, brothers,
and pour out your hearts before Him!

Humble yourselves that you may be exalted by Him!

Hold back nothing of yourselves for yourselves,
that He Who gives Himself totally to you
may receive you totally!

[fortunecookie]

Thank you for the link and pic. Very nice to see. I was just talking with someone and we wondered where we could get info we needed for adult/teen faith formation beyond links we already have. This sight is the answer to that for us. Thanks again.