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“There flowed from his side water and blood”. Beloved, do not pass over this mystery without thought; it has yet another hidden meaning, which I will explain to you. I said that water and blood symbolized baptism and the holy Eucharist. From these two sacraments the Church is born

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By one and the same food we are both brought into being and nourished. As a woman nourishes her child with her own blood and milk, so does Christ unceasingly nourish with his own blood those to whom he himself has given life.

2 posted on 04/22/2011 8:00:51 AM PDT by stfassisi ((The greatest gift God gives us is that of overcoming self"-St Francis Assisi)))

I read that this morning in the Office of Readings and it sent chills down my spine.

3 posted on 04/22/2011 8:10:09 AM PDT by markomalley (Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good-Pope Leo XIII)

Thanks for posting this!

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7 posted on 04/22/2011 8:55:45 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)