Feast of Corpus Christi 2024

 Feast of Corpus Christi

“Jesus, give me the courage to let down my guard, the grace to stop resisting you in all the ways I do, and the wisdom to make time to sit in your presence each day.  Amen.”    (Jackie Francois Angel)

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Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

The feast of Corpus Christi was established in the year 1264 by Pope Urban IV.  Eucharistic Processions quickly became a part of that celebration and is a way for our parishes to publicly proclaim our belief in Jesus’ True Presence in the Eucharist.

A Eucharistic Procession is an extension of the worship of Jesus Christ, truly present in the Blessed Sacrament. The supreme act of adoration and the source and summit of the Christian life is the celebration of the Mass, and that celebration is prolonged and intensified through Eucharistic worship outside of the Mass. In Eucharistic Processions, the missionary aspect of the Eucharist is emphasized as we go forth into the world. Not only gazing upon our Eucharistic Lord, but walking with him, we experience what the disciples did 2000 years ago as they walked with Jesus, proclaiming the Good News to the world.

If you have the opportunity to participate in a Eucharistic Procession on Corpus Christi please do so as affirmation of your belief in the Real Presence of Our Lord in the Eucharist.

 Faith Grows .. And We Never Have Enough

Jesus tells us in "In Sinu Jesus" that faith in the mystery of the Most Holy Eucharist grows in proportion to the time one gives him in adoration.  It’s not enough that we go to Holy Mass often if we do not approach him and remain with him in the sacrament of his love.  Nothing can replace the intimate experience that he offers to us if we seek his Eucharistic friendship - and this is the experience he offers to us if we seek his Eucharistic Face and offer a sacrifice of time to his Eucharistic Heart.

Won’t you consider a sacrifice of time each week before his Eucharistic Face.  Many people think ‘Adoration’ has to be an hour - not so.  God is happy with 5 minutes if that is all you have.  And if you would spend just 5 minutes a week for a few weeks, you will notice a change of heart.  You can’t ‘out give’ God; so if you give only 5 minutes a week, He might just return Eternity to you.

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Mary Calls Us To Action

 How Do You Reply To Mary’s Request?

“On May 13, 1917, Our Lady of Fatima appeared to three young shephard children at Fatima, Portugal.  It would be the first of her six visits to that area.  These apparitions were preceded by visits in 1916 from the Angel of Peace, who prepared the children for the Blessed Mother’s visits and instructions.  The message of Fatima calls us to turn away from sin, pray the Rosary daily for peace in the world, and offer penance for sinners.”  (30 Marian Apparitions p.42)

This message is as appropriate today as it was in 1917.  Are you doing all you can to fulfill Mary’s request?  If not, there is no better time to start than now.

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Jesus and Our Mother Always Ready To Help

 Calling on Jesus and Mary for Help!

“O Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, I adore you profoundly.  I offer you the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, scarileges and indifferences by which he is offended.  By the infinite merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg the conversion of poor sinners”.    (The Angel of Peace at Fatima, third apparition)

The prayer of quiet is just ‘resting’ in the Lord’s presence, and is a good start to asking for the conversion of sinners.  See   
                         you in the chapel.

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We Can Hear God's Voice In The Silence

 God’s Voice

C. S. Lewis in The Screwtape Letters tells us that the devil’s goal is to win souls away from God.  The devil’s plan is simple: Create so much noise in the world that man can no longer hear the voice of God in his life.

God has given us a solution … It’s the gift of ‘silence’.  It is in silence that God speaks to us, and the more time we spend in silence the more clearly we hear the voice of God in our lives.  Quiet is critical to our spiritual development.  Stop by the chapel for some ‘quiet time’.

Sign up for a regular hour of Adoration .. God loves it when you make a commitment. 

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God Has A Question For You

How Will You Answer?

At some point in the future every living person is going to come face-to-face with the true God and have to give an accounting of the life we led.  Just like all the people who have gone before us.  If God asks, how are you going to answer his question “Could you not watch with me one hour?”  He is not asking for an hour of activity such as saying the rosary or offering a novena; rather he is asking for an hour of companionship.

Our God wants to be with us, and he sincerely hopes we want to be with him in his true presence.  Stop for a moment and think about what he is actually asking … one hour.  One hour out of our week is less than .06% of the total time we have in a week.   

God’s power is not limited to human time measured by the sweeping hands on a clock.  Any ‘time’ given to Our Lord is rewarded beyond human measure.  He invites us to walk with him, and he waits for our invitation asking him to come closer to us.

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