What Is The Principal Fruit of Receiving the Eucharist In Holy Communion?

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The major thing the reception of the Eucharist in Holy Communion does is to unite the communicants with Jesus Christ; Eucharist knits us with Christ. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) 1391, Holy Communion augments our union with Christ. Its principal fruit is to bring about an intimate union with Christ Jesus. Read More

Why Is Eucharist Considered To Be The Sacrifice of Thanksgiving And Praise To God?

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The Eucharist is a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Father because in it the Church expresses her gratitude to God for all His benefits, for all that He has accomplished through creation, redemption, and sanctification. In fact, Eucharist means first of all “thanksgiving.” Secondly, by the Eucharist, the Church sings the glory of God in Read More

What Earlier Writing Gave Clue On How Eucharist Was Celebrated in Ancient Time

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The writings of St. Justin Martyr as early as the second century revealed the basic lines of the order of the Eucharistic celebration. They have stayed the same until our own day for all the great liturgical families. St. Justin wrote to the pagan emperor Antoninus Pius (138-161) around the year 155, explaining what Christians Read More

That I May See – Mark 10: 46-52 (Day 15)

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THAT I MAY SEE – MARK 10: 46-52 (DAY 15) “Then they came to Jericho. And as He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, a son  of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, Read More

Let The Thirsty Come – John 7: 37 (Day 14)

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LET THE THIRSTY COME – JOHN 3: 37 (DAY 14) “On the last day that great day of the feast, Jesus cried, saying, if any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink” A solemn call, deeply and serious, is still going out today loud and clear: Come if you are thirsty. Thirst means Read More

A Living Sacrifice – Romans 12: 1 (Day 9)

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We shall try to look into the topic under the following subheadings: The meaning of Living Sacrifice, who is demanding of this and from whom, what are the conditions for meeting this demand, what benefits we stand to get from it and who gains, and the consequences of not meeting up with the demand. The Read More

Holy Spirit: The Power to Overcome Sin – John 16:8-13 (Day 6)

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“Whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them ‘a spring of water welling up to eternal life” (John 4:4) Satan may never be able to block your blessing and can never put you perpetual bondage to sicknesses, failure, hardship or unnecessary sufferings, unless Read More

Be Consecrated To The Truth – John 17:17 (Day 5)

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“Consecrate them to the truth, your word is the truth. Some translation say sanctify them in the truth, ….” To consecrate means to sanctify, to purify, to set aside for, to separate them for yourself, to be dedicated to God, to become God’s holy people, make them holy. In John 18: 36-38, Jesus said to Read More

The Spirit of the Last Days – 1 Tim. 4:1-2 (Day 4)

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“Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron.” Be conscious of these seven arch demons with seven deadly sins: Lucifer – Pride, Mammon – Greed, Asmodeus Read More

Forgiveness Is A Must – Matt 6:14-15 (Day 3)

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Lord, how many times should I forgive my brother? 70×7 times (Matt 18:21-22). Forgiveness is a must; it is a divine condition for forgiveness of our sins; it is not optional. It is God’s condition to answer our prayers. And “If we say that we have not sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is Read More