Category: Eucharist
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Eucharist, Polls, and Symbols
A recent Pew Research Center survey shows that less than a third of U.S. Catholics believe that in the Eucharist bread and wine “become the actual body and blood of Christ.” On the other hand, 69% say that the bread and wine “are symbols of the body and blood of Christ.” Roughly half of those…
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INTROITUS: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Respice, Domine, in testamentum tuum – Look, o Lord, to your covenant
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INTROITUS: St. Lawrence
Confessio et pulchritudo in conspectu ejus – Confession and beauty in his view
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INTROITUS: Transfiguration
Tibi dixit cor meum, quaesivi vultum tuum – My heart says to you: I seek your face
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Altar Trays: The New Liturgical Abuse?
One of my pet hates is to see extra things placed on the altar. I strongly believe that the altar should not be cluttered. While the altar is one of the principal symbols in a church, before being a symbol or a sacred object, it is a functional piece of furniture. It is meant to hold…
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INTROITUS: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Deus in adjutorium meum intende – God, initiate to help me
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Ad Orientem in Gallup NM
The Cathedral in Gallup turns things around.
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INTROITUS: 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Deus in loco sancto suo – God in his sacred place
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INTROITUS: St. James
Mihi autem nimis honorati sunt amici tui – Your friends are highly honored for me