A prayer that went round the world

“I wish, Lord, to receive You with the purity, humility and devotion with which Your most holy Mother received You, with the spirit and fervor of the saints.” I knew that St Josemaria, the founder of Opus Dei, had been taught this prayer for spiritual communion [...]
Tags: Eucharist, Holy Communion

Benedict XVI leads Corpus Christi procession through the streets of Rome

Romereports.com- As Bishop of Rome, Benedict XVI celebrated Mass on the feast of Corpus Christi in the Cathedral of the Eternal City, the Basilica of St. John Lateran. Afterward, he led a procession through Merulana avenue. Thousands of people, accompanied the pope, during the moving [...]
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Pope Benedict XVI explains the Eucharist to the Children

Meeting of the Holy Father with Children who had received their First Communion during the Year 1. Andrea. Dear Pope, what are your memories of your First Communion day? I would first like to say thank you for this celebration of faith that you are offering [...]
Tags: Eucharist, Faith, For younger readers, Benedict XVI, Holy Communion, Holy Mass

The pope will celebrate his 60th anniversary as an ordained priest

On June 29th, the pope will celebrate his 60th anniversary as an ordained priest. To join in on the celebration, the Congregation for the Clergy, invited Catholics from all over the world, to offer 60 hours of Eucharistic adoration in honor of the clergy and [...]
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Hidden God

How well we understand the song that Christians of all times have unceasingly sung to the sacred host: "Sing, my tongue, the mystery of the glorious body and of the precious blood, that the king of all nations, born of the generous womb of the [...]
Tags: Love of God, Eucharist, Humility

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The Feast of Corpus Christi

To stay with us Today, on the feast of Corpus Christi, we come together to consider the depths of our Lord’s love for us, which has led him to stay with us, hidden under the appearances of the Blessed Sacrament. It almost seems as if we [...]
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5th Luminous Mystery: The Institution of the Eucharist

And when the hour had come, he reclined at table, and the twelve apostles with him. And he said to them, ‘I have greatly desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer; for I say to you that I will eat of it [...]
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The Eucharist

And he took bread, and when he had given thanks he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body which is given for you. Do this in memory of me.” And likewise the cup after supper, saying, “This cup which is [...]
Tags: Charity, Eucharist

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S is for Suffering

In Congo, there is a hereditary blood disease that affects close to 2% of newborn babies, which is called Drepanocytic Anemia or Sickle Cell Anemia (SSA). This disease is characterized principally by bouts of pain, severe anemia and serious infections, and has a very high [...]
Tags: Suffering, Sickness, Eucharist, Jesus Christ, Solidarity

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Help me to keep him company!

Msgr. Pedro Casciaro first met Saint Josemaría in 1935, when he was studying architecture in Madrid. Right from the start, the Father, as people called him, opened up broad horizons of holiness and apostolate to him. In the following extract, he recalls one of the [...]
Tags: Eucharist, Presence of God