Corpus Christi 2019
The origin of this feast is based on apparitions of Our Lord to St. Juliana of Belgium wherein He requested it to honor this Most Blessed Sacrament and make reparation for irreverences towards It. St. Thomas Aquinas composed the beautiful texts for the Mass. The feast predated and provided the bulwark against the heresies that were to come in later centuries. We are to become saints through devotion to the Holy Eucharist.
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Corpus Christi 2017
The feast of Corpus Christi celebrates the sacramental aspect of the Holy Eucharist while Holy Thursday concentrates on the sacrificial. The Church and priests exist for this central teaching of the faith which is known as transubstantiation. St. Bonaventure warned centuries ago that without this civilization would return to its base origins and people would degenerate to behavior like beasts. However, receiving Our Lord in this sacrament gives us the foretaste of heaven which is so necessary to go there eventually.
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In this sermon we learn that this Sunday serves as a bridge between two important Feasts – Corpus Christi and Our Lord’s Sacred Heart. The parable in today’s gospel of the master’s invitation to his supper is used to admonish those people who will come up with any excuse to avoid attending certain feasts of Our Lord and Master. Are we guilty of using excuses or do we take the opportunity to attend all the Sacred Feasts to give thanksgiving to God for all that He has given us?
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This important sermon by Fr. Superior includes many beautiful and valuable thoughts and it really should be listened to by all who value their Faith. It begins by exploding the myths regarding the Eucharist that are held by some including, most regrettably, Catholics. The Eucharist is not merely a symbol or memorial but a reenactment, a reliving on the Altar of Christ’s sacrifice and death on the cross. It is the foundation of all that has been done in Christendom – all the beauty, all the edifices, churches, schools and especially the work of the clergy and hierarchy to sustain and grow the true Faith throughout the world. It is why the Servants of the Holy Family take such care of the Altar and vestments used in the Mass. We are also admonished that we too must preserve and defend this great gift that is given to us – most especially in these times when the Feast of Corpus Christi is so often ignored, despite the clear words of Christ to Blessed Juliana that it be established and honored throughout His Holy Church.
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The Feast of Corpus Christi 2015
There have been innumerable Eucharistic miracles throughout the history of the Church. In this greatest of all the sacraments, Our Lord is contained, offered, and received. The priest speaks in the person of Christ when he says, “This is My Body.” After transubstantiation takes place, the priest holds in his hand the Author of Creation. We should look at the Host at the elevation and adore our God. Christ desired to come in the manner of food because He wished to be united with us in such a way that it is as if we are essentially one. Although Christ is alive, He comes to us in the state of death. Sacramentally there is renewed Christ’s sacrifice in the Holy Eucharist, so our sufferings may be identified with His.
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Sermon From The Feast Of
Corpus Christi 2014
The priesthood was established with Christ’s words, “do this in memory of Me.” The entire purpose of the priesthood is for the worship of God, through the Holy Eucharist. This great gift of the Blessed Sacrament is envied by many who are outside the Church. Catholics stand up in defense of the Eucharist because we know it is the true presence of God, and not simply symbolic. It is a living memorial of the sacrifice of Christ on the cross. We do not believe in the trans-signification of the modernists, but the dogma of transubstantiation.
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Conference About St. Thomas Aquinas
1st Friday, March 2014
St. Thomas Aquinas belies the statement of atheists who claim that all religious people are ignorant. Although St. Thomas offered astounding insights in philosophy, it was his prayer that helped him penetrate truth so profoundly. His method for explaining the doctrines of the Faith has been admired even by the enemies of the Church. The liturgy of Corpus Christi, which was written and compiled by him, is considered one of the most beautiful of the entire liturgical year.
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Sermon From
The Feast Of Corpus Christi 2013
St. Bonaventure warned that removal of the Blessed Sacrament from the Church would leave the people like a herd of animals. St. Paul in the Epistle gives a monitum about irreverence to the Holy Eucharist in his day. What about our times? This feast has a special history because of its origin around a miracle. St. Thomas Aquinas composed the texts for this Mass and today’s Divine Office. The teaching about this sacred gift from God is clear and separates our true Church from all other false religions. Christ died to give us Himself in this way and it is sacrilegious, ungrateful and irreverent to treat the Sacrament of His Body and Blood in anything less than a loving and devout manner.
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Feast Of Corpus Christi 2012
On this day, a priest recognizes the purpose of his existence. Before his duty of teaching and saving souls, the priest exists for the Holy Eucharist. If a priest does not understand this, he is no true priest. St. Bonaventure tells us that if this sacrament were to be taken from the Church we would have nothing but infidelity and error, and the Christian people would be no better than a herd of unclean animals. We see these prophetic words proven true in our own day. This day was instituted at the request of Our Lord to confirm faith in His true presence, to strengthen the faithful on their way to virtue by their love of the Blessed Sacrament, and finally, to make reparations for attacks against Our Lord in the tabernacle. We should express our belief that Our Lord is truly present in the Sacrament of the Altar as soon as we enter the Church and kneel before Him.
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