Well, AFAIK, most people do go to Mass and receive Holy Communion.

As I said, 'most people' ...

Hmmm ... does Lady Gaga count? Waahahahahahaha!!!


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Beautiful Taize chant for Corpus Christi (May 27, 2016). Lyrics in English, below:



Soul of Christ, sanctify me
Body of Christ, save me
Blood of Christ, inebriate me
Water from Christ's side, wash me
Passion of Christ, strengthen me
O good Jesus, hear me
Within Thy wounds hide me
Suffer me not to be separated from Thee
From the malicious enemy defend me
In the hour of my death call me
And bid me come unto Thee
That I may praise Thee with Thy saints
Forever and ever

Amen

Welcome!!! Glad to hear you enjoy going for Mass!!! And I hope you will find RCIA classes fruitful and informative!

Gotta love pre-VC2 traditions and Traditions ... full-ness of the faith!

Most welcome!!!

In conjunction with Corpus Christi ...

Amen God ... Thank you for guiding Jeff Cavin's words!

Good explanation for Bible readings for Corpus Christi 2016 ...

Seriously??? ... It's only Monday ...

"Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my LORD should come to me?"
-Luke 1:42-43

14 Inspiring Photos of Mass Celebrated in War Zones

Nothing is more important than the Mass, and the Church is bound to keep on celebrating it in and out of season. And that includes war.



See more here ... https://churchpop.com/2015/04/20/14-inspiri...d-in-war-zones/

June 02, 2016 - Thursday in the Ninth Week of Ordinary Time
Lectionary: 356

Reading 1 (2 Tm 2:8-15)

Beloved:
Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David:
such is my Gospel, for which I am suffering,
even to the point of chains, like a criminal.
But the word of God is not chained.
Therefore, I bear with everything for the sake of those who are chosen,
so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus,
together with eternal glory.
This saying is trustworthy:

If we have died with him
we shall also live with him;
if we persevere
we shall also reign with him.
But if we deny him
he will deny us.
If we are unfaithful
he remains faithful,
for he cannot deny himself.

Remind people of these things
and charge them before God to stop disputing about words.
This serves no useful purpose since it harms those who listen.
Be eager to present yourself as acceptable to God,
a workman who causes no disgrace,
imparting the word of truth without deviation.

Responsorial Psalm (Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-9, 10 and 14)

R. (4) Teach me your ways, O Lord.

Your ways, O LORD, make known to me;
teach me your paths,
Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my savior.
R. Teach me your ways, O Lord.

Good and upright is the LORD;
thus he shows sinners the way.
He guides the humble to justice,
he teaches the humble his way.
R. Teach me your ways, O Lord.

All the paths of the LORD are kindness and constancy
toward those who keep his covenant and his decrees.
The friendship of the LORD is with those who fear him,
and his covenant, for their instruction.
R. Teach me your ways, O Lord.

Alleluia (2 Tm 1:10)

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death
and brought life to light through the Gospel.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel (Mk 12:28-34)

One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him,
“Which is the first of all the commandments?”

And when Jesus saw that he answered with understanding,
he said to him, “You are not far from the Kingdom of God.”
And no one dared to ask him any more questions.



God Bless and keep you safe!

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place my trust in Thee!

Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time; June 05, 2016
Lectionary: 90

Reading 1: 1 Kgs 17:17-24

Elijah went to Zarephath of Sidon to the house of a widow.
The son of the mistress of the house fell sick,
and his sickness grew more severe until he stopped breathing.
So she said to Elijah,
“Why have you done this to me, O man of God?
Have you come to me to call attention to my guilt
and to kill my son?”
Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.”
Taking him from her lap, he carried the son to the upper room
where he was staying, and put him on his bed.
Elijah called out to the LORD:
“O LORD, my God,
will you afflict even the widow with whom I am staying
by killing her son?”
Then he stretched himself out upon the child three times
and called out to the LORD:
“O LORD, my God,
let the life breath return to the body of this child.”
The LORD heard the prayer of Elijah;
the life breath returned to the child’s body and he revived.
Taking the child, Elijah brought him down into the house
from the upper room and gave him to his mother.
Elijah said to her, “See! Your son is alive.”
The woman replied to Elijah,
“Now indeed I know that you are a man of God.
The word of the LORD comes truly from your mouth.”

Responsorial Psalm: Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11, 12, 13

R. (2a) I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.

I will extol you, O LORD, for you drew me clear
and did not let my enemies rejoice over me.
O LORD, you brought me up from the nether world;
you preserved me from among those going down into the pit.
R. I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.

Sing praise to the LORD, you his faithful ones,
and give thanks to his holy name.
For his anger lasts but a moment;
a lifetime, his good will.
At nightfall, weeping enters in,
but with the dawn, rejoicing.
R. I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.

Hear, O LORD, and have pity on me;
O LORD, be my helper.
You changed my mourning into dancing;
O LORD, my God, forever will I give you thanks.
R. I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.

Reading 2 Gal 1:11-14a, 15ac, 16a, 17, 19

I want you to know, brothers and sisters,
that the gospel preached by me is not of human origin.
For I did not receive it from a human being, nor was I taught it,
but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ.

For you heard of my former way of life in Judaism,
how I persecuted the Church of God beyond measure
and tried to destroy it, and progressed in Judaism
beyond many of my contemporaries among my race.
But when God, who from my mother’s womb had set me apart
was pleased to reveal his Son to me,
so that I might proclaim him to the Gentiles,
I went into Arabia and then returned to Damascus.

Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem
to talk with Cephas and remained with him for fifteen days.
But I did not see any other of the Apostles,
only James the brother of the Lord.

Alleluia Lk 7:16

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
A great prophet has risen in our midst
God has visited his people.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel Lk 7:11-17

Jesus journeyed to a city called Nain,
and his disciples and a large crowd accompanied him.
As he drew near to the gate of the city,
a man who had died was being carried out,
the only son of his mother, and she was a widow.
A large crowd from the city was with her.
When the Lord saw her,
he was moved with pity for her and said to her,
“Do not weep.”
He stepped forward and touched the coffin;
at this the bearers halted,
and he said, “Young man, I tell you, arise!”
The dead man sat up and began to speak,
and Jesus gave him to his mother.
Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, crying out
“A great prophet has arisen in our midst, “
and “God has visited his people.”
This report about him spread through the whole of Judea
and in all the surrounding region.

Amen, and Blessed Sunday!

Bro Yeeck, that was such a beautiful and powerful testimony. Here is what I learned from my own Catholic Marriage Preparation Course:

To love is not an emotion, to love is not a feeling ... why? Because both are fleeting.

To love, someone, with all your heart and all your might and all your strength, is a DECISION, a conscious choice ...

For married couples, this means waking up every morning and making the decision to love and be there for your spouse in all manner of support. In short, to renew my marriage vows every single start of the day. At night, For any hurts or unkind words I may have given to my wife, I will first seek forgiveness from her. Only then do I go to sleep in thanksgiving that I have God and my wife by my side.

Everyday, I thank God and the Church for such wisdom and guidance as I relied on all the course taught me. Trials and tribulations can and will come, but what matters is that my wife and I keep God; the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, in our sights first and from there we both support each other ... i.e. "[I]for better or for worse, in sickness and in health[I/]".

God + Husband + Wife ... a reflection of the Holy Trinity. This is the reality of the Sacrament of Marriage. It is neither a social contract, nor is it simply a symbolic ceremony. A 'Covenant' even, by Biblical reference as one makes the vows in Church, in the eyes of God and to God Himself.


God Bless!