Saturday, December 09, 2006
*.* The Holy Eucharist *.*
The Holy Eucharist, also known as, Holy Communion, Host. Many still do not believe in Transubstantiation, which is the changing of the unconsecrated host and wine into the true body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. This occurs during Mass, when the priest consecrates the bread and wine saying the words "This is my body...This is my blood". The priest at mass is acting
in persona Christi . The Eucharist have always been the center of the Christian life, Catholics to be specific. It is because of the Love of Jesus that allows us to consume it. It also serves the purpose of maintaining the 'one holy catholic and apostolic church' as recited in the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed, and maintaining the Apostolicity of the Eucharist.
This aspect of the universal charity of the Eucharistic Sacrifice is based on the words of the Saviour himself. In instituting it, he did not merely say: “This is my body”, “this is my blood”, but went on to add: “which is given for you”, “which is poured out for you” (Luke 22:19-20). Jesus did not simply state that what he was giving them to eat and drink was his body and his blood; he also expressed its sacrificial meaning and made sacramentally present his sacrifice which would soon be offered on the Cross for the salvation of all. “The Mass is at the same time, and inseparably, the sacrificial memorial in which the sacrifice of the Cross is perpetuated and the sacred banquet of communion with the Lord's body and blood”.
**Read more of this in the Encyclical of Pope John Paul II '
ECCLESIA DE EUCHARISTIA'
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Friday, December 08, 2006
*.* The Immaculate Conception *.*
Today the Church Celebrates the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. However this was not a day of obligation in the Archdiocese of Singapore. "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee." St. Luke 1:28. How true are the words. God chooses her out of the whole human race to be born without sin. Immaculate Conception- Pure since birth.
She is indeed the Mother of God. She is omnipotent by grace. We honor her because she is the Mother of Jesus, true God and true Man. We also honor her because she is not stained with sin. She did not commit sin at all, not even the smallest mistake. Isn’t that honorable? She was a virgin before and after the birth of Jesus. This make us stand in awe of her.
John 19:26-27
26 When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, "Woman, behold, your son!"
27 Then He said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her into his own household.
Jesus Christ wants us to honor his mother. Honoring and praising Mary is worshiping Jesus, the son of God. Many thinks that we Catholics pray to her. In actual fact, we do not pray to her. We ask her to pray for us, like all the other saints. She is definitely closer to the Holy Trinity than we do.
To Jesus Thru Mary!!
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Sunday, December 03, 2006
*.* †Advent† *.*
Today marks the first Sunday of Advent. Advent means the 'coming' of the messiah or savior. Advent consist of 4 weeks. This week is the week of HOPE. During Advent, one should always attempt to go through the Sacrament of Reconciliation, or simply, Confession. So as we prepare for the coming of the lord, we recall our sins and ask his mercy. So how are we going to prepare for Christmas during this Advent? Its definitely not about presents. I guess since the movie,"The Nativity Story", is releasing soon, we should all go and watch that movie and realize the true meaning of Christmas. This is a period of giving, a period where we move closer to God. We should be acting like Mother Theresa of Calcutta. She sees every person as Jesus Christ himself. Advent represents Expectation, Purification, or Penance. Kyrie Eleison
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