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Love and Devotion. Catholics pray before the Blessed Sacrament and holy adoration.

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Stigmata

This is one of our founder’s favorite religious subjects!!! She ABSOLUTELY loves this particular subject matter. She loved the 1999 movie titled Stigmata, starring Patricia Arquette & Gabriel Byrne. She gives 9.5/10. Even though Rotten Tomatoes may not agree. If anyone is interested in watching this movie, it’s currently on PlutoTV (which is completely free) & Prime Video (you have to pay for Prime, but the movie is free to watch on Prime).

This is the bodily wounds, scars, & pain which appear in the same body parts of Jesus’ crucifixion wounds: the hands, wrists, feet, near the heart, the head (from the crown of thorns), & back (from carrying the cross & scourging). A stigma (singular) is a mark on the skin. A person having the wounds of stigmata is called a stigmatist or a stigmatic.

St. Francis of Assisi is considered the 1st recorded stigmatic. Several 20th century doctors studied St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin’s reported an astounding 50-year stigmata.

Stigmatics are usually a Roman Catholic phenomenon. The Eastern Orthodox Church offers no official view on them. In Galatians 6:17, Paul said: “…for I bear in my body the marks for the Lord Jesus.”

Some stigmatics show a few, or all, of the Five Sacred Wounds that Jesus had forced on Him during his Passion, according to Biblical passages. In the 20th century, Marie Rose Ferron had been photographed many times with the Crown of Thorns stigmata. Others reported a form that has the stigmatics “crying” tears of blood.

Many stigmatics stigmata stops & starts, especially the times after receiving the (Holy) Communion. An exceptional number of stigmatics show a great desire to take/receive Communion often.

A proportionally high percentage of stigmatics exhibit inedia. Inedia, or Breatharianism, is the alleged ability for a person/human being to live without eating food, & in some cases, drinking water. These stigmatics only eat/drink the (Holy) Eucharist exclusively.

There are even some stigmatics who claim to feel the pain of wounds that aren’t visible. This is called “invisible stigmata.”

Some stigmatics’ wounds won’t clot. The wounds stay fresh & uninfected. The blood from these wounds is said to have a pleasing, perfumed odor. This smell is called the “Odor of Sanctity.”

People who have gotten stigmata often are described as estatics. Because they’re so overwhelmed when they receive the stigmata.

Here’s a few who were stigmatics:

• St. Ansbert of Rouen
• St. Francis of Assisi
• St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina
• St. Mariam Thresia Chiramel

As of 1997, only 7 stigmatics have been declared saints by the Roman Catholic Church.

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“[The Eucharist] embodies the actual presence of the grace it represents; and this grace is the very life of the Lord Jesus Christ himself."
- John Nevin, The Mystical Presence (1867)

THAT is good (or better yet, faithful) Reformational sacramental theology (as opposed to the shallow memorialist theology that has infected too many Protestant churches)! That is theology that has meat to it and invites us to come, truly experience the Lord, and be utterly transformed as we encounter him. It is theology for the whole person and the whole of life, not just the life of the mind.

#eucharist #sacraments #theology @theologidons

Gerade Messe in der Kirche „Frieden Christi“ im Olympiadorf gehabt. Just had mass at the “Peace of Christ” church in the Olympic Village. #Kirche #Church #katholisch #Catholic #TagDerDeutschenEinheit #Messe #Mass #Eucharistie #Eucharist

Unicursal IN MY MOUTH BE THE ESSENCE OF THE LIFE OF THE SUN Propaganda from Hermetic Library Office of the Ministry of Information https://hermetic.com/information/in-my-mouth-be-the-essence/index

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Unicursal IN MY MOUTH BE THE ESSENCE OF THE JOY OF THE EARTH Propaganda from Hermetic Library Office of the Ministry of Information https://hermetic.com/information/in-my-mouth-be-the-essence/index

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Yesterday I went to my first #catholic #funeral and honestly: nothing humbles you quite like that.

1. Repeatedly apologise to #god for being a normal human being who grieves their loss of a loved one.

2. Sit through up to 45 minutes of NPC-like ritual and pre-scripted dialogue.

3. End up being left sitting alone in the pew, in such a way that literally the whole church can stare at you, the heathen, as they return from eating the #Eucharist.

Es grünt so grün… It‘s so green… #Sonntag #Sunday #Messe #Mass #Eucharistie #Eucharist #Eucharistiefeier #Gottesdienst

Plymouth Brethren

This group is also known as the Assemblies of Brethren. They’re a low church & a Nonconformist Christian Movement. A low church, in Anglican Christianity, refers to those who give little emphasis to rituals.

Their history can be traced to Dublin, Ireland, in the mid to late 1820s. It originated from Anglicanism. This group emphasizes nuda scriptura. This is the belief that the Bible is the only authority for church doctrine & practice.

This group started in Dublin, Ireland. This is where several groups of Christians that met informally to celebrate the Eucharist together. The 1st meeting began in 1825. They didn’t have any liturgy, order of service, or even ministers. They believe that since their guide to do it was “the Bible alone” they sought to do it according to their own interpretation of the biblical text.

The first meeting on the British mainland was held in December 1831 in Plymouth, England. The assembly in Plymouth had more than 1,000 people, in fellowship, in 1845. They became known as “the brethren of Plymouth” & were then called “Plymouth Brethren.”

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"In my mouth be the essence of the life of the Sun … In my mouth be the essence of the joy of the Earth … There is no part of me that is not of the Gods"—Sayyadina Jessica, probably

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Quote of the day, 1 August: St. Edith Stein

Every mystery of this life that we seek to discern in loving contemplation is for us a fount of eternal life. And the same Savior, whom the written word presents to our eyes on all the paths he trod on earth in human form, lives among us disguised in the form of the eucharistic bread. He comes to us every day as the bread of life.

In either of these forms, he is near to us; in either of these forms, he wants to be sought and found by us. The one supports the other.

When we see that Savior before us with the eyes of faith as the Scriptures portray him, then our desire to receive him in the bread of life increases. The eucharistic bread, on the other hand, awakens our desire to get to know the Lord in the written word more and more deeply and strengthens our spirit to get a better understanding.

Saint Edith Stein

For January 6, 1941

Stein, E. 2014, The Hidden Life: hagiographic essays, meditations, spiritual texts, translated from the German by Stein, W, ICS Publications, Washington DC.

Featured image: A nun receives communion from the hands of then Auxiliary Bishop Luis Javier Argüello García in the Carmel of Valladolid for the Solemnity of St. Teresa, 15 October 2016. The Flickr account of the Archdiocese of Valladolid contains an entire album of photos from the celebration. Image credit: Ángel Cantero for Iglesia en Valladolid / Flickr (Some rights reserved)

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Guten Morgen! Good morning! #Sonntag #Sunday #Morgen #Morning #Kirche #Church #Gottesdienst #Worship #Eucharistie #Eucharist #Messe #Mass

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)

Today’s readings

“Give them some food yourselves.”

Perhaps the most distinctive aspect of Catholic worship is our celebration of the Eucharist. We state very strongly that it’s not just a symbol, not just a nice memory. It is the actual Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of our Lord. We know that we are spiritually in the presence of our Lord whenever we receive Communion or adore the Blessed Sacrament. But even more, we believe that, in the Eucharist, we become what we receive: we become part of the Mystical Body of Christ, and in that Body we all become one. We Catholics believe that the Eucharist makes us one, and because of that, it is good for all of us to come together as one to celebrate this feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.

On this feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, we are called to take comfort in the many ways God feeds us. We know that when we pray “give us this day our daily bread,” we will receive all that we need and more, because our God loves us and cares for us. But to really trust in God’s care can sometimes be a bit of a scary moment.

It was certainly scary for the disciples, who asked Jesus to “dismiss the crowds” so that they could go into the surrounding cities and get something to eat. They were afraid for the crowds because they had come to the desert, where there was nothing to eat or drink. They were afraid for the crowds because it would soon be dark and then it would be dangerous to travel into the surrounding cities to find refuge and sustenance. And, if they were to really admit it, they were afraid of the crowds, because all they had to offer them were five loaves of bread and two fish – not much of a meal for Jesus and the Twelve, let alone five thousand.

But Jesus isn’t having any of that. Fear is no match for God’s mercy and care and providence, so instead of dismissing the crowds, he tells the disciples to gather the people in groups of about fifty. Then he takes the disciples’ meager offering, with every intent of supplying whatever it lacked. He blesses their offerings, transforming them from an impoverished snack to a rich, nourishing meal. He breaks the bread, enabling all those present to partake of it, and finally he gives that meal to the crowd, filling their hungering bodies and souls with all that they need and then some. Caught in a deserted place with darkness encroaching and practically nothing to offer in the way of food, Jesus overcomes every obstacle and feeds the crowd with abundance. It’s no wonder they followed him to this out of the way place.

The disciples had to be amazed at this turn of events, and perhaps it was an occasion for them of coming to know Jesus and his ministry in a deeper way. They were fed not just physically by this meal, but they were fed in faith as well. In this miraculous meal, they came to know that Jesus could be depended on to keep them from danger and to transform the bleakest of moments into the most joyous of all festivals. But even as their faith moved to a deeper level, the challenge of that faith was cranked up a notch as well. “Give them some food yourselves,” Jesus said to them. Having been fed physically and spiritually by their Master, they were now charged with feeding others in the very same way.

“Give them some food yourselves.”

The Twelve certainly thought that was easier said than done, but how do we feel when we hear that command? Because, let’s be clear about this, it is a command for us as well. I just think this quote jumps off the page at me. Give them some food yourselves. Religious people often expect the proverbial deus ex machina, the “god out of the machine” that appears in some literary works when things go awry and sets everything right. God is expected to do all the heavy lifting while all we need to do is keep people in our thoughts and prayers. But that’s not how any of this works. The life of the disciple is not some contrived ancient drama, and God is not a literary device that we can employ when we’d rather not take care of people.

The way prayer works when we notice a need is that we ask God to help us to make the situation right. What can we ourselves do to make things right? The answer to that depends on our proximity to the problem, our station in life, and the resources we have. If we see a disaster in a far away place, like the wildfires in California earlier this year, our best effort might be to raise funds to assist those most in need, as we did for our Lenten Service Project this year, raising over $15,000 to assist those in the poorest areas of the LA Wildfires. But maybe we are a little closer, and we can go to a soup kitchen to provide a literal meal. Perhaps our situation gives us free time to go on a mission trip, bringing the love of Christ to those who need so much assistance. The list goes on. We need to take Jesus’ command to “give them some food yourselves” seriously, because he wasn’t just joking around.

Jesus has come to supply every need. In Jesus, nothing is lacking and no one suffers want. All the Lord asks of us each Sunday is to gather as a sacred assembly, to unite in offering worship with Jesus who is our High Priest, to receive Holy Communion, and then to go forth to share the abundance of our feast with others who have yet to be fed. After the crowd had eaten the meal, that was the time for them to go out into the surrounding villages and farms – not to find something to eat, but to share with everyone they met the abundance that they had been given. So it is for us. After we are fed in the Eucharist, we must then necessarily go forth in peace, glorifying the Lord by sharing our own abundance with every person we meet. We too must hear and answer those very challenging words of Jesus: “Give them some food yourselves.”

In our Eucharist today, the quiet time after Communion is our time to gather up the wicker baskets of our abundance, to reflect on what God has given us and done for us and done with us. We who receive the great meal of his own Body and Blood must be resolved to give from those wicker baskets in our day-to-day life, feeding all those people God has given us in our lives. We do all this, gathered as one in the Eucharist, in remembrance of Christ, proclaiming the death of the Lord until he comes again.

Give them some food yourselves.

Que el Cuerpo y la Sangre de Cristo nos mantengan seguros para la vida eterna.  May the Body and Blood of Christ keep us all safe for eternal life.

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Quote of the day, 22 June: Hermann Cohen

O adorable Sacrament, intoxicating spring where my parched lips drink deeply the first taste of eternal life! My heart overflows with joy… it needs to bless you and proclaim your praises in hymns of gladness and thanksgiving. For I have learned that my brothers in Paris now enjoy an ineffable happiness: each day they see you open the door of your prison of love, to be exposed before their dazzled eyes and offered to their perpetual adoration!

And the bells of the capital ring out to proclaim you; and the processions unfurl their banners to lead you in triumph; and the chief shepherd establishes in the churches where you are to be adored a solemn and magnificent worship… He invites Christians to adorn your altars; he calls your children to come and sing hymns and canticles to you; he himself presides over this admirable feast, which continues from sanctuary to sanctuary—a feast without end—and thus prefigures that eternal adoration which will be the joy of your elect, crowned in heaven [Rev 5:8–14].

And finally, as if we were witnessing a resurrection of the first centuries of your Church, and to crown the tenderness of his chosen flock, the august and pious Archbishop orders a general Communion for all, lasting three days… At this news, O my God, my chest swells; tears of joy moisten my eyes, and my thoughts carry me to those blessed courts where the multitude of your beloved children comes eagerly to receive, at the foot of your tabernacle, the Bread come down from heaven—the pledge of our immortality! [Jn 6:50]

Servant of God Augustine Mary of the Blessed Sacrament (Hermann Cohen)

Love for Jesus Christ (March 1851, first version)

Note: This excerpt comes from the original handwritten dedication to Love for Jesus Christ, a collection of forty hymns to the Blessed Sacrament composed by Hermann Cohen—then a Carmelite friar and deacon—at the convent in Agen in March 1851. Published under his religious name, Augustine Mary of the Blessed Sacrament, this version includes personal and historical references later removed from the printed edition. In it, Cohen celebrates the newly established practice of perpetual Eucharistic adoration in post-revolutionary Paris, uniting his musical vocation with a profound Eucharistic spirituality.

Augustin-Marie du Très-Saint Sacrement 2020, Qui nous fera voir le bonheur? : sermons et autres textes, ed. S-M Morgain, Éditions du Carmel, Toulouse.

Translation from the French text is the blogger’s own work product and may not be reproduced without permission.

Featured image: This detail from the east window of Corpus Christi Church in Brixton was beautifully captured by photographer Lawrence Lew, O.P. The phrase Laudate Dominum omnes gentes is the opening line of Psalm 117. Blessed Anne of Jesus intoned this psalm when founding the first Carmel in France. Similarly, St. Constance of Compiègne intoned this same psalm as she led the procession of her sister martyrs to the guillotine. Image credit: Fr Lawrence Lew, O.P. / Flickr (Some rights reserved)

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Celebrate Corpus Christi Year C, focusing on the Eucharist, the Body and Blood of Christ. This day highlights the power and meaning of the Eucharist through readings from Genesis, 1 Corinthians, and Luke. Themes include Jesus as the Bread of Life, the eternal priesthood, and the unity of the Church. The Eucharist nourishes our spirit and calls us to care for others. #CorpusChristi #Eucharist #CatholicFaith #SpiritualNourishment #UnityInFaith https://young-catholics.com/3580/corpus-christi-year-c/