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Feast of Corpus Christi: Gift and Mystery 5

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“How holy this feast in which Christ is our food; His passion is recalled; grace fills our hearts; and we receive a pledge of the glory to come” — Saint Thomas Aquinas

They said to him: "We have not but 5 loaves and 2 fishes... And they all ate and were satisfied...

They said to him: “We have not but 5 loaves and 2 fishes… And they all ate and were satisfied…

The Catholic Herald published a great article about Pope Francis’s homily for the Feast of Corpus Christi. So good, I decided to post it here in full: More…

“But Holy Father, Bread Does Not Bleed, Unless….” 2

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Fr Jason Smith, LC

In the year 1263 Fr Peter of Prague stopped at Bolsena to celebrate Mass while on his way to Rome.  He is known to have been a good priest but not one without doubt in Christ’s true presence in the Eucharist.

After speaking the words of consecration, to his great surprise, blood began to seep from the consecrated host and trickle over his hands and onto the altar and the corporal. More…