Forgotten Truths To Set Faith Afire!

  Now is the time of mercy; then, there will be only the time of justice. This is why we have to live in the present moment and transform it into the moment of God.  St. Thomas Aquinas

(Image Source: cathopic.com ) "If anyone says that Christ, the only-begotten son of God, is not to be adored in the Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist with the worship of latria , that means the worship only to God, including the external worship, and that therefore the Sacrament is not to be   honored with extraordinary festive celebrations, nor carried from place to place in processions, according to the praiseworthy universal rite and custom of the Holy Church or that the Sacrament is not to be publicly exposed for peoples’ veneration and to those who adore the Holy Eucharist are idolaters, let them be anathema[accursed]." The Council of Trent

(Image Source: cathopic.com ) Adoration is not just one more thing to do, like going to the store, the doctor, etc.   It is an encounter   with   Christ.   His love changes and orders our life. Father James M. Sullivan, O.P. [This is just one of 1200 quotations you will find in Forgotten Truths To Set Faith Afire! - Words to Challenge, Inspire and Instruct! - awarded Seal of Approval by the Catholic Writer's Guild]  

(St. Agatha's Parish, Canastota, NY)   If the brother of a king was far away, he certainly would long to live next to him. Well, Christ is our brother: hence we must desire His company, become one heart with him. – St. Thomas Aquinas  Audience of Pope Benedict XVI, June 23, 2010