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
Let Us Give to God What God Deserves!
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"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
Not Just One More Thing To Do
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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.
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Long To Live Next To Him
(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