April 2019
Eucharist Quote: Pope St. John Paul II
Saint John Chrysostom, with his stirring eloquence, exhorted the faithful: "I too raise my voice, I beseech, beg and implore that no one draw near to this sacred table with a sullied and corrupt conscience. [...]
Virtue Quote: Pope Benedict XVI
"Development must include not just material growth but also spiritual growth, since the human person is a 'unity of body and soul', born of God’s creative love and destined for eternal life." -Pope Benedict XVI
Eucharist Quote: Catechism of the Catholic Church
"The inexhaustible richness of this sacrament is expressed in the different names we give it. Each name evokes certain aspects of it. It is called: Holy Communion, because by this sacrament we unite ourselves to [...]
Virtue Quote: St. John Climacus
"In the world, slander has caused many a breakup, but in monastic communities it is gluttony that brings about all the falls and transgressions. Keep mistress gluttony under control and every abode will then give [...]
Eucharist Quote: St. Alphonsus Liguori
"As in all the following visits to the Most Blessed Sacrament a spiritual communion is recommended, it will be well to explain what it is, and the great advantages which result from its practice. A [...]
Virtue Quote: Ven. Fulton Sheen
"The life of a man is vagrant, changeful, desultory, like that of children chasing butterflies, until he has discovered for himself why he is here and where he is going." -Ven. Fulton Sheen