Using the Eucharist?
Remember, in the 2004 election campaign, when several pro-abortion Cattholic politicians presented themselves for Communion "photo opportunities?"
It was great, wasn't it, when several bishops told them to stay away until they publicly repented of being pro-abortion. Bishop Raymond Burke in St. Louis was even so forceful that John Kerry stayed far away.
But it wasn't so great when other bishops, and cardinals, undercut those bishops and said, "Oh, we shouldn't use the Eucharist as a weapon."
Of course, as usual those bishops and cardinals had things backwards. The pro-abortion politicans were the ones using the Eucharist as a weapon, as a campaign tactic to make themselves appear legitimate. The pro-life bishops were not "using" the Eucharist, they were defending the Blessed Sacrament from profanation.
But anyway, my point is that on Ash Wednesday last week, Cardinal Mahony speculated about whether pending bills in Congress about churches not dispensing services to "illegals" could mean priests would have to ask communicants for their ID.
Obviously, no bill would ever mean that. So was His Eminence saying that as a scare tactic...in other words, was he "using the Eucharist as a weapon?" I think he should have said nothing about the Blessed Sacrament in the context he did.
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Speaking of the Eucharist...are your children or grandchildren familiar with these verses?
"O Sacrament most holy, O Sacrament divine, all praise and all thanksgiving be every moment Thine."
"O Lord, I am not worthy, that Thou shouldst come to me; but speak the words of comfort, my spirit healed shall be. And humbly I'll receive Thee, the Bridegroom of my soul; no more by sin to grieve Thee, or fly Thy sweet control."
It was great, wasn't it, when several bishops told them to stay away until they publicly repented of being pro-abortion. Bishop Raymond Burke in St. Louis was even so forceful that John Kerry stayed far away.
But it wasn't so great when other bishops, and cardinals, undercut those bishops and said, "Oh, we shouldn't use the Eucharist as a weapon."
Of course, as usual those bishops and cardinals had things backwards. The pro-abortion politicans were the ones using the Eucharist as a weapon, as a campaign tactic to make themselves appear legitimate. The pro-life bishops were not "using" the Eucharist, they were defending the Blessed Sacrament from profanation.
But anyway, my point is that on Ash Wednesday last week, Cardinal Mahony speculated about whether pending bills in Congress about churches not dispensing services to "illegals" could mean priests would have to ask communicants for their ID.
Obviously, no bill would ever mean that. So was His Eminence saying that as a scare tactic...in other words, was he "using the Eucharist as a weapon?" I think he should have said nothing about the Blessed Sacrament in the context he did.
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Speaking of the Eucharist...are your children or grandchildren familiar with these verses?
"O Sacrament most holy, O Sacrament divine, all praise and all thanksgiving be every moment Thine."
"O Lord, I am not worthy, that Thou shouldst come to me; but speak the words of comfort, my spirit healed shall be. And humbly I'll receive Thee, the Bridegroom of my soul; no more by sin to grieve Thee, or fly Thy sweet control."
posted by Quintero at 10:35 PM
12 Comments:
My kids are familiar with these verses.
We've been homeschooling for 10 years tho.
And our parish is pretty by the book.
I found your blog searching on our associate pastor's name. We are in Minnesota.
You and your cardinal are in our prayers..
It just shows the Cardinals mindset- denial of the sanctity of the Host, as though it were instead common bread from a food bank.
At St. Victor's in West Hollywood this the Eucharistic hymn during weekday masses.
Now everyone here knows why Mother Angelica of EWTN was so angry with Hizz Eminence when he reduced the value of the consecreated bread and wine to "simple gifts," and placing emphasis not on the Eucharist, but on the congregants, in a pastoral letter ["Gather Faithfully Together" 09/4/1997]. She defended Our Lord like a good wife defends the honor of her husband. Hizz Eminence, on the other hand, treats the Church like a bully treats his wife: "You do what I say or else!"
This incident is covered well in Raymond Arroyo's new biography of Mother Angelica. According to Arroyo, a curical cardinal said that Mother Angelica had the guts to say what they're aftaid to say. BTW Cardinal Majony refused to talk to Mr. Arroyo about Majony's and Mother's argument.
Dear Anonymous 11:23 a.m.,
Glad to hear from you, and you and your family will be in our prayers.
What you are doing is super.
Dear Andrew,
Good point. Those politicians, such as Leander Perez, were resisting the Archbishop's integration of Catholic schools.
At first Perez joked about the excommunication; he said he would start his own "Perez-byterian" church. But he reconciled with the Church before he died.
Hi, Aaron,
Thanks for the good news. It's such a beautiful hymn, isn't it!
Dear MVH,
Thanks for writing! What a model of a courageous Catholic is Mother Angelica. God bless her always.
An analogy about the Eucharist: if the President of the USA visited one of our churches, would we station him in a side chapel, or down a corridor, or downstairs, or behind a screen, and would we sit there admiring ourselves instead of listening to him?
St Justin Martyr:
"For we do not recieve these things as common bread or common drink, but as Jesus Christ, our Savior..."
First Apology
Kenny Fisher...just an amazing amount of humility shown in that post. No doubt that kind of stuff will turn the tide and win conversions. Love the constant references to Ted Kennedy as well!
Quintero,
It is a beautiful hymn, indeed. Father Parnassus led us singing it today! "O, Jesus we adore you."
Well Du-uh! A nun is a consecrated "bride" of Christ. Just like a priest's "wife" is the church. Remember? A priest is "alter Christus" i.e. another Christ, whose wife is the Church.
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