Sunday, February 9, 2014

Eucharist at the heart...


"The Eucharist is at the heart of 'Christian initiation', together with Baptism and Confirmation, and it constitutes the source of the Church's life itself. From this Sacrament of love, in fact, flows every authentic journey of faith, of communion and of witness." - Pope Francis, General Audience, 5 Feb 2014


"The Eucharist is the summit of God's saving action: the Lord Jesus, by becoming bread broken for us, pours upon us all of his mercy and his love, so as to renew our hearts, our lives and our way of relating with him and with the brethren. It is for this reason that commonly, when we approach this Sacrament, we speak of “receiving Communion”, of “taking Communion”: this means that by the power of the Holy Spirit, participation in Holy Communion conforms us in a singular and profound way to Christ, giving us a foretaste already now of the full communion with the Father that characterizes the heavenly banquet, where together with all the Saints we will have the joy of contemplating God face to face."

Pope Francis
5 Feb 2014, General Audience

Pope Francis ~ 5 February 2014 ~ General Audience ~ St Peter's Square, Roma


Click here: Pope's General Audience 2014-02-05 - YouTube (1 hour)



Pope Francis, you have 
the pledge of our prayers!

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