Friday, August 21, 2020

Most noble, most profitable, sweetest...

The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
yea, I have a goodly heritage.
... in thy presence there is fullness of joy... - Psalm 16: 6,11b



"The devotion to the Eucharist
is the most noble
because it has God as its object;
it is the most profitable for salvation,
because it gives us the Author of Grace;
it is the sweetest,
because the Lord is Sweetness Itself."

St Pius X
" Pope of the Eucharist"
Italy~ 1835-1914
257th Pope - 1903 to 1914
Papal motto: "To renew all things in Christ"
To his credit: Extended age of First Communion to age seven.
Advocated frequent Communion, continual Catechesis for all, 
daily Scripture reading by all.
Reformed the liturgy, promoted clear and simple homilies,
brought Gregorian chant back, condemned the Modernist heresy.
Feast Day - August 21

 

Describing St Pius X, an historian wrote that he was
“a man of God who knew the unhappiness of the world
and the hardships of life, and in the
greatness of his heart wanted to comfort everyone.”


 St Pius X, pray for us!

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