HOPE through the Blood of Jesus!

 By tradition, the Catholic Church dedicates each month to a

particular devotion, that one might delve ever-deeper and ever-wider in

its mysteries.  In July the focus is the Most Precious Blood of Jesus.  

 Pope Benedict XVI: “The blood of Christ is the pledge of God’s faithful love

for humanity. Gazing at the wounds of the crucified Christ, every man,

even in extreme moral poverty, can say: God has not forsaken me, He loves me,

He gave his life for me; and so rediscover hope.” [Angelus, 5th July 2009]

 

 

"Preach often on the power of the Precious Blood

received in Holy Communion.  Tell souls

that the Most Precious Blood of Jesus is

• the price of our redemption,
• the salvation of the world,
• the glory of the Holy Sacrifice,
• the vesture of Christ's priesthood,
• the beauty of His altar,
• the splendour of His saints,
• the defeat of Satan,
• the reconciliation of sinners,
• the healing of those wounded by the evil serpent,
• the shining purity of priests,
• the life of those who follow the Lamb,
• the peace of the troubled,
• the remedy for every ill,
• the soul's desire,
• the astonishment of the angels,
• and the joy of the Church."

Fr Mark Kirby, OSB

Tulsa, OK