Mingling of the water and the wine at
Holy Mass
By the mystery of this water and wine
2 Macc. 15:39; John 19:34
may we come to share in the divinity of ChristRom. 5:2; 2 Pet.
1:4
who humbled himself to share in our humanity. Phil. 2:8
may we come to share in the divinity of Christ
who humbled himself to share in our humanity. Phil. 2:8
"He calls us to unite
ourselves with Him in the
sacrament
of the
Eucharist, Bread broken for the life of the world,
to together form the
Church, His Body in history.
And if we say 'yes,'
like Mary, in the same measure of this our 'yes,'
this mysterious
interchange will also happen for us and in us:
We will be assumed into
the dignity
of the One
who has assumed our humanity."
Pope Benedict
XVI
Aug. 16, 2009, Angelus
Address
Today is the FEAST DAY of St
Bartholomew
Apostle and Martyr
Among the twelve apostles
great…There was Bartholomew…Known also as Nathanael…Among Christ’s chosen few…He
too received The Holy Ghost…And he preached everywhere…That every soul might
turn to God…And no one might despair…St Philip introduced him to…The Master and
The Lord…And thus he came to understand…The goal he struggled toward…Bartholomew
proclaimed the faith…Through all the barbarous East…And in the truest Christian
sense…He was a holy priest…His death was double martyrdom…As legend now
abide…Condemned to death, Bartholomew…Was flayed and crucified.
~ James Metcalfe, Poem Portraits of the
Saints
St
Bartholomew, ora pro nobis!
I love the way you used Scriptures at the beginning of this. I looked each up and have used them in my morning prayer... thank you.
ReplyDeleteAppreciate your faithfulness of readership and comments - and that you read the 'fine print'too!! You are such a dear! I was at your blog site just this morning - in the wee hours - gleening nugget upon nugget.
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Well, thank YOU, Janette! As you can probably tell, I really love your blog. Which is, of course, because I really love Truth Himself. You shine His light so beautifully.
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