"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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