"Let us not be of
those who come [to the Blessed Sacrament] in a formal,
mechanical way, as a mere matter of obligation, without reverence, without awe,
without wonder, without love. Nor let us fall into the sin of those who
complained that they have nothing to gather but the manna, wearying of God's
gifts...
But let
us come in faith and hope, and let us say to ourselves: May this
be the beginning in us of everlasting bliss! May these be the first fruits of
that banquet which is to last forever and ever; ever new, ever transporting,
inexhaustible, in the city of our God!"
Bl
John Henry Cardinal Newman
The
Gospel Feast
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