“Is any pleasure on earth
as great
as a
circle of Christian friends by a good fire?” – CS
Lewis
The sun sets the sky on
fire behind St John the Baptist Catholic Church, Belle Plaine, Minnesota - USA. The Son sets a fire on the
inside!
"I cannot see how anyone could live as a Christian and not feel the need
for the constant friendship of Jesus in the word and in the bread, in prayer and
in the Eucharist. ... And so we learn to thank our Lord for His kindness in not limiting His
presence to the time of the sacrifice of the altar. He has decided to stay with
us in the host which is reserved in the tabernacle.
For me the tabernacle has always been aBethany , a quiet and pleasant place
where Christ resides. A place where we can tell Him about our worries, our
sufferings, our desires, our joys, with the same sort of simplicity and
naturalness as Martha, Mary and Lazarus.
For me the tabernacle has always been a
That is why I rejoice when I stumble upon a church in town or in the
country; it's another tabernacle, another opportunity for the soul to escape and
join in intention our Lord in the Sacrament.
St Josemaria Escriva
Christ is Passing By, 154
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