After the great and wondrous prayers...

No one can lay a foundation other than the one that is there, namely,

Jesus Christ, alleluia. – I Cor 3:11 (Today’s Communion Antiphon)

"You shall see the Levites bringing loaves and a cup of wine, 

and placing them on the table. So long as the prayers of supplication 

and entreaties have not been made, there is only bread and wine. 

But after the great and wonderful prayers have been completed, 

then the bread is become the Body, 

 and the wine the Blood, of our Lord Jesus Christ.

'And again:'  Let us approach the celebration of the mysteries. 

This bread and this wine, so long as the prayers and supplications 

have not taken place, remain simply what they are. But 

after the great prayers and holy supplications have been sent forth, 

the Word comes down into the bread and wine - 

and thus His Body is confected." 

-"Sermon to the Newly Baptized" ante 373 A.D.

St Athanasius

Alexandria ~ c. 297-373

Bishop and Doctor of the Church

 "The Father of Orthodoxy"

Battled against Arianism*  

(*heresy that denies divinity of Christ)

FEAST DAY - May 2

“You will not see anyone who is really striving after 
his advancement who is not given to spiritual reading.  
And as to him who neglects it, the fact will soon 
be observed by his progress."  - St Athanasius

Girl Reading by Candlelight ~ Maedchen

Click here: Athanasius Contra Mundum: The Courage to Act Alone - Crisis Magazine

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Click here: SAINTS SPEAK: St. Athanasius (Holy Repentance) - YouTube (4 mins)

 

St Athanasius, pray for us!

Orthodoxy, a classic by G. K. Chesterton, builds on the many themes of the Father and Doctor of Orthodoxy, St Athanasius. Go here to obtain a free ebook. (There are other excellent free, full version online books here, too.) Hat tip: Catholic Fire