Thursday, May 17, 2018

A matter of sight...

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen.
For what is seen is temporary, 
but what is unseen is eternal. - II Cor 4:18

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"God is as really present
in the consecrated Host
as He is in the glory of Heaven."

St Pascal Baylon
Spain ~ Franciscan brother
Shepherd in youth 
1540 (Pentecost Sunday) - 1592 (Pentecost Sunday)
His parents named him Pascal in honor of Pentecost.
Exemplary devotion to the Eucharist
Patron of Eucharistic Congresses/Societies
Patron of Shepherds 
The "Seraph of the Eucharist"
Feast Day - May 17

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As St Pascal lay dead in his casket,
he opened and closed his eyes twice 
when the sacred species was elevated at the Consecration.

St. Paschal Baylon - YouTube (2 mins) Apostleship of Prayer

St Pascal, pray for us!

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