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Why can’t I go to Communion if I don’t go to Mass every Sunday?
DEAR FATHER: I don’t go to church that often, but I enjoy going with the relatives on holidays like Christmas and Easter. On those occasions I also like to go to Communion with all the family — it gives us a special sense of togetherness,…
St. Leonard of Port Maurice-Leave sadness
Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter Leave sadness to those in the world. We who work for God should be lighthearted. — St. Leonard of Port Maurice
St. Teresa of Ávila-How often I failed in my duty
Monday of the Third Week of Easter How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer. — St. Teresa of Ávila
St. Thomas Aquinas-The proper effect of the Eucharist
Third Sunday of Easter The proper effect of the Eucharist is the transformation of man into God. — St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Boniface-The Church is like a great ship
Saturday of the Second Week of Easter The Church is like a great ship being pounded by the waves of life’s different stresses. Our duty is not to abandon ship, but to keep her on her course. — St. Boniface
St. Martin I-He is at hand
Optional Memorial of St. Martin I, Pope and Martyr He is at hand; why should I give myself any trouble? I hope in his mercy, he will not prolong my course. — St. Martin I
Fed by the Easter sacraments
Have you ever wondered why first Communion and Confirmation usually take place in the spring? Is it because of the better weather, allowing more people to stand outside church and take pictures? Is it because we are close to the end of the…
St. Clement I-Let us consider, beloved
Thursday of the Second Week of Easter Let us consider, beloved, how the Lord is continually revealing to us the resurrection that is to be. Of this he has constituted the Lord Jesus Christ the firstfruits, by raising him from the dead. —…
St. Augustine-We do not set up temples
Memorial of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr We do not set up temples, priesthoods, and sacrifices for our martyrs, because they are not our gods, but their God is our God. — St. Augustine
Reverence for God
DEAR FATHER: When I was young, my parents and teachers told me that Sunday Mass was very special; we were visiting with God. We showed our respect by wearing our best clothes, blessing ourselves with holy water as we entered the church in…