Articles tagged Real Presence

Abp. Gomez leads 6-mile Eucharistic procession in downtown LA to revive faith in Real Presence

A Mass on the feast of the Annunciation was followed by the procession through the city streets and concluded with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

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Louis Knuffke

• Mar 27, 2023Mar 29, 2023

5 reasons why Catholics should only receive Holy Communion on the tongue

Catholics who receive Communion on the tongue don't do so out of some false piety or holier-than-thou attitude. Receiving Christ on the tongue while kneeling reinforces reverence for Our Eucharistic Lord.

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John-Henry Westen

• Mar 16, 2021Jul 30, 2021

German archdiocese celebrates Corpus Christi with photos of monstrance in profane places

Photos showed the monstrance in a playground, on a trophy room shelf, and on a park bench.

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Martin Bürger

• Jun 15, 2020Jun 18, 2021

Debunking the myth that today’s Communion in the hand revives an ancient custom

A passage from St. Cyril of Jerusalem is used to persuade Catholics that Communion in the hand is an ancient practice legitimately restored after Vatican II. But there is more to the story.

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Peter Kwasniewski

• Nov 26, 2019Jun 18, 2021

This prayer before Communion might strengthen belief in the Real Presence

Sometimes the change we want to see has to start from the bottom up rather than be imposed from the top down.

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Peter Kwasniewski

• Sep 10, 2019Jun 18, 2021

How priests can help Catholics believe in Real Presence once again

Apart from catechesis and preaching, one traditional response to error about one doctrine or another is to emphasize the correct teaching liturgically.

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Joseph Shaw

• Sep 5, 2019Jun 18, 2021