It raises the Eucharist above all the sacraments as 'the perfection of the spiritual life and the end to which all the sacraments tend.' [St. Thomas Aquinas, STh III, 73, 3c.] In the most blessed ...

Except for the resurrection on Easter, Holy Thursday is possibly one of the most important, complex, and profound days of ...

and this Sacrament is so called because it renders us most pleasing to God by the grace it imparts, and it gives us the best means of thanking Him for all His blessings. A. The Holy Eucharist is ...

In the Blessed Sacrament, heaven touches earth. And the Savior who once gave everything for love still comes to you, body ...

For me, there are three themes that I draw out of our tradition and that I emphasize in my preaching: solidarity, empathy and ...

In the opening of the Sacred Triduum, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge told those attending the Mass of the Lord’s Supper that they ...

Prelude Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday and ends on Vigil of Holy Saturday. One may ask why there are a lot of importance attached to this week. Indeed there are many opportunities for Christians to ...

In this special episode of the podcast Echoes of Hippo, Friar Enrique Eguiarte, OAREnrique Eguiarte, OAR, takes us to the city of Hippo to relive Holy Thursday ... receives the Eucharist, he becomes ...

Holy Thursday, also known as Maundy Thursday, marks the beginning of the most sacred days in the Church—the Easter Triduum. On this special evening, we remember ...

Joseph for Holy Thursday Mass on April 17 ... Following the feet washing, The Mass continued with the celebration of the Eucharist. As parishioners sat in silent adoration, Bishop Brennan processed ...

Pope Francis presides over a Rosary prayer for peace on Oct. 6, 2024, in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. The prayer ...