In the long history of the Church, one priestly figure – a pastoral priest – has been uniquely raised up to exemplify the spiritual path every priest is to walk in his pastoral service. No other saint has ever been so proposed to priests by successive popes as an “incomparable guide and unequalled model both for the carrying out of the ministry and of the holiness of the minister.”
Praise God by reciting these Divine Praises during Eucharistic Adoration.
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is the same sacrifice as that of Jesus on the cross at Calvary, “a real event that occurred in our history, but it is unique: all other historical events happen once, and then they pass away, swallowed up in the past. The Paschal Mystery of Christ, by contrast, cannot remain only in the past, because…[Christ] participates in the divine eternity, and so transcends all times while being made present in them all”.
Prepare yourself for Mass with this beautiful prayer from St Thomas Aquinas.
Find the most commonly used prayers for Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Includes O Salutáris Hóstia and Tantum Ergo among other prayers.
Reflect on the Mass readings for the Third Sunday of Advent with this extract from our book Prepare the Way of the Lord.
