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www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/mir/a3.html

www.youtube.com/watch?v=F&uPLx8PM8c

www.scripturecatholic.com

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”

I ask all of my Brothers & Sisters in Christ (especially my fellow Catholics) to view the three websites that I have posted above. I don’t think that many Catholics (exluding many here) really know or realize what a great gift has been bestowed upon us all in the Catholic church. I guess that I wanted to post this thread for a couple of reasons. 1. To make all of our Protestant Brothers & Sisters aware of this gift we have been given. You may be thinking, what do I mean by protestant? let me give you a definition from a Websters Dictionary from 1950. protestant - Any Christian not of the Roman Catholic Church, or the Eastern Church. The one thing that I would question from this definition is, can anyone really be a Christian if they are not Catholic? I don’t think its possible. The word Catholic actually means universal or world wide, and if anyone tries telling you that this is some made up religion that came about in the third century, get away from them quickly. they are a plague unto themselves and a plague on the house of God. "Satan wishes to sift you (meaning you all) like wheat, but Peter I pray for you in unity. I don’t think that most people are aware that there are between 40 - 60,000 different denominations world wide with varying views, that all call themselves Christians. 40 - 60,000 is a very large number & thats just the denominations. Thats not counting the people inside these denominations, sift you like wheat indeed. 2. To make more Catholics aware of what they have been given. Look at all of the martyrs & Saints that have given their lives so that we can celebrate what many people take for granted Today. Take a good long look at your faith, realize what you have and be thankful for it, lay down your very life for it if it ever comes to that point. 3. I don’t know how many Catholics (or people who call themselves catholics) are receiving our Lord in a state of mortal sin, because they don’t realize what they are receiving. Its not what you are receiving, its WHO you are receiving. many Catholics have not been taught their faith properly and its frightening how many are “Eating and drinking a judgement upon themselves.” as Saint Paul tells us in Sacred Scripture.It scares me when I see such long lines for Communion and such short ones for Confession. I have much more that I want to add to this thread and I will as it goes along, and people respond to it, but for now, I just felt the need to make more people aware of what a great gift that we all have been given. Please take the time to view the three websites posted above (no matter who you are) and try to remember that “We walk by faith and not by sight.” as God tells us in Sacred Scripture. God bless all of you.
 
www.threalpresence.org/eucharst/mir/a3.html

www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7uPLx8PM8c

www.scripturecatholic.com

Corinthians Chapter 11 verses 23 - 31

For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was handed over, took bread, and, after he had given thanks, broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you.” Do this in remembrance of me. In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes. Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily will have to answer for the body and blood of the Lord. A person should examine himself, and so eat the bread and drink the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body, eats and drinks judgement on himself. That is why many among you are ill and infirm, and a considerable number are dying.

“The church of the Lord is built upon the rock of the apostles among countless dangers in the world; it therefore remains unmoved. The Church’s foundation is unshakable and firm against the assaults of the raging sea. Waves lash at the Church but do not shatter it. Although the elements of this world constantly batter and crash against her, she offers the safest harbor of salvation for all in distress.”

Saint Ambrose
 
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John Chapter 6. The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” Jesus said to them, “Amen amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever.” These things he said while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum. Then many of his disciples who were listening said, “This saying is hard; who can accept it?”

“Our Savior has instituted the most august sacrament of the Eucharist, which contains his flesh and blood in their reality, so whoever eats of it shall live forever. Therefore, whoever turns to it frequently and devoutly so effectively builds up his soul’s health that it is almost impossible for him to be poisoned by evil affection of any kind.”

Francis De Sales
 
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This is a new website that I found(the one posted above) that I hope all of you take the time to look at. On here is a man by the name of Justin Martyr who is explaining how us Catholics celebrate Mass, and this was written about 133 A.D. The people who claim that the Catholic faith was somehow just made up in the third century have no idea what they are talking about, and they are perpetrating the biggest lie that was ever told by man. I just really want all of my Catholic Brothers & Sisters and everyone else to realize that this isn’t just some faith based church that you are part of. This is THE CHURCH, This is THE FAITH, This is TRADITION with a capital T, This is the Bride of our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. To all of my Catholic Brothers & Sisters, read what Justin Martyr is explaining here and tell me if its sounds familiar. To all of my Brothers & Sisters outside of the Church, what He is explaining here is how us Catholics celebrate Mass.

“It would be easier for the world to exist without the sun than without the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.” Blessed Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina

www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/mir/a3.html

www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7uPLx8PM8c

www.scripturecatholic.com
 
I’m not the smartest person when it comes to cutting & pasting other websites. I just usually write down the website url adress & then type it in here. that new website that I just posted isn’t working, if someone could help me get that here, I would greatly appreciate it. the key words I put in to find it on a google search were justin martyr & then the word eucharist popped up, and thats where I found it. any help would be greatly appreciated.

P.S. The website I posted above is the website that I am talking about though.

www.philthompson.net/pages/library/justinlit.html
 
Saint_wannabe said:
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This is a new website that I found(the one posted above) that I hope all of you take the time to look at. On here is a man by the name of Justin Martyr who is explaining how us Catholics celebrate Mass, and this was written about 133 A.D. The people who claim that the Catholic faith was somehow just made up in the third century have no idea what they are talking about, and they are perpetrating the biggest lie that was ever told by man. I just really want all of my Catholic Brothers & Sisters and everyone else to realize that this isn’t just some faith based church that you are part of. This is THE CHURCH, This is THE FAITH, This is TRADITION with a capital T, This is the Bride of our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. To all of my Catholic Brothers & Sisters, read what Justin Martyr is explaining here and tell me if its sounds familiar. To all of my Brothers & Sisters outside of the Church, what He is explaining here is how us Catholics celebrate Mass.

“It would be easier for the world to exist without the sun than without the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.” Blessed Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina

www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/mir/a3.html

www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7uPLx8PM8c

www.scripturecatholic.com
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www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/mir/a3.html

www.youtube.comwatch?v=F&uPLx8PM8c

www.scripturecatholic.com

The first website that I posted on this post (philthompson) will take you to the letters written by Justin Martyr. I hope that you all take the time to look at these.
 
Genesis Chapter - 3. “I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers.”

Revelations (12:1) And a great sign appeared in Heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon was under her feet. and upon her head was a crown of twelve stars.

I am so thankful for the Catholic Church for so many things with the least of them not being the teachings on Mary. the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of our Lord & Savior, Mother of the Church, Our Mother. I know that many people outside of the church have the hardest time with this teaching, probably more so than any other. Many people outside the church falsely accuse us of worshiping Mary, and that couldn’t be further from the truth. I once had a wise man tell me that "In the beginning when sin and death entered the universe, it was because our first mother Eve bit into the big lie. pride & disobedience resulted in death. Eve thought like so many do Today that she could become like God and choose what is good and evil for herself. At that very point, Eve became the mother of all of the dead and dying, and then Mary, by Her humble yes to God, became the Mother of all of the living. Look at the word offspring here. Isn’t Jesus called the offspring of David several times in Sacred Scripture? was Jesus the immediate son of David? No. are we the immediate sons & daughters of Mary? No. are we the offspring of Mary? Yes. I can’t speak for everyone here, but I know who I wish to be the offspring of, and its not Eve. How about at the crucifixion? Jesus said to the Disciple whom he loved, “Son behold your Mother, Mother behold your Son.” I know that many people looking at this outside of the church say that he was talking to John, but those are not the words that our Savoir chose. He said (To the Disciple whom he loved). Jesus gave us all his mother from the cross. Do you wish to be a Disciple whom Jesus loves? I know that I do. How about the Rosary? what is the first prayer of the Rosary? the Our Father. “Rabbi teach us how to pray.” “When you pray, you are to say Our Father…” Take a good look at the Rosary. when you are praying the Rosary, you are praying and meditating on Scripture. what about the Hail Mary? straight out of the Gospel. "And when the angel had come to her, he said, “Hail full of grace, the Lord is with thee, Blessed are thou amongst women.” (Luke 1:28). "And Elizabeth FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Blessed are thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb!” (Luke 1: 41 - 42) Mary also says “From this point forward, all generations will call me blessed.” The Catholic Church is fulfilling Mary’s prophecy. The Rosary is a very powerful prayer with countless miracles surrounding it, and Mary is our Mother who always leads us to her Son and a powerful intercessor. Not to mention that she is the spouse of the Holy Spirit. What does she say at the wedding feast at Cana? “Do whatever He tells you.” I have more thoughts on this very subject, but I wanted to put these points out here for everyone to ponder now.

“The Blessed Virgin, by becoming the Mother of God, received a kind of infinite dignity because God is infinite; this dignity therefore is such a reality that a better is not possible, just as nothing can be better than God.” Thomas Aquinas

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I would like to talk about the Saints a little bit. I think that this is an over looked treasure of the church by many people who are actually part of the Catholic church. I believe that the Saints are a great gift from God bestowed upon us in the Catholic Church. The miracles & mysteries that surround some of these great men & women is truly astounding and awe inspiring. The examples of the lives of many of these people is something to be truly thankful for in itself. The writings and quotes from many of these truly Holy and Blessed men & women have been left for us, so we can get a small glimpse into the mind & souls of these people. Take a good long look at some of these Holy warriors of God, who gave everything willingly, even laid down their very lives, so we could have what many people take for granted Today. Look at some Saints who were alive in our own time like Padre Pio who had the stigmata (five wounds of Christ). There are so many recorded & witnessed miracles that this great man performed, that its simply amazing to read about some of these things. It is said that besides the stigmata, He also had the power to read peoples souls in the Confessional, powers of bilocation, (being seen in several places at once) and many many other powers. The list is large when it comes to people like this. St Francis of Assisi, Joseph Cupertine & many many others. Look at great Saints like Max Kolbe, who laid down his life in a Nazi concentration camp. He refused to claim he wasn’t Catholic & took the place of a man whom the Nazis were going to kill. Again, the stories and people who have been martyred for the cause of the Church, & for the love of God and others is almost endless. I beg all of you to get to know the lives of some of these great men and women. There are also many who we can relate closer to, because many of them didn’t start out living saintly lives, and that in itself also gives me great hope, and it should give you all great hope as well. I will post all of the other websites that I had previously posted, because I believe they are very important, but I also will post a video website below, where you will see the real story of Max Kolbe. I will also leave you all with a couple of quotes from some of these truly great and heroic men & women. God bless all of you.

“It was pride that caused the fall of Lucifer and Adam. If you should ask me what are the ways of God, I would tell you that the first is humility, the second is humility, and the third is still humility. Not that there are no other precepts to give, but if humility does not precede all that we do, our efforts are fruitless.”

Augustine of Hippo

“I know not your gods. Jesus Christ, the only Son of God is my God. Beat, tear, or burn me, and if my words offend you, cut out my tongue; every part of my body is ready when God calls for it as a sacrifice.”

Theodore of Heraclea

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www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/mir/a3.html

www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7uPLx8PM8c

www.philthompson.net/pages/library/justinlit.html

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv3MRyKfEHA

www.scripturecatholic.com
 
I just wanted to post another website on here Today that I found. Its a website that outlines the fifteen promises of the Rosary that were made by Our Blessed Mother, accompanied by Gregorian chant music. I hope that everyone knows that I didn’t start this for an argument, or to be ridiculed, or for debate purposes. I am truly crazy in love with God, and crazy in love with His Church. I really just wanted to make more Catholics aware of their own faith & what a blessed treasure it truly is, and also make more people outside of the church aware as well. I hope that you all are taking the time to view the various websites that I have posted throughout this thread, because I truly believe that knowledge is power. There are many more things that I wish to add onto this thread as it goes along, but for Today, I just wanted to add this website that I found, so you all can view it. I know that many people (even inside the Catholic church) view many of the Saints, as if they were out of their minds, but didn’t many people view Jesus, the Apostles, & many of the Prophets in the same way in Sacred Scripture? I also wanted to add a couple of new quotes from some favorite Saints of mine, and share a short story with you all about that Max Kolbe video/story link that I had previously posted. It is said that the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Saint Maximillian Kolbe and presented him with two crowns. One crown was white and the other was red. The white crown stood for purity, and the red crown stood for martyrdom. He was asked to choose between them, and He chose both. He passed away on the exact day that the Catholic Church celebrates the assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. God bless you all.

“Hail, God’s palace; hail Tabernacle of the Most High; House of God; Hail, his Holy Vestments; Hail, Handmaid of God.”

Francis of Assisi

“Sometimes I ask myself if there could be any souls who do not feel a divine fire burning in their breasts, especially when they stand before him in the Sacrament. This seems impossible to me, particularly if the souls in question are priests or religious. Perhaps those souls who say that they do not feel this fire, do not notice it because of the greatness of their hearts. Only a benign interpretation such as this prevents me from distancing myself from them and accusing them of shameful untruth.”

Padre Pio

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I think that this thread shouldn’t go any further, until I talk about the Priesthood. I see the stain that this whole abuse has left on the the church, the victims and the vocation of the priesthood itself. I see the other victims in this as well, which many people, including many inside of the church have made into villains. I see the fact that many good priests are victims here as well. I look at the fact that there are countless numbers of truly good & Holy men, who have given their whole lives as a service to God, His Catholic Church and to the people of the church. Many of these priests didn’t have a damn thing to do with this whole thing, yet many in our society, look down on them with hatred and distrust & want nothing to do with them. Many good priests have been left alone and are now vilified by many in the world. There were priests who should have never been ordained in the first place, who have truly ruined things for many good and innocent men. The Catholic Church is the only church that has seven valid Sacraments, and a priest is needed to perform many of these. No Priest, No Eucharist, No Priest, No Sacrament of Penance and so on. I know that some bad things have happened in the church and we would be fools to deny this fact, but all priests were not involved with this. Have bad things happened in the Catholic Church? Yes. Have bad things happened in every other faith based church as well? Yes. Our Priests pray for us and we should all be praying for them. We need our Priests and our Priests need us. I don’t want this thread to turn into a bashfest. There are plenty of other threads where you can go and vent your frustration about these things. I just wanted to present another side of this, that not many people seem to consider. God bless you all.

“Oh! how great the priest. The priest will only be understood in heaven. Were he understood on earth, people would die, not of fear, but of love.”

John Vianney

“Priest at the altar, priest in the confessional, priest among my boys, and priest in the King’s palace or his minister’s offices: I will be nothing but a priest.”

John Bosco

www.relevantradio.com

www.scripturecatholic.com

www.padrepiodevotions.org

www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/mir/a3.html

www.philthompson.net/pages/library/justinlit.html

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Rd9NEA-mEE

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv3MRyKfEHA

www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7uPLx8PM8c
 
Saint_wannabe said:
I think that this thread shouldn’t go any further, until I talk about the Priesthood. I see the stain that this whole abuse has left on the the church, the victims and the vocation of the priesthood itself. I see the other victims in this as well, which many people, including many inside of the church have made into villains. I see the fact that many good priests are victims here as well. I look at the fact that there are countless numbers of truly good & Holy men, who have given their whole lives as a service to God, His Catholic Church and to the people of the church. Many of these priests didn’t have a damn thing to do with this whole thing, yet many in our society, look down on them with hatred and distrust & want nothing to do with them. Many good priests have been left alone and are now vilified by many in the world. There were priests who should have never been ordained in the first place, who have truly ruined things for many good and innocent men. The Catholic Church is the only church that has seven valid Sacraments, and a priest is needed to perform many of these. No Priest, No Eucharist, No Priest, No Sacrament of Penance and so on. I know that some bad things have happened in the church and we would be fools to deny this fact, but all priests were not involved with this. Have bad things happened in the Catholic Church? Yes. Have bad things happened in every other faith based church as well? Yes. Our Priests pray for us and we should all be praying for them. We need our Priests and our Priests need us. I don’t want this thread to turn into a bashfest. There are plenty of other threads where you can go and vent your frustration about these things. I just wanted to present another side of this, that not many people seem to consider. God bless you all.

“Oh! how great the priest. The priest will only be understood in heaven. Were he understood on earth, people would die, not of fear, but of love.”

John Vianney

“Priest at the altar, priest in the confessional, priest among my boys, and priest in the King’s palace or his minister’s offices: I will be nothing but a priest.”

John Bosco

www.relevantradio.com

www.scripturecatholic.com

www.padrepiodevotions.org

www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/mir/a3.html

www.philthompson.net/pages/library/justinlit.html

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Rd9NEA-mEE

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv3MRyKfEHA

www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7uPLx8PM8c
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The media is out to get the Catholic Church since it opposes the things the media likes like fornication, abortion, gay so called marriage and the list is quite long. So whenever something happens in the Catholic Church they are all on it. However pedefilia is only found in 2% of Catholic Clergy when Protestant denominations are at 10%. What I just love about the Catholic Church is the succession of priests. Our Bishops can trace their ordination and transmission of authority back to the apostles. The protestant denominations self apointed themselves with authorty at some point after the 16th century.
 
Brian2589 said:
The media is out to get the Catholic Church since it opposes the things the media likes like fornication, abortion, gay so called marriage and the list is quite long. So whenever something happens in the Catholic Church they are all on it. However pedefilia is only found in 2% of Catholic Clergy when Protestant denominations are at 10%. What I just love about the Catholic Church is the succession of priests. Our Bishops can trace their ordination and transmission of authority back to the apostles. The protestant denominations self apointed themselves with authorty at some point after the 16th century.
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Thank you for adding that Brian2589 & God bless.
 
Holy Thursday. We Remember.

He loved his own in the world and he loved them to the end. John 13:1

THIS HOLY NIGHT, when we celebrate the Lord’s Supper, is rich with remembrance. There is no need to ask, “What would Jesus do?” for Jesus himself, in word, symbol and action, holds up for us what is most dear to his heart. He chooses to spend his last remaining hours with his disciples. He faces betrayal. He washes feet. He breaks bread. He gives us his enduring presence in the Eucharist, so that he will always, always remain with us. This night is a testament to what matters. Filled with love and profound compassion, it is a tender, final moment that our faith calls us to celebrate over and over. It is Jesus’ Legacy of witness and unending presence. Jesus, thank you for loving me and remaining with me always.
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                     The Institution Of The Holy Eucharist.
“Take this all of you and eat it. This is my body which will be given up for you and for all, so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me.” I remember Jesus.

“If as often as the Lord’s blood is shed, it is poured forth for the remissions of sins, I ought to receive it always, so that my sins may always be forgiven. I who am always committing sin ought to have a remedy.”

Saint Ambrose

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I just read the first of your posts, and thank-you for your time and research! 🙂

It is important though to understand that even while people can be really thrown off by failing to be fully united with the Catholic Church, they can nonetheless be Christians. A Christian is someone who is united with the Church by baptism. Anyone who is baptized is therefore united with the Catholic Church, even if imperfectly (such as a heretic). Through their baptism, they have the right to be called Christian because baptism ushers a person into the Church. They therefore have spiritual life in them because of what union they have with the Catholic Church, and they are our brothers and sisters. However, they are not in full communion and consequently they are not called “Catholic,” the term that distinguishes us.

Thanks for sharing all this! I really appreciate what you said about how we are all called to emulate the saints, in their lives and suffering, and unite with them in Christ. I also appreciate the apologetics :). I love apologetics; I’ve loved it for a decade, ever since I first came to know Jesus. These are very valuable for helping people to know the Church better.

I also appreciate what you said about how we should go to Confession more frequently.

I wonder if this thread, at least in some aspects of it, would be more helpful on the Apologetics forum? You’re more likely to run into Protestants there, though most of the Catholics who post on CAF seem to be generally knowledgeable about their faith.
 
Thank you Lief. I think that anything that you or others can bring to the table here on this thread, will help immensely. I know that many Catholics know their faith well here, but I also know that there are many Catholics who really don’t know their faith well at all. I know that there are also many who have been sucked into the trivial, material secular culture of death that we live in Today in it angers & frightens me. I see a major lack of humility in many people in the church, including many (Not all) Catholics who are here on many of these threads. I see people second guessing the authoritative teachings of the Church, and I see many acting like they are more Catholic than the Pope. I see threads from people complaining about everything in their own churches, and I see them doing it with a real lack of humility in many cases as well. I think that we live in a seeing is believing, show me then I’ll believe society Today, but thats not faith, its reason. Faith and reason are not opposed to each other, but they are two very different things. " We walk by faith, not by sight." I once had a wise man tell me, “no humility, no holiness, no holiness, no heaven.” Those are words that I truly try to live by. I want all Catholics and those outside of the church, to realize what a gift from God we have truly been given. Do I think that there is salvation outside of the church? Yes. I would be calling God a fool if I didn’t believe that, but I also know that we the fullness of truth revealed to us in the Catholic Church. People just need to have eyes of faith and humility to see it.

www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/mir/a3.html

www.relevantradio.com

www.scripturecatholic.com

www.philthompson.net/pages/library/justinlit.html

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cbGCQyP_uk

www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7uPLx8PM8c

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv3MRyKfEHA

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I wanted to post a short story that I found in a book called - 201 Inspirational Stories Of The Eucharist. I think that this story ties in nice with this thread. After I post this story, I’m going to post a video from youtube that I just found. I was just in awe when I watched this video. I would suggest the viewing of this video to everyone, especially to all of the nonbelievers out there. Do you think its just a symbol? You will want to rethink that after watching this. I will go to my grave one knowing, and not just thinking, That Jesus is really and truly present in the Eucharist, in a very real and powerful way.

It was Easter of 1990 and I was sitting in a pew with my bald head covered with a silky scarf. My military husband had given it to me to assure me that I was still his beautiful girl, even though my long locks of auburn hair were missing, thanks to the ravages of chemotherapy. My husband was on temporary assigned duty, and I was alone in a strange community. God was with me though, making me feel safe and connected. It had been a good Lent, in fact my best ever. I had fasted and prayed, and said innumerable rosaries. Masses were wonderful celebrations of His love for me, and for all His people. I had become aware of His real presence in the Eucharist only a couple of months before during eucharistic adoration, and so the Mass was to become even more special. As the priest raised the host during consecration, for a split second I saw the living face of the crucified Christ on it. Then I heard interiorly, “Not for you” and the face disappeared. I was so surprised that I did not know what to do about the experience. I wondered, “Who do I tell that to?” and finally went to the priest who had presided over that particular Mass. I asked Father Tobin if he noticed anything different that day at Mass. When he asked me why, I told him my story. As I did, his face became pale and his demeanor quite serious. He told me that he knew why I had heard, “Not for you.” The priest told me that person the miracle had been intended for had come to him earlier that week with the same story about seeing the crucified Christ on the Host. my vision served as a confirmation for both the priest and the other man that the miracle he had witnessed had truly occurred. This was another confirmation to me that, yes, we certainly do have an awesome God!

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