Quotes of the Day – 15 April – The Third Sunday of Easter Year B
“Speaking of the Holy Mass”
“Recognise in this bread what hung on the cross
and in this chalice what flowed from His side…
whatever was in many and varied ways
announced beforehand in the sacrifices
of the Old Testament
pertains to this one sacrifice
which is revealed in the New Testament.”
St Augustine (354-430) Father & Doctor
“Jesus taught a new sacrifice
which the Church received
from the Apostles and offers
throughout the whole world.”
St Irenaeus (130-202) Father of the Church
“All the good works in the world
are not equal to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
because they are the works of men –
but the Mass is the work of God.
Martyrdom is nothing in comparison,
for it is but the sacrifice of man to God –
but the Mass is the sacrifice of God for man.”
St John Vianney (1786-1859)
“Many Christians take their time
and have leisure enough in their social life
(no hurry here).
They are leisurely, too, in their professional activities,
at table and recreation (no hurry here either).
But isn’t it strange, how those same Christians.
find themselves in such a rush
and want to hurry the priest,
in their anxiety to shorten the time devoted
to the most holy sacrifice of the altar?“
St Josemaria Escriva (1902-1975)
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