Quote/s of the Day – 13 October – Tuesday of the Twenty-eighth week in Ordinary Time, Readings: Ephesians 5:21-33,Psalms 128:1-2, 3,4-5, Luke 13:18-21
“Just as the Father who has life sent me
and I have life because of the Father,
so the man who feeds on me
will have life because of me.”
John 6:57
“The doctrine of Christ
is fittingly called leaven
because, the bread is Christ.”
St Anbrose (340-397)
Father and Doctor of the Church
“If Christ did not want to dismiss the Jews
without food in the desert,
for fear that they would collapse on the way,
it was to teach us,
that it is dangerous
to try to get to Heaven,
without the Bread of Heaven.”
St Jerome (343-420)
Father and Doctor of the Church
“Jesus Christ, the God-Man,
was born in a manger
and is spiritually reborn on the altar.
He suffered on Calvary
and continues to offer Himself on the altar.
In His earthly life,
He spread His teaching
and worked miracles among the crowds.
In the Eucharist,
He spans the centuries
and communicates Himself to all.”
St John Chrysostom (347-407)
Father and Doctor
“And He departed from our sight
that we might return to our heart
and find Him there.
For He left us
and behold,
He is here!”
St Augustine (354-430)
Father and Doctor of Grace
“O you sons of men,
how long will you be dull of heart?
… Behold – daily He humbles Himself
as when from heaven’s royal throne
He came down into the womb of the Virgin.
Daily, He Himself,
comes to us with like humility;
daily He descends
from the bosom of the Father,
upon the altar,
in the hands of the priest.”
St Francis of Assisi (c 1181–1226)
“The Holy Eucharist,
is a fire that purifies and consumes
all our miseries and imperfections.
Do everything in your power
to make yourself worthy of the Eucharist
and this Divine Fire, will take care of the rest.”
St Hyacinth of Mariscotti (1585-1640)
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