PLEASE PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING INTENTIONS
WHAT’S HAPPENING
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Lietuvi
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ST. IRENAEUS Bishop,
Doctor June 28th
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…the Church, having received this preaching and this faith, although she is disseminated throughout the whole world, yet guarded it, as if she occupied but one. She likewise believes these things just as if she had but one soul and one and the same heart; and harmoniously she proclaims them and teaches them and hands them down, as if she possessed but one mouth. For while the languages of the world are diverse, nevertheless, the authority of the tradition is one and the same. (Remarks by
Irenaeus regarding teachings received from the Apostles found in
Adversus hereses, Unity and peace in the Church were the goals of St. Irenaeus. He was a tireless fighter against false ideas. Born and educated in Smyrna (present day Turkey), he is an important link with the age of the apostles through St. Polycarp, who was a disciple of St. John. In his youth St. Irenaeus had been a pupil of Polycarp. Irenaeus also stressed the primacy of the Bishop of Rome, the See of Peter. He insisted that one must defer to it as the center of doctrinal unity, and saw it as a great symbol of this unity. We also value Irenaeus’ preaching about the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist; this makes him an important link in the history of Eucharistic theology. He clearly teaches that the Mass is the sacrifice of Jesus Christ represented by the sacramental signs of bread and wine. His writings touch all major areas of theology: Christology, Mariology, the theology of the Church, and the doctrine of life after death. Let us pray that Irenaeus’ intercession will help renew us in faith and that we may always be intent on fostering unity and peace. Sources: IN HIS LIKENESS by Rev. Charles E. Yost, SCJ, STL |
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THOUGHTS FROM THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH |
“Do this in memory of me”
#1342 From the beginning the Church has been faithful to the Lord’s command. Of the Church of Jerusalem it is written:
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and
fellowship,
to the breaking of bread and the prayers…
Day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread
in their homes,
they partook of food with glad and generous hearts.
#1343 It was above all on “the first day of the week,” Sunday, the day of Jesus’ resurrection, that the Christians met “to break bread.” From that time on down to our own day the celebration of the Eucharist has been continued so that today we encounter it everywhere in the Church with the same fundamental structure. It remains the center of the Church’s life.
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REFLECTION |
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SOME CHALLENGES OF TODAY’S WORLD
In our time humanity is experiencing a turning point in its history, as we can see from the advances being made in so many fields. We can only praise the steps taken to improve people’s welfare in areas such as health care, education and communication. At the same time we have to remember that the majority of our contemporaries are barely living from day to day, with dire consequences. A number of diseases are spreading. The hearts of many people are ripped by fear and desperation, even in the so-called rich countries. The joy of living frequently fades, lack of respect for others and violence are on the rise, and inequality is increasingly evident. It is a struggle to live and, often, to live with precious little dignity. This epochal change has been set in motion by the enormous qualitative, quantitative, rapid and cumulative advances occurring in the sciences and in technology, and by their instant application in different areas of nature and of life. We are in an age of knowledge and information, which has led to new and often anonymous kinds of power.
Source: The Joy of the Gospel, EVANGELII GAUDIUM, number 52, Pope Francis