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22 June 2025 – Corpus Christi, Year C
June 22 2025
Thara Benedicta
Key Message: Have you tasted His sincere love for you? Homily: A little extract from the life of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus: A beautiful and funny conversation between the two kids: Sisters - Celine and Little Thérèse. Celine: I am wondering how can the big God stay inside such a small Eucharist!! Terese: It's simple. Because He is Almighty, He can do whatever He wants. Jesus hides Himself in something small, a piece of bread. so that no one is afraid to come close. He becomes small, so we may dare to open our hearts. He becomes our food, so we can become one with Him. In today's Gospel reading when our Lord Jesus saw the hungry people, He fed the multitude just with 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish. But there was a greater miracle coming. On the night before He gave Himself on the Cross, Jesus took bread and wine, and said: “This is My Body. This is My Blood…” He gave not fish and loaves, but Himself. This is what He left for us, His presence. When St Little Thérèse of the Child Jesus received her first Holy Communion, she had tears of joy. Because the God of Heaven visited her heart, she couldn't contain her tears of joy. She said that she could not be better prepared to receive her first Holy Communion. So the more we prepare, the more we can feel His fullness of joy. And just as the crowd in the Gospel was satisfied, so your soul will be satisfied, not with food that perishes, but with the Bread of Life that never fades. Once St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus was wondering if Jesus really cared to enter her heart. That day, the priest, before giving her the Holy Host, stopped, thought for a quick second and gave her two. Then Little Thérèse realised how much Jesus cares to enter into her little heart. Even if your love feels small, even if your soul feels dry, offer it. Jesus delights in a heart that says, “Jesus, I am Yours. I believe. I trust. I love.” St. Augustine once said, “You become what you receive.” And it is true. When you receive the Body of Christ, you are being drawn into a deeper union. Have you come to Jesus not just to receive something, but to receive Someone? Close your eyes now. Picture Jesus at the table. He takes the bread. He looks at you. “This is My Body, given for you.” Now He takes the chalice. His eyes do not turn away. “This is My Blood, poured out for you.” Whisper softly in your soul: “Jesus, I believe You are here. You gave Yourself for me, now I give myself to You. Let me never take Your gift lightly. Let me receive You with love and live for You with joy" Jesus came for the little ones: like me, like you...
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Kieran O’Mahony OSA: Hearers of the Word
June 18 2025
Paddy Ferry
The Tarsus Scripture Summer School currently being held at Maynooth University is really excellent.
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Kieran O’Mahony OSA: Hearers of the Word
June 18 2025
DOM
It is interesting to see that Father O'Mahony's website https://tarsus.ie offers no means of making contact with him. Hence, my comment will be through this excellant website. Father O'Mahony states his intention is to confine his scriptural resource, for the ordinary people, to the set readings allocated to be read on Sundays and weekdays. It could be of interest to many people if some sessions were also devoted to those passages which rarely or never are heard read in Church. This might awaken a greater interest in the scriptures.
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Brendan Hoban: Priests must usher in new era of lay ministers
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Pat
Brendan you are spot on but how can bishops give a stronger lead on this? How can we grow corresponsibility? The clergy are still gatekeepers of others ministries.
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