Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Lord Help Us!


An incredibly ignorant report came out about the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral  by USA Today.  Now, maybe you can't fault a foreign affairs reporter for his lack of awareness about Catholicism, but isn't there SOMEONE at USA Today that knows better?

Here's what he reported:

"Religious artifacts Fournier and other firefighters helped save, according to accounts of witnesses confirmed by his employer and the city’s mayor’s office, were the Blessed Sacrament (used during church services to represent the body and blood of Jesus Christ) and the Crown of Thorns (purportedly worn, Catholics believe, by Jesus Christ at his crucifixion)" (USA Today)

Okay, they get a thumbs up for using the words "Blessed Sacrament" but then they completely went off the rails with the word "represent."

With that reporting, they completely, inaccurately, identified the Body of Christ as a mere representation of Christ. 

Let's be clear:

It isn't something we use.

It isn't a representation.

It IS the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Christ.

Lord help us as we go through Holy Week not to diminish what you have done for us on the cross and the gift you gave us of yourself at the Last Supper.  Help us to remember that at every Mass the bread and wine are completely transformed into the substance of your body and blood.

Amen!

Janet Cassidy,
janetcassidy.com
https://janetcassidy.blubrry.net/




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