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Posted on 30 November 2018 by blessedsacramentsodality

Newsletter – 1st Advent 2018

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"Studying the history of the Church, we see how the Church is called in every period of her history to accept her part in the sufferings of Christ for the salvation of the world. . How does Our Lord interpret these trials for his disciples? He says quite plainly: . This will be a time for you to bear testimony. Settle it therefore in your minds, not to meditate beforehand how to answer; for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict. You will be delivered up even by parents and brothers and kinsmen and friends, and some of you they will put to death; you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your endurance you will gain your lives. . Christ alive in us by the outpouring of innumerable graces from His glorious pierced Heart into our hearts is the source of our confidence in the midst of sufferings which would seem to crush our faith and destroy the Church, the Mystical Body of Christ." . - Cardinal Burke, preaching at Corpus Christi on 16th September 2019 . 📸 John Aron . . . . . . . . . #corpuschristi #londoncatholic #catholiclondon #catholic #romancatholic #catholicism #coventgarden #maidenlane #eucharist #blessedsacrament #jesus #jesuschrist #christ #raymondcardinalburke #cardinalburke #sacredheart #heartofjesus #romanrite #missaleromanum #mass #catholicmass #raymondleocardinalburke #extraordinaryform #tlm #traditionallatinmass

The October Sodality of the Blessed Sacrament Mass at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Maiden Lane will be on Thursday 3rd October at 6:30pm, followed by a period of Adoration and Benediction. . This month's guest preacher is Fr Rupert McHardy, a Father of the The Oratory of S Philip Neri in London (Brompton Oratory). . Find out more about the Sodality and join today at: sodality.co.uk/membership . . . . . . . . #corpuschristi #londoncatholic #catholiclondon #catholic #romancatholic #catholicism #coventgarden #maidenlane #eucharist #blessedsacrament #jesus #jesuschrist #christ #bromptonoratory #adoration #londonoratory #rupertmchardy #romanrite #missaleromanum #mass #catholicmass #ordinaryform #extraordinaryform #tlm #traditionallatinmass

What an honour and a joy it was to have His Eminence, Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke with us, at the invitation of the @latinmasssocietyuk ! . Corpus Christi was full to overflowing (with people even standing in the street) and His Eminence preached beautifully on the Blessed Sacrament and the Eucharist. The full homily is available on our website. . 📸 John Aron . . . . . . . #corpuschristi #londoncatholic #catholiclondon #catholic #romancatholic #catholicism #coventgarden #maidenlane #eucharist #blessedsacrament #jesus #jesuschrist #christ #raymondcardinalburke #raymondleocardinalburke #sacredheart #raymondburke #romanrite #missaleromanum #mass #catholicmass #cardinalburke #extraordinaryform #tlm #traditionallatinmass

“What a great thing it is to possess the Cross! He who possesses it possesses a treasure” (Saint Andrew of Crete). On this day when the Church’s liturgy celebrates the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the Gospel reminds us of the meaning of this great mystery: God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that men might be saved. The Son of God became vulnerable, assuming the condition of a slave, obedient even to death, death on a cross. . By his Cross we are saved. The instrument of torture which, on Good Friday, manifested God’s judgement on the world, has become a source of life, pardon, mercy, a sign of reconciliation and peace. “In order to be healed from sin, gaze upon Christ crucified!” said Saint Augustine. By raising our eyes towards the Crucified one, we adore him who came to take upon himself the sin of the world and to give us eternal life. . And the Church invites us proudly to lift up this glorious Cross so that the world can see the full extent of the love of the Crucified one for mankind, for every man and woman. She invites us to give thanks to God because from a tree which brought death, life has burst out anew. On this wood Jesus reveals to us his sovereign majesty, he reveals to us that he is exalted in glory. Yes, “Come, let us adore him!” In our midst is he who loved us even to giving his life for us, he who invites every human being to draw near to him with trust. . . . . . . #corpuschristi #londoncatholic #catholiclondon #catholic #romancatholic #catholicism #coventgarden #maidenlane #eucharist #blessedsacrament #jesus #jesuschrist #christ #exaltationofthecross #exaltationoftheholycross #holycross #cross #crucifix #missaleromanum #mass #catholicmass #ordinaryform #extraordinaryform #tlm #traditionallatinmass

Today is the feast of St John Chrysostom. . Chrysostom is among the most prolific of the Fathers: 17 treatises, more than 700 authentic homilies, commentaries on Matthew and on Paul (Letters to the Romans, Corinthians, Ephesians and Hebrews) and 241 letters are extant. He was not a speculative theologian. . Nevertheless, he passed on the Church's tradition and reliable doctrine in an age of theological controversies, sparked above all by Arianism or, in other words, the denial of Christ's divinity. He is therefore a trustworthy witness of the dogmatic development achieved by the Church from the fourth to the fifth centuries. . His is a perfectly pastoral theology in which there is constant concern for consistency between thought expressed via words and existential experience. It is this in particular that forms the main theme of the splendid catecheses with which he prepared catechumens to receive Baptism. . On approaching death, he wrote that the value of the human being lies in "exact knowledge of true doctrine and in rectitude of life" (Letter from Exile). Both these things, knowledge of truth and rectitude of life, go hand in hand: knowledge has to be expressed in life. All his discourses aimed to develop in the faithful the use of intelligence, of true reason, in order to understand and to put into practice the moral and spiritual requirements of faith. . . . . . . . . . #corpuschristi #londoncatholic #catholiclondon #catholic #romancatholic #catholicism #coventgarden #maidenlane #eucharist #blessedsacrament #jesus #jesuschrist #christ #stjohnchrysostom #adoration #johnchrysostom #chrysostom #romanrite #missaleromanum #mass #catholicmass #ordinaryform #extraordinaryform #tlm #traditionallatinmass

In the Church's calendar the Holy Name of Mary is commemorated today. In Mary who was and is totally united with her Son, Christ those amidst the darkness and sufferings of this world have found the face of the Mother who gives us the courage to go on. In the Western tradition, the name "Mary" was translated with "Star of the Sea". The title expresses exactly this experience: how often does the story which we are living appear like a dark sea whose waves pound threateningly against the small vessel of our life. At times, the night seems impenetrable. Often we can be under the impression that evil alone has power and that God is infinitely remote. . We often glimpse only from afar the great Light, Jesus Christ who has overcome death and evil. Yet then we see very near that light which is kindled when Mary says: "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord". We see the bright light of goodness that emanates from her. In the goodness with which she met and continually meets the needs of the great and small aspirations of numerous men and women, we recognize the goodness of God himself in a very human way. With his goodness he brings to the world ever anew Jesus Christ, hence the great Light of God. He gave us his Mother as our own Mother that we might learn from her to say the "yes" that makes us become good. . . . . . . . . . #corpuschristi #londoncatholic #catholiclondon #catholic #romancatholic #catholicism #coventgarden #maidenlane #eucharist #blessedsacrament #jesus #jesuschrist #christ #blessedvirginmary #ourlady #nameofmary #mary #romanrite #missaleromanum #mass #catholicmass #ordinaryform #extraordinaryform #tlm #traditionallatinmass

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