Tag: Eucharist

columns2018

We need the Eucharist to live lives of service

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Post date August 5, 2018

by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI

Today’s gospel, John 6:24–35, offers us an opportunity to reflect on what it means to be a disciple of the “true bread”; “the bread of life”. In the gospel Jesus tells us: “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never be hungry; he who believes in me will never thirst.”

For Catholics Jesus, the bread of life, is literally present—body, blood, soul and divinity—in the Eucharist under the appearances of bread and wine. This is what we refer to as the doctrine of the Real Presence. Our catechism tells us that the Eucharist is “the source and summit of the Christian life” (CCC, 1324).

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columns2017

The Eucharist, a call to action

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Post date June 18, 2017

by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI

“If you cannot find Christ in the beggar at the Church door, you will not find Him in the Chalice.” (St John Chrysostom)

Every Corpus Christi we are reminded that “Holy Mass… concludes with the sending forth of the faithful, so that they may fulfill God’s will in their daily lives.” (CCC 1328–32). The Eucharist, “the source and summit of the Christian life,” (CCC1324) is a call to action; it is inextricably linked to social justice.

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columns2016

Feeding ourselves, others with ‘the bread of life’

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Post date May 28, 2016

On Thursday (May 26), our Church celebrated Corpus Christi, proclaiming the truth of our faith that Jesus is present – body, blood, soul and divinity, in the Holy Eucharist – under the appearances of bread and wine.

The Real Presence of Our Lord in the Eucharist is truly a gift for which we should be thankful. It is significant that in T&T and in many other countries, there is a public procession in which the Blessed Sacrament is carried by a priest or Bishop in a monstrance – a clear sign that Jesus came to save everyone. This public profession of our faith should lead us to continue walking with the Lord daily, and to live as Christ wants us to live.

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columns2012

50th International Eucharistic Congress

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Post date June 9, 2012

This Sunday, June 10, let’s all join His Grace in the Grand Stand, Queen’s Park Savannah, to share our Catholic Culture and Identity with the wider community as we “bring down the house” on the series: Make a Joyful Noise which has been our Church’s gift to the nation as we observe TT’s 50^th Anniversary of Independence.

It is fitting that this Family Fun Day will begin with Holy Mass at 10:00, since the Eucharist is the “source and summit of the life and mission of the Church”. The 2004 Lineamenta tells us that The Eucharist “spurs us on our journey through history and plants a seed of living hope in our daily commitment to the work before us” in the family, at work and in society. From this social character of the Eucharist, each person’s mission in the Church receives its power and trust. The Eucharist is referred to as “the spiritual food of the soul.” Indeed, it is what nourishes us for the journey of life.

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columns2011

The Eucharist can transform the world

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Post date June 23, 2011

by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ

On Saturday, June 18, CCSJ held its annual fundraising dinner. About 200 persons gathered together to support this initiative. The funds will go towards meeting the cost of implementing the Values and Virtues Formation Programme in Catholic Primary Schools and completing the Anthony Pantin Reintegration Centre.

CCSJ would like to thank all those who participated in this event to make it a success. As I looked around the room I remembered Bishop Pat Lynch’s words in his book: Awakening the Giant: Evangelism and the Catholic Church. We need to awaken the Giant of Catholicism in our nation and in our world.

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