Servants of Christ: A Catholic Blog

Nearly 2,000 years ago, Jesus offered up His Body as a sacrifice to be continued throughout the ages. This same sacrifice is offered at every Catholic Mass up to the present day. By participating in this sacrifice, the faithful have the opportunity to receive Jesus’s Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity in the Holy Eucharist. The reception of Holy Communion is the most solemn prayer that anyone can make on Earth, and it should be respected as such, both in attitude and in proper practice.  Throughout most of the Church’s history, communicants were only allowed to receive the Holy Eucharist on the tongue. In 1969, Pope St. Paul VI granted the faithful permission to receive Holy Communion on the hand. While this is no longer against Church Law, it is still not the preferred method for a variety of reasons.  In the first place, receiving Holy Communion on the hand is generally less reverent than receiving on the tongue. Ever since the Church permitted it, belief in the Real Presence o...

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     There is this poem called Footprints . It is also known as Footprints in the Sand  and is a beautiful piece of writing on the love of God.  Footprints: One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the LORD. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one belonging to him, and the other to the LORD.  When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life. This really bothered him and he questioned the LORD about it. "LORD, you said that once I decided to follow you, you'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why when I neede...

        You may have noticed that some people bow their heads at the mention of Jesus' name. Is this something you should be doing? The answer is yes. I'll give you a couple reasons why.      As it's said in the divine praises. "Blessed be the name of Jesus". Jesus' entire being, including his name, is holy. We should show reverence, by bowing our heads, when his name is spoken. Especially when his name is spoken in vain.      " Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth,hand every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." (Phil: 2:9-11) It says that every knee should bend at Jesus' name, we can at least bow our heads. His name is above all other names, he truly is the son of God, therefore we should show respect to his name. We should set an example to...

      The blog has acquired another new member. This member is my good friend Brennan (The Captain). The more writers the merrier, and I know he's got some skills to bring to the table. So, welcome aboard Captain, thank you for joining, and good luck.

      Today is Easter Sunday. The Lord has been raised from the dead today, and the temple has been rebuilt. This is the greatest feast in the world's history, as it marks the completion of Christ's mission to save us from our sins. This is the reason that He became man; to die for us, to rise and to save us. This is the basis of Christianity.     Christ is risen from the dead. He did not just seem to be present; He was there with his disciples on the road to Emmaus; He was there with them in the upper room; He was there with the holy women on Easter Morning. This is the truth which Christians have been dying for for thousands of years. The refusal to deny Christ and his Resurrection cost His apostles and their followers their lives. They died horrible deaths, from crucifixion to beheading to having the skin ripped from their bodies, to protect this most important part of the Faith.     This is the second chance that Christ gave us; the chance to be wi...

      Today is Holy Thursday, the first day of the Triduum. The Triduum is not technically part of Lent, but its own Liturgical season, which surprised me when I first figured it out. Here I will do a short analysis of each day of the Triduum.     Holy Thursday: This is the day when we celebrate Christ instituting the Eucharist. There is Mass today (Mass of the Lord's Supper) and afterwards a procession to the Altar of Repose and Adoration. The Mass of the Lord's Supper is the last Mass before the Easter Vigil.     Good Friday: This is the day when Our Lord was crucified and laid in the tomb. There is no Mass, but a service where Communion is received, even though there is no consecration. Good Friday is one of two mandatory Lenten fast days for those over 18 years old (Ash Wednesday is the other).     Holy Saturday: There is no Mass for Holy Saturday, but Morning Prayer. This is the second day of Our Lord in the tomb. The Easter Vigil Mass i...