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RESPONSORIAL PSALM: The Lord gave them bread from heaven.
TODAY’S MASS INTENTIONS:
9:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Emeric Parish
11:30 AM (at St. Elizabeth): Emil & Reneé Dömötörffy, by Éva Dömötörffy
MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS FOR THE COMING WEEK:
| August | 5 | Monday | 9:00 AM | Ádám Matavovszky, by Marcsi Matavovszky |
| August | 6 | Tuesday | 9:00 AM | Imre Karetka (healing) |
| August | 7 | Wednesday | 9:00 AM | The Klein Family |
| August | 8 | Thursday | 9:00 AM | Judith Karsai, by the Karácsony Family |
| August | 9 | Friday | 9:00 AM | Holy Souls in Purgatory |
| August | 10 | Saturday | 2:00 PM | Wedding: Bradley M. Owen & Csilla E. Bodi |
| August | 10 | Saturday | 5:00 PM | Celebrant’s Intention |
| August | 11 | Sunday | 9:00 AM | Parishioners of St. Emeric Parish |
| August | 11 | Sunday | 11:00 AM | † Members of the Karetka Family, by the Imre Karetka Family |
FROM THE DESK OF FR. BONA: In this column, I would like to devote some time and space to the teaching on the Eucharist. Today I would like to just briefly mention one of the key aspects: the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. The teaching on the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist emphasizes the fact that the bread and wine used in the liturgy become the actual Body and Blood of Jesus Christ during the celebration of the Mass (at the time of the consecration). While it is a great Mystery of Faith, which goes beyond the capability of the human brain to fully comprehend, we can still recognize it as true.
This doctrine is rooted in the teachings of Jesus Christ and has been held by the Catholic Church from the very beginning. The Church beside John 6 also draws on other biblical verses: 1 Corinthians 10:16-17, where St. Paul speaks of the Eucharist as the Body and Blood of Christ; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, where St. Paul stresses the importance of receiving the Eucharist worthily; the account of the Last Supper in Luke 22:7-20.
According to the early Christian writings, St. Ignatius of Antioch (c. 35-107 AD) and St. Justin Martyr (c. 100-165 AD) believed in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. For instance, St. Ignatius, in his letter to the Smyrnaeans, simply stated: “The Eucharist is the flesh of our Savior Jesus Christ, who suffered for our sins and who, by the Father in his goodness, was raised from the dead.”
During the Middle Ages, theologians like St. Thomas Aquinas reflected on how Christ was present in the Eucharist, using Aristotelian categories. He used the term “transubstantiation” to describe this great Mystery of Faith. The Council of Trent (1545-1563) canonized this term and reaffirmed the understanding of the Real Presence, declaring that the transubstantiation is a miraculous and substantial change, not merely symbolic or metaphorical.
The Protestant Reformation introduced alternative understandings of the Real Presence. Lutherans, for example, emphasized the “sacramental union,” while Zwingli and other Reformers viewed Christ’s presence as spiritual or symbolic. All these opinions have been rejected by the Church as not corresponding to the Scripture and the Tradition handed down by the Apostles. The unanimous belief in the Real Presence among the early Church Fathers and the lack of significant dissent for 1500 years serve as an argument for its truth. It is unlikely that the Holy Spirit would leave the Church in error over such a central doctrine.
A practical application of the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist in our lives is the genuflection on the right knee in the church (towards the Eucharist). It is a sign of adoration and expression of our faith in the Real Presence of Christ. By purposefully genuflecting towards the Eucharist we deepen our faith and devotion to the Real Presence of Christ and can acquire a sense of awe and reverence for this extraordinary gift of the Eucharist.
TODAY: MASS AT THE SHRINE OF ST. ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY at 11:30AM. NO 11AM Mass at St. Emeric.
AUG. 11 (beginning at Noon): TLM community at the Shrine of St. Elizabeth is inviting the former parishioners of St. Elizabeth parish to join them at a potluck picnic at the pavilion of the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes.
STEPHEN PICNIC: Our St. Stephen Picnic will be on August 18. Mass of St. Stephen will be at 11:00AM, Picnic food from 12:30-3PM. No need to RSVP.
LAST WEEKEND’S COLLECTION: Collection: $1,800; Renovation Fund: $100. May God reward your generosity in supporting the church. Thank you for sending in your donations by mail or using our website https://stemeric.com/donations/.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK, especially for Bev Kimar, Teréz Kalász, Lajos Boday, Márta Takács, Zsuzsanna Hunyadi, Kathy Szabó, Dorothy Fromhercz, Alex Szaday, Virginia Kachmar, Margaret Falk, and Mária Hokky.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE DECEASED, especially for Bishop Endre Gyulay (93), a retired bishop of the Szeged-Csanád diocese, who died on August 3.
THIS SUNDAY the 11:30 AM Mass from St. Elizabeth church will be livestreamed at https://www.facebook.com/saintemeric/ and https://stemeric.com/
LET US PRAY THREE HAIL MARYS FOR OUR PARISH EVERY DAY!
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