Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Children learn so much from watching their parents. Without even realizing it, we are all teaching our children about the Real Presence with the gestures we show the Eucharist. Attending any part of the National Eucharistic Revival or Pilgrimage certainly qualifies as a loving gesture, but small, everyday actions also […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn “Confession is an act of honesty and courage—an act of entrusting ourselves, beyond sin, to the mercy of a loving and forgiving God,” affirmed St. Pope John Paul II.  Having recently walked with our own two oldest children through the beautiful experience of preparing for their first Confession and Communion, […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Precious Blood, ocean of divine mercy: Flow upon us! Precious Blood, most pure offering: Procure us every grace! Precious Blood, hope and refuge of sinners: Atone for us! Precious Blood, delight of holy souls: Draw us! Amen – St. Catherine of Siena

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn The Litany Of The Most Precious Blood Of Jesus The Litany Of The Most Precious Blood Lord, have mercy on us.Christ, have mercy on us.Lord, have mercy on us.Christ, hear us.Christ, graciously hear us. God, the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Something special is going on in our country right now. I love it! The entire United States is in the midst of a three-year Eucharistic Revival. Think of the long-term impact! What a beautiful time in our Catholic Church for all its members – the oldest all the way to […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Dressing up for special occasions is a common practice, but on certain occasions, the dress itself carries its own traditions and symbolism. The reception of First Holy Communion is one such special occasion. It is common to see those receiving First Communion dressed up in clothes very similar to wedding […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn “Alright kids, why do we go to Mass?”  We ask a variation of that question every time we arrive at our parish parking lot, usually sweaty and disheveled from wrangling four (soon to be five) children into the van. A mini call-to-action and reminder of why Mass is important, they […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn First Communion Novena Prayer Prayer For Those Preparing For First Communion O Jesus, You have loved us with such exceedingly great love as to give us the ineffable gift of the Holy Eucharist, inflame us with a burning zeal to promote Your glory by praying for (your child’s name) to […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn “But do we not have in the Eucharist the living true, and living Jesus laid present before us? Why look for more?” – St. Teresa of Avila  

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Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn The Eucharist is the Sacrament of Love; It signifies Love, It produces love. The Eucharist is the consummation of the whole spiritual life. St. Thomas Aquinas *Amazon Affiliate links help the ministry of Catholic-Link at no additional cost to you! Thank you!

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn   St. Catherine of Siena of the Eucharist, pray for us! St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, pray for us! St. Clare, pray for us! St. Gemma, pray for us! May the entire Catholic Church and the entire world come to know the Real Presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist! Amen […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn     Jesus, whilst He remains after Holy Communion under the Sacred Species, unites us intimately to our neighbours by charity. It is at this moment that He says again His prayer. “Holy Father, that all these may be one as Thou Father in Me and I in You, that […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn The Eucharist is the bread that gives strength… It is at once the most eloquent proof of His love and the most powerful means of fostering His love in us. He gives Himself every day so that our hearts as burning coals may set afire the hearts of the faithful. […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Corpus Christi! God’s Feast Day! What a beautiful name! God’s Feast Day and ours also! Let us see in what way. THIS feast day of God, which the Church calls Festum sacratissimi Corporis Christi, “Feast of the most sacred Body of Christ,” is the only day dedicated exclusively to the […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Prayer For Those Preparing For First Communion O Jesus, You have loved us with such exceedingly great love as to give us the ineffable gift of the Holy Eucharist, inflame us with a burning zeal to promote Your glory by praying for (your child’s name) to prepare worthily to approach […]

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Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn   How You Feel During Every Confession This post is not an article, but a part of our gallery of images. You can share this image in your social media or you can click the “Download” button and send it to your friends. We only ask you to share it […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn This year, the USCCB has announced a three-year Eucharistic Revival. The goal of the revival is to draw people to the Eucharist, the source and summit of our faith. A significant way that this call for revival is being lived out is through an increase in Eucharistic adoration in parishes […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn The Feast of Corpus Christi on June 19, 2022, will mark a special moment in Eucharistic devotion for the United States. The USCCB will launch a multi-year Eucharistic revival which will culminate in a National Eucharistic Congress. Throughout the next three years, dioceses and parishes will foster a deeper love […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn What is a Novena? A novena is a Catholic practice of prayer that’s done over the course of nine days. Each day a prayer is offered for a specific intention. This practice goes back to the time of the apostles. The first novena can be attributed to when the apostles got together […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn The eternal debate: receive the Eucharist on the tongue or in the hands? The great debates Catholics get into can be rather heated (and honestly quite entertaining at times), but let’s start with this – Receiving the Eucharist on your tongue vs. in your hands isn’t the determining factor of […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn What is RCIA? What are the Steps? For the past few decades, the normal way for an unbaptized non-Catholic to enter the Catholic Church is the RCIA process. This stands for the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. There is an entire book of the Church (aptly named “RCIA”) which […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Don’t know how to start explaining the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church to your son or daughter? Are you lacking material for your church’s catechesis program? Is it sometimes a bit complicated for you? Don’t worry. Through this article, we’ll help you find the right words to help children understand […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn The Eucharist is described in the Catechism as the “source and summit” of our faith. Finding the time to go to Adoration can be difficult. But if you can make it happen, committing to regular Adoration with an open heart can have some surprising results. While they were eating, He […]