Adoro Te Devote

Sr. JosephMary f.t.i. — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:00:39 +0000

Ave Maria Meditations

O hidden God, I adore Thee.

O silent God, I adore Thee.

O utterly humble God, I adore Thee.

O ineffably obedient God, I adore Thee.

O God, faithful and constant, I adore Thee.

O piteously vulnerable God, I adore Thee.

O God delivered into the hands of sinful men,
I adore Thee.

O God held lightly in the hands of Thy priests,
I adore Thee.

O God most fragile in appearance,
I adore Thee.

O God, offering Thyself to be broken and consumed,
I adore Thee.

O God, ready to descend into the souls and bodies of poor sinners, I adore Thee.

O God, ignored by the multitudes, I adore Thee.

O God, whose real presence heretics deny, I adore Thee.

O God, grieved by the coldness, indifference, and irreverence
of too many of Thy priests, I adore Thee.

O God, denied to little children who would long to receive Thee,
I adore Thee.

O God, excluded from the rooms of the dying, I adore Thee.

O God, waiting to be carried to those who dwell in darkness and in the shadow of death, I adore Thee.

O God, surrounded by routine and unbelief, I adore Thee.

O God, waiting for the company of Thy priests, I adore Thee.

O God, forsaken in Thy tabernacles, I adore Thee.

O God, ignored in Thy churches, I adore Thee.

O God, unacknowledged in Thy sanctuaries, I adore Thee.

O God, forever adored by the Angelic Choirs, I adore Thee.

O God, who art Love, and all Love, and forever Love,
I adore Thee.

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Church Clings to Eucharist Forever Unchanged – Apr 23 – Homily – Fr Jacinto

apostolate — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:21:13 +0000

Fr Jacinto gives the homily at Griswold, CT, on Apr 23, 2026, unpacking Jesus’ Bread of Life discourse in John 6, stressing the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, the necessity of faith amid scandal, and the Church’s unwavering devotion as professed by St. Peter and poetized by St. Thomas Aquinas.

In his homily, Fr. Jacinto explains Jesus’ words from John 6 about being the living bread from heaven, whose flesh is given for the life of the world. He stresses that Jesus teaches clearly about the Eucharist—not as a symbol, but truly His body and blood—and that we must accept it in faith. Some followers left Jesus over this hard teaching, but St. Peter stayed, declaring faith in Him. The priest highlights how the Church has always held this belief, quoting St. Thomas Aquinas’ hymn that even our senses can deceive, but God’s word is true. The Eucharist is the heart of Church life and should be central in ours too.

John 6:51 (USCCB) – Living bread from heaven – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/6?51

John 6:68-69 (USCCB) – Peter’s profession of faith – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/6?68
CCC 1374 – Christ’s real substantial presence – http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/para/1374.htm
CCC 1353 – Mystery of faith acclamation – http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/para/1353.htm
CCC 1324 – Eucharist source and summit – http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/para/1324.htm
Adoro Te Devote (EWTN) – Aquinas Eucharistic hymn text – https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/adoro-te-devote-12543
Catholic Answers – Bread of Life discourse – https://www.catholic.com/tract/the-bread-of-life-discourse
USCCB – Mystery of Faith prayer – https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/the-mass/order-of-mass/liturgy-of-the-eucharist/mystery-of-faith

00:00 – Introduction to the Bread of Life Discourse
00:47 – The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist
01:27 – The Eucharist as the Mystery of Faith
01:58 – The Division Among Christ’s Followers
02:53 – St. Peter’s Profession of Faith
03:15 – St. Thomas Aquinas and Adoro Te Devote
03:56 – The Eucharist as the Heart of the Church

Ave Maria!
Mass: Thursday 3rd Week of Easter – Wkdy
Readings: – http://usccb.org/bible/readings/042326.cfm
1st: Acts 8:26-40
Resp: Psalms 66:8-9, 16-17, 20
Gsp: John 6:44-51

More on the Readings: http://dev.airmaria.com/r?m=1792

Also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X98Pq41uxg

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