Communion forbidden in the hand quotes by Popes and Councils

Statements from Popes, Saints and Church Councils: St. Sixtus 1 (circa 115): “The Sacred Vessels are not to be handled by others than those consecrated to the Lord.” St. Basil the Great, Doctor of the Church (330-379): “The right to receive Holy Communion in the hand is permitted only in times of persecution.” St. Basil …

THE TEARS OF MARY AND, MARY, WHY DO YOU CRY SO MUCH?

           “A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me, he shall abide between my breasts.” Canticles 1:12 Myrrh is very bitter, and the Passion and death of Jesus were incomprehensibly bitter to our Blessed Mother. She sacrificed her Son for our salvation. She deserves our love and gratitude in return. Let us console her …