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Volume 4, Number 6 April 4, 2023
A Moment with St. John Chrysostom . . .
There flowed from his side water and blood. Beloved, do not pass over this mystery without thought; it has yet another hidden meaning, which I will explain to you. I said that water and blood symbolized baptism and the holy eucharist. From these two sacraments the church is born.
Since the symbols of baptism and the eucharist flowed from his side, it was from his side that Christ fashioned the church, as he had fashioned Eve from the side of Adam . . . Bone from my bones and flesh from my flesh! As God took a rib from Adam’s side to fashion a woman, so Christ has given us blood and water from his side to fashion the church.
Do you understand, then, how Christ has united his bride to himself and what food he gives us all to eat? By one and the same food we are both brought into being and nourished. As a woman nourishes her child with her own blood and milk, so does Christ unceasingly nourish with his own blood those to whom he himself has given life.
5th century
A blessed Triduum to all!
Timothy O’Malley, Ph.D. Notre Dame University,
McGrath Institute for Church Life
Author:
Real Presence and Becoming a Eucharistic People: The Hope and Promise of Parish Life
Becoming Eucharistic People and the Mission of Evangelization
for Clergy and Parish Catechetical Leaders
Thursday, April 27, 2023
12:30 – 4:30 PM
(includes lunch and a copy of the book)
St. Joseph Parish Center
68 Auburn Street, Auburn, MA
There is no charge to attend this presentation, but registration is required.
The Office of Religious Education in collaboration with the Office for Ongoing Priestly Formation invite you to lunch and a presentation by Timothy O'Malley, Ph.D., Director of Education at the McGrath Institute for Church Life, University of Notre Dame. Parish catechetical leaders and priests will be invited to explore the ways that the Church's Eucharistic mystery can serve as the basis of evangelization in the Church in our age. At the end of the day, participants will be able to identify some of the social and cultural changes afoot in the modern world, while understanding how remembering the Eucharistic identity of the Church may lead to a period of renewal in Church life. We must become a Eucharistic People committed to the life of the world.
CGS Assistant Training ‘Day of Discovery’
St. Mary’s Parish Center
640 Main Street, Shrewsbury, MA 01545
640 Main Street, Shrewsbury, MA 01545
Sat. April 29, 2023 from 9 AM – 3 PM
Cost: $25
If you have CGS Assistants in need of training or are interested in learning about Catechesis of the Good, please join us for an interactive, day of discovery about how we can help our littlest ones ages 3, 4, 5 grow closer in their relationship with Jesus through Scripture, Liturgy and the Sacraments. For more information, please contact Mary Pat Heelan at mheelan@worcesterdiocese.org.
Employment Opportunity
Notre Dame Health Care Assisted Living, Plantation St., Worcester, is looking for a part time Spiritual Care Assistant. The work includes preparing for daily Mass and other liturgies, bringing Eucharist to residents. working directly with residents and families for their spiritual guidance, praying with residents, visiting residents who are in the midst hospital or recovery, and more. Hours are open for discussion and may include some Sundays and early evenings. If interested please go to www.notredamehealthcare.org and click on Careers under the Get Involved tab.