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THE PoRTAL
The International Eucharistic Congress
Day 4 - Wednesday 13th June 2012
Ju
10th· l 71h
theme was "Priesthood and Ministry in the Service of Communion'~ The main Mas in
tbe great outdoor Arena began at 4pm. A nasty drizzle did not dampen the hearts of those present. Led by
the excellent Derry Cathedral Choir under the expert direction of their Director of Mu, ic , today'. Mass was
a plendid occasion. The nm ic chosen wa
a mixture of Mozart and tbe modern, and
- trangely - it blended rather well.
TODAY OUR
His Eminen ·e
scar Andres Cardinal
Rodriguez-Maradiaga
DB, Archbishop
of "l"ebJUcigalpa, Hondura wa both the
Principal Celebrant and gave the Homily.
A. il wa. the memorial of ainl Anthony of
Padua the Mass had a strnngJy Fran is -an
navom and aint Anthony himself was
prom inent.1 he ardi nal told us a remarkable
story about a.int Anthony fa ·ing someon
who denied the Real Pre, en c of ur Lord
in the Euchari t. A donkey was starved for
three days, then met both the aint and
the doubter. The former had a f onslran c
with the Host, the latter barley and hay. The
donkey ignored the food and gcnunc ted to ._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _;._ ______ ---==---==-- ------.;;a
the Ho t. Queue whole ale -onver ion of the doubter . ·1 hi tory re eived a warm round of applause.
However: Cardinal Rodriguez.- 1aradiaga himself went on to extol the virtues of the Eu -harist in all its fullne s.
l I i sJow and methodical dcHvcr)' empha ised Lhc import of his message.
Hi message wa imple and dire t. "Jhe liuchari t i fir t of all a gift and prie ts pla e it at the entre of their
Pasto cu .M inistry. Ihi is becaus in the Eucharist we ee the pre n e of Christ Him elf. He told us of ainl
Anthony and hi. rad ical Euchari. lic piety, that those who partake in the Eu ·hari. t arc united lo the mystery of
the death and resurrection of Our Lord and thu tran formed into being its "mis ionary':
Vie were reminded that ainl Anthony was the first to teach theology in the Fran iscan Order, this supported
by long hour. of ·onlemplation and profound loving . ikn ·c before the pre en t of Jesus in the Tabcrnack.
To this the Cardinal contra ted th "praxis of inditfor n e" our own day, where the Eucharist is often simply
ignored. He encouraged us all to live better eveqr day the faith of the Chur h in the Blessed acrament, that
through the inter es ion of aint Anthony we may be able ogive the a rament of the Altar a more centTal place
in our lives.
Earlier two statements were given to the Pre s Corp. The first it1formed us that the Papal Legate, Cardinal
uellet "wa in Lough Derg at the reque l of the Holy Father o n a penitential vi it, in a publi expre ion of
penan e aJ1d repentance for the abuse of children b)' lerics in the local and universal Jrnr: h''.
The e ·ond wa, dire ·tly from Lhe IIol)' Father him, cJf, ex pre . ing hi. "aflc tionate thought. and blc .. ing. to
the
hurch in Ireland" and to the Eu ·hari ti
ngre .
In the 1editation at Morning Prayer, Archbishop Dermot Clifford, Ar hbishop of C1 heJ & Emly Ireland
u cd as hi, text:
" "/1rere is only 011e priest;
A II are priests,
·ome men nre priests".
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