What if we brought together two currents: attachment to the Eucharist as liturgical action and devotion with attachment to the Blessed Virgin Mary? The conjunction of these currents can enable ...

Mary is present, with the Church and as the Mother of the Church, at each of our celebrations of the Eucharist.” ( Ecclesia de Eucharistia , 57).

Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic Church is holding a one day retreat Saturday, May 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Parish Hall. The retreat will include presentations, lunch and celebration of ...

However, we must admit that at present this relation between Mary and the Eucharist is not known or reflected upon. In reality, the popes have always stressed this aspect of Tradition.

And Jesus gives us the Eucharist as an abiding real presence of his body and blood. One title of Mary in various Catholic litanies is Ark of the Covenant, connecting her with the Exodus tabernacle.

Without bishops and priests we also would not have the sacraments of confirmation, anointing of the sick, reconciliation and the sacrament of sacraments, the Most Holy Eucharist.

Anglicanism appealed to me, and growing up in Baptist churches, I had a lot of misconceptions about Catholicism, from the saints to the papacy to Mary. But something pulled me towards the Eucharist.

Under a canopy, Pope Leo XIV carries the Eucharist in a monstrance during a Corpus Christi procession from Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran to the Basilica of St. Mary Major on June 22, 2025.

Like the first disciples, we need to keep the fire of Jesus' words burning in our hearts. The Eucharist helps.

‘Make the most of your youth’ Nuria Leal, a young woman from Valencia, Spain, was in charge of presenting the JEMJ events ...

Without the missing Eucharist, there can be no formal investigation, no scientific tests and no determination of whether what happened qualifies as a miracle in the eyes of the church.