The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-29
Rev. Father George MahOny Ex-
plains the Sacrament of the
Holy Eucharist.
TELLS OF DIVINE ORIGIN
OF CATHOLIC COMMUNION
Apostolic Interpretation of the
Words of Christ at the
Last Supper.

The final sermon Of The series of nom
Catholic sermons. which has been given
by the Redemptorist priests. Rev. Fa-
ther Edward Cantwell and Rev. Father
George Mahony at St Mary's cathedral,
closed last night with a grandly eloquent
sermon by Father Mahcny who took for
his subject. THE Holy Eucharist" In
part he said;
My dear brethren, you have noticed
that Catholics coming into this beautiful
cathedral always genuIlcct or bow You
licNc firmly that our divine Lord and
Savior the eternal God, rests behind
those brass doors OF the tabernacle. You
viii also notice lamp that constantly
Just as the star OF Bethlehem guided
the Magi OF old from their far-off coun-
try. so, too. does the sanctuary lamp
guide the steps Of Christ's faithful chill
dren to His sacred presence. We be-
lieve that supreme adora tion must be
given to the Blessed Sacrament, because
IT contains God. BY the Blessed Sacrs-
1nent is meant the consecrated breads.
Origin of Eucharist.
Among the various dogmas OF the
Catholic church there is none which rests
on stronger Scriptural authority than the
doctrine of the real presence OF Jesus
Christ In the Holy Eucharist. The evan
gefists did not always dwell on the same
mysteries Of religion. but on the sub
ject OF the Holy Eucharist the nve in
spred awriters gave the weight Of their
individual testimony TO the doctrine.
'In the first place. our Divine God.
when preaching on the coast OF Galilee.
performed the great miracle OF supplying
the wants OF 5000 men. women and chill
dren by multiplying Ave loaves and two
fishes. At this time He said 10 His hear
ers for all days. to the end OF the world;
eat mamma in the desert and died.
] am the living bread which came down
from heaven. If any man eat OF this
bread he shall live. forever. and the bread
which ] will give is my flesh for the life
OF the world, The Jews. therefore, dis
puted among themselves. saying: How
can this man give us His flesh to eat?
Then Jesus said TO them: Amen. amen.
] say to you: Unless we eat the flesh OF
the Son Of Man and drink His blood, we
shall moi have life in you, He that eateth
everlasting life. and will raise him up
on the last day. For my flesh is meat
indeed. and my blood is drink indeed
Tho Legacy Christ Left.
"In the gospe! according TO ST. Matthew
we read the following narrative; And
bread and blessed and broke and gave
TO His disciples and said Take ye and
eat. This Is my body. And taking the
them, saying: Drink yc all of this: for
this is my blood OF the New Testament
which shall be shed for many unto re-
''These words. This is NY body this
is Ny blood, embodied q new dogma OF
faith: which all wore obliged to practice
and believe. They were. the last will and
testament OF cur Savior. What language
can be palmer than the words which en-
force divine law? II we take His
words in IA Catholics sense. no language
can be more simple or intelligible but
II VIC depart from Catholic interpreta-
ton: II is impossible to attach 10 them
any reasonable meaning.
Jesus: as you remember. instituted
the Eucharist at His last supper He
commanded His disciples and their sue
cessors 70 renew. until the end Of time
IN remem5rance of Him. the ceremony
which He performed. What have dome
do ye also for commemoration OF Me-
We have very satisfactory means OF
ascertaining the apostolic BELIEF i'm the
doctrine OF the. Eucharist by examining
Of our Lord. Did they bless and dis
tribute mere bread and wine TO the
faithful. or did they consecrale, as they
believed. the body and blpod Of Jesus
bread and wine In memory OF cur Lords
supper, then the Catholic Interpretation
rails TO the ground. II, on the contrary.
we f1nd the apostles and their successors,
from the hrst to The nineteenth century
processing TO consecrate and dispense tho
body. and blood OF Christ. and doing so
ny virtue Of the command OF their Saw
ior. then the Catholic Interpretation
alone Is admissible.
The First Communion.
both forms Of bread and wine 10 His
apostles at the last supper =, Officiating
bishops and priests are always required
except on Good Friday. 10 communicate
under both Kinds. But even the clergy
OF every rank. including the pope. re-
csive only of the consecrated bread unless
when hen they celebrate mass.
contained whole and autjre
species, so that whoever communicates
under the form OF bread or OF wine re-
divided Savior. but shares in the whole
sacrament as fully as II he participated
in both forms. Hence. the layman who
receives the consecra,ed bread partalses
Christ as the officiating priest who re-
ceiyes both consecrated elements.
Our Lord says: i am the living bread
man eat Of this bread, he shall live for
ever; and the bread which I will give ls
Ny. flesh: for the life OF the world.
He that eateth Me the same also
shall live By Nc. He that eateth this
bread shall live forever
"Of all the blessings which our dIvino
Savior bcaueathed 10 man. the Holy
est
Tribute to Missionaries.
After Father Mahony finished Rev.
Father ", X. Ryan gave beDediction and
at It's close paid beautiful tribute to
the missionary fathers. who have worked
SO zealously for the past two weeks
Father Ryan also announced that spe-
ciaI collection will be taken up al all
the services on Sunday TO dcfray the ex-
pcrscs Of the mission. Rev. Father Cant
we'll will go 10 conduct mission there
and Will be Joined by Rov. Father Ma
hony on Monday. the latter remaining
here to close the mission Sunday night at
1:30 o'clock.
:, There will be no services at the cathe-
lral tonight,