The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-12
.LORO'S SUPPER
THE SUBJECT OF
FATHER DEvERy
An IMPRESSIVE SERMON is DE-
LlNEREo At ST MIcNAEL's
CHURCH AND HEARD ~ a
LARGE CONGREGATION.

" nat meaning kheMt does the
church attach 20 this sacrament q
her sacraments. the Eucharist, tae
Catholic Communion. what does she
mean by sha Real RreSence2
she teaches and commands, that ac-
eordlnR 70 ChriHfs teachings and
promises throughout His ministry tsee
especially John VII and according to
the fulhllment OF thaae IA arnises In the
banquet bail Of th@ Last SUPPER. and
Ills sacFince on Calvary. Christ has
given His very body and blood. soul
and divinity In the blessed Eucharist.
under the appearance ~ bread and
wine: that u wds no mere figure 10
speech when We said this i Ny body.
that His meaning was literal and not
aymbnlscai when tie said this IL my
blood After the miraculous multiple
cation of the laaves and fishes and the
| feeding u The multitude. which Wa
simply a tangible and significant pre-
lnde 20 that greater miracle about 20
he instituted, lie nnfoldea this great
4 promise - the giving % lils flesh and
/ blood as food foe the life II the world:
ira food which would net perish but
/ endure TO life everlasting. the spiritual
food ~ the multitades 81 Ills children
who would come 10 believe in Him.
/ Ne proclaimed this mystery publicly.
How dia the Jews take it--hteraIIv or
/ hgurativeiyT They said How can this
man give ~ Ills neah aud blood for
food They did not Tor a moment
question Ills meaning. but they CUES
TONED His power This man'-how
could He give HIS nesh aud blood aa
food but they only believed Him =
man. Hut how about some modern
/ Christians. wao believe Him God ON
nipotent. and who stll ind their only
possible escape from the plain scrip.
! tuFal words ~ saying with the Jews.
How can re give fIls real fazh and
blood Huv did the DISCIPLES and the
multitude take His words. literally or
/ aguratlvelyG some uf the disciples
marmured and said This il indeed a
hard saving and wSo can believe tr'
But did Christ correct them? Dld lie
explain the agure9 when Nicodemps
had wondered how a man could BE
born again' Christ Immediately saved
him from a MISUNDERSTANDING 81 ex-
planning his meaning. u must be birth
hy water ard the Holy Spirit When
Christ warned his disciples against the
l heaven ~ the Pharasees His innocent
followers began % investigate who
among them bad got bread tleavenl
from the Pharasees. But Christ Inn
mediately set them Alright. the aeaven
Of the Pharaseea was the hypocrisy
~ the Pharasees. and thus whenever
Christ spoke In figures ne took pains
10 prevent or remove any miaunder-
standing u His meaning by Hia fol-
covers. Did He do 80 now No He
repeated and emphasized HIs worda
The Scriptures tell ua that after muir.
murlng their complaint some % GIis
Disciples and the multitude went bach
} and walked no more with him Dis
He call them back and explain EIi.
J meaning No. tie turned to Peter ane
, tbs rest. and lie said. VIII you x,
! alsor And faithful Peter said Lord
] To whom shall we eo2 Thou hast IN.
words - eternal life III Christ IN.
tended His words % be hgurative in,
stead ~ literal. II lie did not mean ex
actiy what lie said. then lie deceived
, iils disciples and drove them ava,
: from Him, when a word would have SCI
them right
The Jews aud the multitude. Hll
apostles and Disciples. then understood
/ Him literary How aid the earl,
Christians understand Han Thh
, should be a test In his arAt Eplatl,
20 the Corinthians Paul says fN-te),
J The chaiice OF henedictIon which ",
bless Is u not the communion n ~,
! blood II caFist7 And tho bread which
. we break. IL Il not the psrtaking % thl
body ~ the Lord And again IN
Cor. l0.2s.g7. For a. often az 80,
shall eat this bread and drink u mi
ehalies ve shall shDw the death a. IN
Lord until lie come. wherefore. Who
: sosyer shall eat this bread and drlnl
; TIE chalice ~ the Lord unworthily
= eateth and df4nketh damnati0n. no
} discerning this body of the Lordg -
: Paul speaks Of the one who eats d
? drinks anworthily a. being guilty o
! the bos-y and blood % Christ Hoy
could one be- thus Fullty ~ the body o
{ blood ~ Christ il the body or bloc,
we're not really present Could one b
= guilty * the body and blood II chris
II Christ were merely axuratiyeiy pres
entg or how could the Corinthlan
. discern the body 81 the Lord In
mere symbol. q mere izure9 The co
rlnthianz with Paul. therefore, bellev
IA the literal Real Presence whenc
did they get their knowledge Fron
those Who sot IL from Christ TIA
doctrine ~ the real presence % Chris
in ire Eucharist thus plainly laugh
by Christ Himself thus piateiy un
aefstooa - Paul and the Cerinthianl
: has always been understood by IA
4 Catholic churrh a Is 50 understood b
the Greek church stn.9a1. Gee CHRIS
giaus 40 Believe Il today For fftea
/. hundred Years IL wac the universe
/. doctrine II Chriaiiandom. ala Carl,
4 deceive Hi4 Disciples and apos . ea
: Di1 Hs deceive TIE early Christians
!. Dla lie deceive the Christian churc
!. and leave il a heritage ~ iaslatry r.
4 iftssn churches sud three hundre
I and ffty millions n Christians > her.
1 tage n idoiatry today
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