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- Episode 110 -- Imitation of Christ IV.11 -- The Body of Christ and the Holy Scriptures are Most Necessary to a Faithful Soul
Should we examine our conscience before receiving Holy Communion?
Yes! Thomas a Kempis provides a fairly comprehensive examination of conscience in chapter 7. He points out areas of improvement that will touch everyone's lives. He encourages us to be sorry in general for our sins, to be sorry in particular for our daily faults, and to confess to the Lord how wayward our passions are. Of course, if we have serious sins on our souls, we need to go to the sacrament of Confession. "If you forgive the sins of any," Jesus told the Apostles, "they are forgiven."
14 min - Episode 110 -- Imitation of Christ IV.11 -- The Body of Christ and the Holy Scriptures are Most Necessary to a Faithful Soul
Should we examine our conscience before receiving Holy Communion?
Yes! Thomas a Kempis provides a fairly comprehensive examination of conscience in chapter 7. He points out areas of improvement that will touch everyone's lives. He encourages us to be sorry in general for our sins, to be sorry in particular for our daily faults, and to confess to the Lord how wayward our passions are. Of course, if we have serious sins on our souls, we need to go to the sacrament of Confession. "If you forgive the sins of any," Jesus told the Apostles, "they are forgiven."
14 min - Episode 110 -- Imitation of Christ IV.11 -- The Body of Christ and the Holy Scriptures are Most Necessary to a Faithful Soul
Should we examine our conscience before receiving Holy Communion?
Yes! Thomas a Kempis provides a fairly comprehensive examination of conscience in chapter 7. He points out areas of improvement that will touch everyone's lives. He encourages us to be sorry in general for our sins, to be sorry in particular for our daily faults, and to confess to the Lord how wayward our passions are. Of course, if we have serious sins on our souls, we need to go to the sacrament of Confession. "If you forgive the sins of any," Jesus told the Apostles, "they are forgiven."
14 min - Episode 108 -- Imitation of Christ IV.11 -- The Body of Christ and the Holy Scriptures are Most Necessary to a Faithful Soul14 min
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- Episode 106 -- Imitation of Christ IV.9 -- We Should Offer Ourselves and All that Are to God and Pray for All Men13 min
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- Episode 104 -- Imitation of Christ IV.7 -- Examination of Conscience Before Mass
Should we examine our conscience before receiving Holy Communion?
Yes! Thomas a Kempis provides a fairly comprehensive examination of conscience in chapter 7. He points out areas of improvement that will touch everyone's lives. He encourages us to be sorry in general for our sins, to be sorry in particular for our daily faults, and to confess to the Lord how wayward our passions are. Of course, if we have serious sins on our souls, we need to go to the sacrament of Confession. "If you forgive the sins of any," Jesus told the Apostles, "they are forgiven."
12 min - Episode 103 -- Imitation of Christ IV.6 -- On Preperation for the Holy Eucharist
In chapter 6, Thomas a Kempis prays for the Lord to show him a brief exercise for preparing for Holy Communion. He begs the Lord to show him the right way to dispose his heart before this great moment. Inspired by this chapter, St Philip Neri used to prepare for Communion in this way: "Lord, I am ready, as far as I am concerned, to do all the evil in the world, if you do not help me." Humility and confidence in God's help!
10 min - Episode 102 -- Imitation of Christ IV.5 -- On the Dignity of this Sacrament and on the Priestly Office
Are there great benefits from frequent reception of Holy Communion?
Yes! Thomas a Kempis lays out some of the advantages of frequent reception of the Eucharist. He continues to lay out how the Eucharist is a remedy for so many of our faults. But he also highlights how it is the true means to being one with Christ in love.
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St Philip Neri in the 16th century would gather those each day who were desirous of seeking Christian perfection. He would read from a spiritual book and then discourse on the meaning of what was…
read. This podcast (and the nightly prayer group from which it springs) seeks to carry on St Philip’s method of helping people become holy, even saints, in their own homes.