SACBC Standardises Wine to Be Used at Mass
Catholic Bishops in South Africa, Botswana and Swaziland have officially endorsed a specific wine to be used during Liturgical Celebrations of the Holy Mass. Letter from SACBC...
Category: Eucharist
How Ordinary is Extra-Ordinary With Ministers of Holy Communion?
By Father Kenneth Doyle Question: In “Redemptionis Sacramentum,” issued by Pope John Paul II in 2004, it says that an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion should only...
Let Us Return to the Eucharist With Joy!
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments Church services and Mass online cannot compare to or replace the in-person participation of the faithful, the Vatican’s office for...
Cardinal Robert Sarah To World Bishops: Resume Mass In Person As Soon As Conditions Permit
By Carol Glatz – Church services and Mass online cannot compare to or replace the in-person participation of the faithful, the head of the Vatican’s office for...
Invite Us, Lord, Back To Your Table!
Once I thought it was only a symbol, that by looking at it I might know in part who Christ is. I thought it a great scandal...
Fr Oskar Wermter: In Lockdown, We Are Disembodied
By Jesuit Father Oskar Wermter – Communication — getting in touch with each other — has been conducted for some time now without letters (which will be...
Pope: The Eucharist Heals And Gives Strength To Serve Others
By Carol Glatz – The Eucharist heals people of their wounds, emptiness and sadness, and gives them the strength to share Christ’s loving mercy with others, Pope...
From Our Vaults: Special Eucharistic Prayer
Eucharistic Prayer written especially for The Southern Cross by Msg Friedrich Carl Kolbe dated 5 June 1929 More Stories: From Our Vaults 30 Years Ago: November 19,...
Jesuit: Longing For Communion Can Be Exercise In Spiritual Growth
By Carol Glatz – Being unable to receive the Eucharist is a form of sacrifice, but it can also be a time for spiritual growth, said Jesuit Father...
First Communion at St Patrick’s, La Rochelle!
First Holy Communion candidates of St Patrick’s parish in La Rochelle, Johannesburg, are seen with their teachers and priests. More Stories: 46 Kids Receive Their First Communion!...
First Communion for Children at St Patrick’s, La Rochelle!
St Patrick’s church in La Rochelle, Johannesburg, celebrated young parishioners’ First Communion, with the 70-strong children’s choir singing at the Mass, celebrated by parish priest Fr Jorge...
Why Many Catholics Doubt the Real Presence
By Anna Capizzi Galvez – Do Catholics believe that the Eucharist is truly the body and blood of Christ? A Pew Research Centre survey found that nearly 70%...
