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Dear Father, What has happened to Corpus Christi? When I was young it was a beautiful Feast-day. It was always a Thursday and a Holy Day of Obligation so we had a free day from school, giving us a chance to wear our First Communion dresses. As I recall it, the procession always seemed to be bathed in sunshine surrounded with a pleasant smell of incense and lovely hymns as we spread petals before the Blessed Sacrament. Julie. Fr Bernard McGuckian SJ responds.
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Patrick D. writes: 'But I say this to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you' (Mt. 5:44). I find this demand of Our Blessed Lord very, very hard to follow. I am tired of people walking over me. The more civil and subservient I am to them, the more this happens. So do I really have to pander to people to be a proper Christian? Fr Bernard McGuckian SJ replies.
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Elizabeth writes: Dear Father, Some time ago I was upset when a priest told me that it says in the Catechism that if you don't pray you won't be saved Was he right in this? Fr Bernard McGuckian replies.
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Winnie writes: "Dear Father, My adult son and daughter no longer attend the Sacraments. At a recent wedding they both received Holy Communion without prior Confession. I know the Church teaches that one should make a good confession before receiving Holy Communion but isn't everybody welcome at the table of the Lord, no matter what state their life is in? Even Judas took part in the Last Supper. Winnie. Fr Bernard McGuckian replies.
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Patron saint of grandmothers |
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Jennifer writes: Many grandmothers pray to St Ann for their grandchildren but a friend of mine is reluctant to do so. She said to me, 'My own mother had a great devotion to St Ann but St Ann sent her a lot of crosses.' I didn't know how to answer her. Fr Bernard McGuckian SJ writes in reply.
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