This is an essential move in the Church. We desperately need this in Ireland at the moment. Indeed the entire Western Church. So much of our energy is dare I say 'wasted' on initiatives and 'reforms' that lead to no fruit at all. Delighted to see this take place in America. Well done.
Do you seriously think that preaching that the Eucharistic bread and Wine is actually a person is going to bring about some sort of revival in our Catholic Church , simply at the word of a Bishop. I nearly fell of my chair when the bishop answered a question of a confused catholic Lady , that the Eucharist was actually a person even a deity
@@patriciusministries615 Well if your conscience leads you to believe this ; who am I to say you are wrong , because to go against conscience is neither right or safe
@@peterj6740 But this is the faith of the Church,based on Christ's own words understood sacramentally,as the Bishop said.Witness the hymn "Adoro Te devote,latens Deitas": I adore you devoutly,hidden Deity,or in Gerard Manley Hopkins English translation:" Godhead here in hiding whom I do adore".
@@ToxicPea I have almost always been here. Good to see YOU again in fact. Your presence is sincerely appreciated and invoking showers of blessings on you and on your *lovely UA-cam channel🙏*
When I was converting I was told to read John 6 slowly and in meditation. The fact that Jesus said this over and over "My flesh is true food and my blood is true drink" and then many disciples left him, because it was "hard teaching'. That right their convinced me he meant what he said. People don't leave if it is just a symbol, they leave because he is asking them to eat his flesh and drink his blood. THAT is hard teaching - but incredibly beautiful.
My reference for God is so great, to take this sacrament, I must be on my knees, I feel his presence in the Eucharist his presence humbles me to give great reference to him & after I take it I feel the need to pray in silence thanking him this is why I love the Latin mass.
Father, please take advantage of this opportunity to urge and teach people to pray. I worry the Church is fading because people aren't maintaining daily friendship with God. Thank you and God bless Word on Fire!
The church is fading in the west because an increasing educated population with access to competing information are not being taught as children or adults about the details and academics of Catholicism.
Thank you Bishop Barron! We need the Eucharist Revival to remind Catholics that Christ gave us the bread and wine & said “this is my body, this is my blood”
We do not know whet Jesus said..only we know what authors decades later wrote what he said.. Accuracy for the future was not their intention...they were using quotes to make religious points of view..amen
You can guarantee that they’ll be available at my Parish. I’ll order next week after our Parish Council meeting and I have the funds available. Quick update: When we get back to Ordinary Time in the Liturgical Calendar I’m going to use this book to teach a Catechetical Series. Thank you Bishop Barron.
Amen. The Eucharist, the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ is to be Loved, Believed, Eaten by Christian Catholics all over the world. Jesus said it. Jesus did this for us. Bishop Barron keep preaching Christ Jesus in the Holy Eucharist. Peace, Joy and Love in the Most Holy Light of Christ Jesus.
Will watch when I come home. Been in the revival since birth. Finally you are all listening to me since 2023 and my friend Reverend PC and Pope Benedict XVI always listened to me. I was only 3 years old.
Mankato represent!! Looking forward to the Congress. I live in Mankato and live about 5 minutes from where the event will take place. For those attending, the night before the conference (June 9), my parish, Sts. Peter and Paul in Mankato (which is very close to the event) will be hosting a pre-Congress event with adoration, discussions from priests, etc. Worth looking into.
@Electronerd A belief itself does not guarantee a personal belief is most certainly true simply because it is my belief , yet we are still entitled to hold a belief if our conscience makes it right for us ,
Bishop Barron you’re doing such wonderful work for the Lord. I know it can be exhausting. Thank you for ALL you do for us. God Bless, prayers for you✝️🙏📿
The Traditional Latin Mass, Communion on the tongue and kneeling, Ad Orientem - this is Eucharistic theology made visible. No amount of catechesis will replace this. The Church can’t just tell me to believe, it must show me!
Truth seeker you have made a very valid point that should be heeded if a eucharistic revival will ever occur but it is now too far gone because a vast majority of Catholics have already made their choice ( 70 to 80 % of practicing Catholics believe is a symbol )
@@peterj6740 My point exactly. These actions were a powerful confession of faith. Now that they are practically forbidden, the effect on the faith was the same. Doctrine-Discipline-Worship are all connected, destroy one and your destroy the rest.
Just picked up your pamphlett, _This is My Body,_ which my parish had copies of after Mass. Excellent overview of the Eucharist, from it's OT origins to the present. I ask all the viewers to pick up a copy or download a copy.
Thank you for making this video Bishop Barron! Perhaps a return to the Traditional Latin Mass, with it's reverential prayers of the priest and faithful, focus on the Sacrifice of the Mass, and quiet, prayerful tone will help bring about Eucharistic Revival.
Amen you just said I went to my first Latin Mass last month and it was the most spiritual moment I've ever had in my entire life. I crave it every single Sunday and I go 40 minutes out of my way just to go to it because it is a completely different way of adoration and the smell of the incense purifies the love that you have for the Lord and it keeps you focused on the prayer to the Lord . There's something about having those altars rails and getting the host on your tongue with the paten with the ladies keeping their head veiled to show reverence . 🙏
Thank you Bishop Barron and Brandon. Your'll were very interesting. I just love to listen to both of your'll on the Word on Fire show. GOD bless you both abundantly. ➕️♥️
I’m so excited, and sending heartfelt thanks to both of you . Actually , excited is an understatement, it’s the wrong word, I’m elated and filled with joy. Honestly what is better than this ? “ yeah “, I don’t know “, “that guy is kind of jerk”. Perfect . Loving you always …
We must have faith, prayed for,that eating the Sacred body and drinking Christ's scared blood, we will have life in him,and be saved in his perfect sacrifice, Alleluia Amen
I wish our Bishops here in England would also call for a Eucharistic Revival. In the diocese where I live our Bishop encourages adoration. In our parish we have an annual 40 hours Eucharistic Adoration event from Tuesday evening after the 6th Sunday in Eastertide until Mass on Thursday [Ascension Day]. We have adoration after Mass in our parish most Tuesdays and Thursdays, and both neighbouring parishes have it on Fridays. However as this is in the morning most people are unable to attend very often due to being at work or college.
I would suggest that we go back to the tradition of receiving Holy Communion kneeling and on the tongue. It would be an important step in reviving Eucharistic reverence in my opinion
Every time I have new insight on why the mass is true, I often get so caught up in the wonder and the grandeur etc of the sacrament, that once I "come back down to my senses" it seems like I can totally forget big chunks of the insight if I don't write it down. My most recent meditation went something like this: 1. Clifford is a dog 2. Clifford is big 2. Clifford is red Etc etc etc Each little statement about Clifford "polishes" all the previous statements and "shines light" on Clifford. The "source of the light", as it were, the elusive "Truth that 'undergirds' all truths", or the "substance of truth", is one of the closest analogies my tiny little mind can come to what God even is. So with the mass, we have "This is my body" as the "Source" that undergirds all the 1, 2, 3...Catholic teachings, and since the words come from the mouth of Christ--the very incarnation of God (and the very "substance of truth" for lack of a better phrase)--Himself it follows that the bread, through his words, must in some sense "create simply by virtue of being spoken", and must therefore "create his body" out of the bread, somehow, and since his body is "the incarnation of the substance of truth", and since the "substance of truth" is the "undergirding Truth that unites all truths", we see the bread as containing the substance of all Catholic truths, and therefore"directs the gaze of our worship" to Christ, Himself, and therefore is the highest form of Christian worship possible. Often, I feel frustrated, because I feel like my words somehow fail to fully capture my insight or slightly misrepresent it somehow, but the amazing thing is that "inability to pin down God with human words" actually CONFIRMS my Catholicism! If I thought it was possible to pin down God with words, I would probably be some kind of "Sola Scriptura" Protestant....or, worse yet, reading my own theology into Scripture, pick and choose the elements of Tradition and Magisterium teachings that fit with my theology, and become a "Patternist" of sorts
“Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7 Catechism 253 : “The Trinity is One. We do not confess three Gods, but one God in three persons, the "consubstantial Trinity".
I don’t think it’s in good faith to support the TLM as a reaction against the new liturgy. I think it’s a net positive that the faithful can know the liturgy in their mother tongues while remaining true to the teachings of the church.
ST. POPE JOHN PAUL II: “ We must not deceive ourselves: it’s from our reciprocal love and, in particular, from the concern we have for those in need that we will be recognized as true disciples of Christ (Jn 13:55; Mt 24:31-46). This is the criterion on the basis of which the authenticity of our Eucharistic celebrations will be confirmed.”
That’s where people are confused by sacramental and symbolic I’ve noticed in a short time of taking the Holy Eucharist my strength in mind and my anxiety has dropped away 🙏🏽
@Electronerd But it is also true that all Catholics and especially Protestants at one time believed that God lived just above the clouds and was called " The Ancient of days " with a long white beard and worshipped by myriads of angels
This presentation is so accurate and clear. Any more explanation requires proper formation, which takes at the very least 12 and a fraction years. If we are to try to expose what we mean by Jesus' Word is a word transformative of matter, it will likely be misunderstood because it remains a parable until further experience, and if it is too misunderstood then we make magical animals who are always trying to give a "better use" to that particular material, even that forming the bodies/minds of other people. But, if we expose the initiate to 100% devotion as daily life, then divine science is born as much as the flesh was born and as much as the spiritual person was born through Baptism. And, this scientific method is not about Re-sourcing but about connecting with Source and helping all characters cherish each other by transforming nature's flows and states to the point of only activating the lovely/sociable traits of their character for the particular environmental situation.
I have some thoughts about the discussion at 18:22 and the language we use regarding the Eucharist. In John 6, we find Jesus saying the following things: "Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven, and gives life to the world." "I am the bread of life; he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst." "I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live for ever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh." So Jesus really does call his flesh bread. I think the way to interpret this is to say that referring to the Eucharist as bread is a privileged idiom. Saying "the flesh of Jesus is the bread given for the life of the world" is biblical language, and it's what Jesus said. So the problem isn't with saying "the Eucharist is a symbol," it's with getting the symbolism backwards. It's wrong to say "bread and wine symbolize the body an blood of Christ," rather, "the body and blood of Christ symbolize bread and wine." Even in the Roman Canon, there is language like "this pure victim, this holy victim, this spotless victim, the holy Bread of eternal life and the Chalice of everlasting salvation." That is a liturgical example of referring to the body of Christ idiomatically/metaphorically as bread. Also, one option for the memorial acclamation is "When we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim your death, O Lord, until you come again." There again, we are calling the body of Christ "bread" in the liturgy. Are these parts of the liturgy scandalous and confusing? I don't think so. I think that's just the biblical idiom being used. As long as you still stress the transubstantiation, there is no problem with "bread and wine" language. We start with bread, it becomes the body of Christ, and it then becomes our Bread, not substantially, no, but "functionally." His flesh is true food, true Bread, not because the substance of His flesh becomes wheat or something, but because it is our spiritual nourishment. "This is the bread which came down from heaven, not such as the fathers ate and died; he who eats this bread will live for ever."
@Electronerd all this talk about philosophical substance would not have been understood by the Apostles who were simple fishermen . They were there at the last supper when Jesus remained leaning on His seat and said Take eat and drink in remembrance of me and His body remained leaning but unmoved .
@Electronerd They came to truly understand the significance of the Words of Jesus at the Last Supper only after his death and resurrection ; and when Jesus poured out his Spirit at Pentecost who led them into the fulness of truth
@Electronerd he was technically born before the calendar years. He was 2-3 years old when the calendar was created. Even at 3 years old the 3 wisemen went to Egypt not to the birth place of Jesus. Jesus was raised in Egypt until 3 years old. He stayed in the carpenter room with his earthly father Jesus. Even at 3 he played and worked around chickens.
Thank you. A very interesting talk. Speaking of a Eucharistic revival, I have heard little mention of the theological and spiritual preparation of the priest. I am not talking about the rubrics of the Mass. A priest can celebrate a Mass with flawless devotion to the rubrics. If his heart is in the wrong place, the people in the pews will figure that out after six months. Laity with a keen eye will see, over time, that the presider is not predictable: a great homily one Sunday, and an emotional car crash the next. That phenomena is often treated as a taboo subject. People get used to the personality of the priest, without asking why the Sunday homily is a roller coaster from one week to the next. That lack of spiritual preparation can, over the long term, undermine devotion to the Eucharist. It isn't just a Catholic issue. Friends and neighbors say the same of their pastor in other denominations - totally unpredictable mood or personality, even when celebrating the Eucharist.
Your Excellency, Bishop Barron, your ministry has been a blessing to me because you are an extremely clear expositor of St. Thomas Aquinas, which has helped me better understand my Catholic faith. For better or worse, many friends and family think I'm a superstitious idiot (the atheists) or even an idolator (the Protestants), so I always try to be prepared to "give a reason". Thinking through why I believe in the mass cuts to the heart of why I believe in the Church, why I believe in Christ, and why I believe in God. I think the fundamental difference between me and both atheists and Protestants is our understanding of "truth". They both seem to think of truth, for lack of a better description, as a "collection of true statements that can, at least in principle, be precisely pinned down with human language"
Dear Bishop Barron, may I ask if as part of the Parish renewal, can the UCCB mandate to bring the Tabernacles back to the back wall of the Altar where they belong? Most of the churches built post Vatican II as if designed by the enemy, moved our Lord to the side or back of the churches. Can that be part of the movement? God Bless you and thank you for all your great work.
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Serious question about what Bishop Barren says here: 18:40. If after the Consecration, it is no longer appropriate to call them bread and wine, why, IMMEDIATELY after the Consecration, does one of the Mysteries of Faith say "when we eat this BREAD . . . ."? I understand that that Mystery of Faith is taken from St. Paul's writings, but given what Bishop Barron says, is it appropriate to have this as a Mystery of Faith given its reference to "bread"? FWIW, I am not disagreeing one iota about what Bishop Barren said and I do believe that Christ is truly present in the Eucharist. It's because I agree with Bishop Barron that I ask this question.
Hi, friend. as faithful Catholics,we are obligated to believe what the Church teaches on the Real Presence. Naturally, I don't know if you are a Catholic. 😀
St Paul would not have understood the " Philosophical reasoning behind the word "transubstantiation and also the Apostles and even the Historical Jesus Himself would not agree with the term as none understood " Philosophy " Paul never used the arguments belonging to Philosophy..1 Cor 1;17 & ..I Cor 2 ;1 Transubstantiation was only defined in 1215 A.D due to the influence of philosophy.
I speculate that part of the issue is that the Churches are not actually open when people need them. Especially working people. So people fall away. I wanted to experience Adoration. The local Catholic Church only offers it for an HOUR a week at 9AM on a weekday. I work dayshift (early), that is never going to happen. So I drove nearly three hours round trip to a Catholic Church that has Adoration in the afternoons. Guess what? All the doors where locked, no one answering the phones. No signage or helpful hints to give a visitor a clue. People need God and the Church. But it has the most inconvenient hours. Yet the twelve bars in town are open day and night, and are super accessable to visitors.
I noticed a peculiar thing on easter night. The church was packed while on regular sundays the church has 30% of the amount of participants. However most of the people went to participate in the eucharist. I assume that only a tiny minority went to confession before, while most of them at least broke the comandment of keeping holy days of obligation. I thought, why doesn't the priest tell the congregation before the service begins, that they shouldn't participate in the the eucharist if they haven't been to confession before? All those people are comitting sacriledge unknowingly, but the priest in charge is aware and should guard the sanctity of the eucharist. The church itself is so inconsistent - on the one hand it sais in the cathechism, that you must be in the state of grace, while at the same time it doesn't make sure to tell those who seldomn participate in mass about it.
Amen . Many priests do this but in my experience, most do not. Especially during High holy days, weddings, funerals ... this reminder is imperative to protect the sanctity of the Sacrament. 😔🙏
Jordan Peterson stated that actions testify to what you believe. So the lack of guarding of the Sacrament might point to those in charge not seriously believing in its sanctity? I know that is quite the accusation, but maybe we should call a spade a spade. In other instances we do guard sanctity or purity - for example when children use foul language we do point it out. The worst instance of this I witnessed in St. Peter's in Rome of all places where obvious tourists participated in the eucharist and weren't even aware that you are supposed to eat the body of Christ.
In the Novus Ordo Mass, the very beginning of it, the church along with the priest, recognize their sins, focus on their wrongdoings, to prepare for the offerings and gifts on the altar. Yes, going to weekly confession would help make a more holy and pure offering, but it is an offering no less, and shouldn't be disregarded....for who are we to judge the offerings the Lord is only fit to judge? This plus the confession of the roman centurion, "I am not worth that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul(servant) shall be healed" None of us are worthy for the bread of angels to enter our temple...what house can house the Lord Almighty? So in a way I would be less worried about others profaning the Eucharist(lets be honest we all do) and pray more that the Eucharist inspires those in communion with him, the wisdom and piety to seek more sacraments and draw closer to Christ. If the Eucharist is the best medicine Heaven has to offer, maybe those souls are the ones who need it most. Just playing Heaven's Advocate
You can't judge what someone did before mass. Sure you might be correct for many but some do go to confession just to go to Easter or Xmas and promise to try harder. No priest wants to alienate people on the cusp. It's a hard decision, but I don't think they will judge what they did or might have done.
@@cromi4194 I would look to others rather than millionaire atheists such as Jordan Peterson to teach Catholics about their faith. We have the greatest tradition in history, and have actual Catholics and Church Fathers to look to for guidance instead of that man.
I would need to check my books on this, but I do not believe that the term, "transubstantiation," which is a medieval philosophical explanation, is part of the dogma on the Eucharist. What is key is that Jesus is truly present in the bread and wine of the Eucharist; that is why we call it the "Body and Blood" of Christ. I always say, "The Mass," or "the Eucharistic Liturgy" (or sometimes I use terms from the Eastern Catholic Church). I like to underscore the communal aspect of the Eucharist. I do like the way that Bishop Barron goes into depth in the explanation of the term. I am writing this as I listen.
There r so many who r following the protestant view that the whole church us corrupt abd to leave her. We do NOT leave the church until JESUS Himself leaves. As long as we keep the Eycharist, Jesus is in each believer, who IS the church.
i'm really having a hard time accepting the Eucharist, and i am really trying. 20 yr protestant brains here, and it just find it difficult. All miracles ever recorded were measurable, observable, and verifiable ... but this one isn't. How can i resolve this? :/
Well, I would like to add that precision in language is very important not only in the Catholic faith but everywhere. People use words rashly often times they say something quickly and other people don’t understand what they’re saying. Everybody has a different definition for everything. It is time to realize that if we think before we speak and clarify things, it would be very helpful. Doctors don’t do it. Lawyers might do it more and just the average person needs to do it. For sure the Catholic Church does need to do it. Our Vatican does not do it. Everything is wishy-washy and not clear. We need clarity. Thank you for sharing this.
Advice to the Bishop: After decades of signing "Kumbya Communion" hymns can you blame Catholics for not knowing what the Eucharist is all about. If you want to change the credendi, take a look at the sung orandi. And we still sing those insipid songs. You need to look a lot closer at the hymnals and their content. People line up for communion, sit in their pews after communion and are catechized by the hymns they are singing. Have the revival; have the congress. But if we are going to continue repeating those same songs ... it's all a waste of effort, time and money.
Is the translation wrong from the scripture 'when we eat this bread and drink this wine we proclaim your death'? It's not just a mass part, it's a direct quote from scripture.
Why should we be surprised at people’s lack of understanding of the True Presence when in the Gospel of John 6:66 most of Jesus’s disciples walked away because “this is a hard teaching.”
Protestant guilt is the reason people use the word "symbol" instead of saying "the body of Christ". I will bet that asking the Saints to pray for us has gone down, too, for the same reason. We have to toughen up faith wise.
I don't like how the Eucharist is referred to as "bread" after the consecration in some of the Eucharistic prayers. For example, in EP II, there's the line: "We offer you, Lord, the Bread of life and the Chalice of salvation". Even the Roman Canon refers to the Eucharist as bread after the elevations. (i.e. "the holy Bread of eternal life and the Chalice of everlasting salvation"). I know that the Eucharist is being referred to as bread metaphorically at that point in the prayer, but it can still lead to confusion.
My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour . Like all of us even Mary needed a saviour ..... I recommend you to pray the Magnificat of Mary in Luke's Gospel chapter 1;46 -55.
@@peterj6740 Luke 1:46-55 New American Bible (Revised Edition) The Canticle of Mary. 46 And Mary said:[a] “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; 47 my spirit rejoices in God my savior. 48 For he has looked upon his handmaid’s lowliness; behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed. 49 The Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. 50 His mercy is from age to age to those who fear him. 51 He has shown might with his arm, dispersed the arrogant of mind and heart. 52 He has thrown down the rulers from their thrones but lifted up the lowly. 53 The hungry he has filled with good things; the rich he has sent away empty. 54 He has helped Israel his servant, remembering his mercy, 55 according to his promise to our fathers, to Abraham and to his descendants forever.” Thank you. I pray in Jesus' name, amen.
It is because the Catholics of America has made their choice as 70 to 80 % of us say that it is a symbol and it is too little and even too late to say that the Eucharistic bread and Wine are actually a person ; as the good bishop answered to a confused catholic lady who posed the question !
@@peterj6740 Yes, I’ve seen that statistic. It absolutely breaks my heart. I’m a convert & the Real Presence in the Eucharist is the primary Catholic doctrine leading to my conversion. I just don’t understand how Catholics lost that belief.
@@TrixRN Where 2 or 3 gather together in Christ's name , He is truly present in our midst ;. at The beginning of Mass the priest looks at the Faithful gathered together in the name of Christ says " The Lord be with you " and we reply " And with your spirit " and then again before the Gospel is proclaimed the priest says " The Lord be with you " and we reply " And with your spirit " Remember we are all now standing as we listen to the Gospel The priest then says " The Gospel of the Lord " We reply " PRAISE TO YOU , LORD JESUS CHRIST " We all recognize it is Jesus Christ truly present speaking to us in the Word Then comes " The Liturgy of the Eucharist and the climax at the Consecration We then recognize Him in the action when the elements of bread and wine point to His Death on the Cross.....The Bread is separately consecrated pointing to His body and the wine consecrated points to His Blood. When the blood is separated from the Body it shows forth death in a symbolic manner by bread and wine being separately consecrated. So all in all Christ has been present in the total Mass and does not simply appear when the priest recites those words at the consecration. Catholics who know their faith well , know Christ more fully when they understand " The Liturgy of the Word ' and " The liturgy of the Eucharist " and that it is Christ truly present at every moment during the Mass It is really Christ present in different modes of His presence in our discernment. Off course We Catholics believe Christ is really present because we believe
I think it is important to discern why it is 7/10 Catholics only view the Eucharist as symbolic-as something that merely represents something outside of itself. Why is that? Perhaps the problem is, as Brandon suggested, language imprecision which, arguably, can be attributed to a general lack of regard for language precision-another characteristic of post-modernism.
We need to change how we evangelise especially with the eucharist. In Ireland, it is poorly explained or sometimes its not even explained at all. Its assumed and when someone usually assumes there not fully sure. In Ireland we need this explanation fully. In Ireland we need to give up this light fairytale way of promoting christ in our lives. We need to evangelise like the apostles, that we give up our lives for christ mission as he give it up for us.
I keep pondering what I would do if the Synod on Synodality recommends blessing gay relationships or female priests and the Pope approves their recommendations.
@@The_Atheist_Carpenter5625 I understand why Atheists exist and I most certainly understand why you are an atheist . For A bishop to say that the substances of bread and wine are actually changed into a person ( a deity) but is no less than an idol created by human beings out of wheat and grape juice . The bishop has proved himself to be a very poor guide to follow in discovering on what is truth and his debates with people of know-how is a waste of time listening too; it is simply the blind leading the blind . He most certainly lost me !
Geo , the substantial change of the bread and wine is metaphysical or Philosophical . There is no chemical change or scientific change . The doctrine of transubstantiation was only defined in 1215 A.d when philosophical understanding was making inroads into the Church . Philosophical substance is not the same as Chemical substance
The change in substance is a "substantial" change. On occasion, as is the case with Eucharistic miracles, the physical appearance changes as well. The change is in some sense a paradox. We believe God is human and divine in Jesus Christ, we believe God can occupy more than one space at a time, we believe God is "in heaven" and "on earth," we believe God created the universe and that it is good, yet evil exists. Eucharistic theology sits alongside a lot of other paradoxes of the faith. I believe bishop Barron wrote a book on the subject of the paradoxes of faith.
@@MilesStandish-n7q Yes in the case of so called " Eucharistic Miracles " what appears is something similiar to a heart muscle . But that is not the total Christ as defined by the Church . It is important to remember that Philosophical Substance is different to the Substance of Science which is identifiable . Faith is the assurance of things hoped for , the conviction of things unseen according to the definition in the letter to Hebrews Chapter 11 ;1 Bread and Wine are identifiable by at least 4 of our 5 senses including seeing Faith is not wishful thinking and hoping that our human senses are wrong.
Again with the "quibblers": Pew did not ask whether respondents believe that the Eucharist is "only a symbol"-they asked whether they believe it is "a symbol": and the church teaches that the Eucharist is indeed a symbol of Christ's body and blood, as well as his very substance. I imagine I would have gotten the "right" answer, but I would have second- (and third- and fourth-) guessed that response. As for their question on transubstantiation, the use of the word "actually" in "actually becomes" the body and blood of the Christ is a horrendous attempt to specify Christian belief. Many Protestants would agree that the bread and "wine" "become" Jesus' body and blood in their table celebrations; we have much more specific language explaining the real presence, and to my knowledge, none of it includes the word "actually." If I, a reasonably well-educated Catholic paying attention to current events in the Church find these questions baffling, what would the Catholic "on the street" make of the survey? Firmly with the Pew quibblers, I am nonetheless grateful for the push for new, formidable Eucharistic zeal.
If we went back to the tridentine Mass we wouldnt need a revival, there is an inherent reverence for the eucharist that the novus ordo doesn't consistently have.
I recite the Creed in the original (and itacist) Byzantine Greek used by our Greek Orthodox siblings in Christ, so "omoousion to Patri" gets used. (My concession to the Filioque is, I add, the phrase "to ek tou Patros dia tou Yiou ekporevomenon" as per the profession of St Tarasios of Constantinople at Nicaea II in 787.) And I am a committed believer in the Change where what was bread has become Body, what was wine has become Blood. Jesus had here (at John 6: 48 to the end of the chapter, as at John 20: 22-23) said what He had meant and meant what He had said.
I don't quite understand how one can speak the Nicene Creed, believe that Christ was both God & Man but balk @ transubstantiation.........it makes no sense whatsoever (unless everything is lip service)
I wonder if faith would increase and greater unity could come from addressing the eucharist in terms of the real presence and Jesus' words, "this is my body... this is my blood," and proclaiming that mystery to that extent, preserving the reverence and fencing the table from unbelievers and the unregenerate instead of spending so much effort on the quasi-scientific and philosophical explanations of "accidence and substance" that seem more to be a defense and reaction to empiricists than a good catechesis. I'm also curious about the distance between "representation" and "re-presentation." It seems smaller than it's often made out to be.
Louis ...Christ declared to His disciples that all power in heaven and earth had been given to Him at His resurrection. He does not need protection by any Bishop. What earth has given and human hands have made only need protection . All this podcast is a big fuss about nothing but our own idol locked in a tabernacle
@@cittiavaticano .....St Paul wrote the bread and wine always remain until eaten and drank and not simply as food and drink , but actually shows forth the lord's death until he comes if the body and blood are discerned .Nowhere at any time does Paul state to put the Eucharistic Bread in a Monstrance for adoration. Just read Paul's first letter to the Corinthians in Chapter 11 ;23-30 It that is too long for you Just read verse 26 The Feast of Corpus Christie originated in the 13 th century With all due respect Louis it is not I that is ignorant!
@@RPlavo mumbling or praying 🙏? Remember that the priest is only one allow to offer the SACRIFICE to GOD on our behalf. Nothing you or I do, matter really, only priest can render offering to GOD. Never forget that. I learned that a couple months ago and it hit me hard to know and understand that fact.
@@LandaverdeJR I don’t have the text before me, but doesn’t the priest say. “Offerimus tibi…..”……st. Paul….offer yourselves as an acceptable sacrifice to God………with and in Christ
@@RPlavo interpreting Romans 12,1 like that is Protestant Doctrine. We do offer ourselves that’s the goal to become like Christ. You quoted Romans 12,1 The next verse Romans 12,2 explains what the first is about. “ 2Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is-his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
I don't find the given mundane examples of how something may be something else than it appears to at all comparable with the phenomenon of Eucharist. When we see the image of star, the star may be gone, but when the image was created, it was there; meanwhile the Eucharist maintains the appearance of bread of wine despite not being them. It's not a simple situation of seing a lasting image of something gone. Similarily, if a mean person only appeared mean because of a misunderstanding, then a continued interaction, made in good faith, would reveal the misunderstanding and the true nature of the person. But that's not what happens with the Eucharist; it maintains the appearance of bread and wine, barring rare miracles. And just to be clear, I'm only saying those things because I'm looking for better comparisons.
You are right. A classical protestant critique of transubstantiation is that the accidents of a physical object almost always inform you as to the substance of a physical object. A consecrated host has the physical appearance and properties of one thing (bread) and yet is referred to as another substance: "the body of Christ." Philosophically speaking, this is a non-sequitor. According to Catholics and Orthodox, a consecrated host is a **unique** class of being, that often has the physical properties of one thing and the substance of another. It is a paradox of faith. The irony is that, at times, the consecrated host exhibits physical phenomena of the body of Christ, as is the case in reported eucharistic miracles.
It’s not worshiping bread and wine. It is worshipping Christ himself. As the Lord himself says: 52The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? 53Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. 54Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. 55For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. 56He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. 57As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. 58This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
@@gu3r1tar that's not worshipping Christ. That's worshipping bread and wine. The verse you provided doesn't say worship the flesh and blood of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is in heaven, how is it that bread and wine is Jesus Christ Himself? The literal transformation of Jesus Christ into the bread and wine has disastrous consequences that you end up worshipping bread and wine rather eating and drinking His flesh and blood spirituality.
@@YiriUbic3793 Jesus Christ told them to write through the Holy Spirit what they witnessed. The word 'Bible' is not there in the Bible, it doesn't mean that they didn't write. And if they wrote, they wrote for us to instruct us. They wrote so that we don't get deviated from the truth and follow the manmade traditions which they didn't instruct.
@@Theunspokentruth77 The problem is that you just think it is only bread and wine. The early church did not believe that, and what you believe is a heresy.
I have to say. I love adoration and benediction. However, the bulletins for the Eucharistic Revival look like it might be "irreverent". It uses words not normally associated with exposition and benediction. So, I'm probably not going to go. Because I've been trapped in something irreverent and bordering sacrilegious before.
Funny pride is mentioned in this interview, I believe that pride is exactly what’s causing this Eucharistical dilemma. Clergy insistence in doubling down on Annibale’s improvised new liturgical mass. Refusing to respect the holy Eucharist, allowing layte to give and received the Eucharist in the hand. Taking the tabernacle out of the center of the church a another violation direct hit to the faith. It’s not a problem of prayer. It’s a problem of pride. Honestly it almost seems like it’s being done intentionally. In my opinion, the church is of god not of the world.
The time of chastisement is coming and our only refuge will be WOF centers around the country and our Churches for cover. No More closing our churches. HE Barron please pray for all your flock left behind in SoCal and give more time to Fr Grunow.
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This is an essential move in the Church. We desperately need this in Ireland at the moment. Indeed the entire Western Church. So much of our energy is dare I say 'wasted' on initiatives and 'reforms' that lead to no fruit at all. Delighted to see this take place in America. Well done.
My goodness I was just going to make the same point, we seriously do need these words to become understood and lived in Ireland, God Bless you
Do you seriously think that preaching that the Eucharistic bread and Wine is actually a person is going to bring about some sort of revival in our Catholic Church , simply at the word of a Bishop. I nearly fell of my chair when the bishop answered a question of
a confused catholic Lady , that the Eucharist was actually a person even a deity
@@peterj6740 Yes.
@@patriciusministries615 Well if your conscience leads you to believe this ; who am I to say you are wrong , because to go against conscience is neither right or safe
@@peterj6740 But this is the faith of the Church,based on Christ's own words understood sacramentally,as the Bishop said.Witness the hymn "Adoro Te devote,latens Deitas": I adore you devoutly,hidden Deity,or in Gerard Manley Hopkins English translation:" Godhead here in hiding whom I do adore".
*"The Eucharist is essential for us: it is Christ who wishes to enter our lives and fill us with his grace."*
- POPE FRANCIS
Good to see you again in the comments Mary! 🖖
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I have almost always been here.
Good to see YOU again in fact. Your presence is sincerely appreciated and invoking showers of blessings on you and on your *lovely UA-cam channel🙏*
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God bless you Abundantly Our beloved Bishop Robert Barron 🙏🏾
When I was converting I was told to read John 6 slowly and in meditation. The fact that Jesus said this over and over "My flesh is true food and my blood is true drink" and then many disciples left him, because it was "hard teaching'. That right their convinced me he meant what he said. People don't leave if it is just a symbol, they leave because he is asking them to eat his flesh and drink his blood. THAT is hard teaching - but incredibly beautiful.
My reference for God is so great, to take this sacrament, I must be on my knees, I feel his presence in the Eucharist his presence humbles me to give great reference to him & after I take it I feel the need to pray in silence thanking him this is why I love the Latin mass.
Father, please take advantage of this opportunity to urge and teach people to pray. I worry the Church is fading because people aren't maintaining daily friendship with God.
Thank you and God bless Word on Fire!
That's True
The church is fading in the west because an increasing educated population with access to competing information are not being taught as children or adults about the details and academics of Catholicism.
Does anyone have any good videos they could recommend that show how Catholics should pray daily?
@@RJ-oh1wr I would suggest looking up another Word on Fire video titled 'Bishop Barron on Prayer'.
@@MrÓNiadh thanks, I’ll check it out!
Thank you Bishop Barron!
We need the Eucharist Revival to remind Catholics that Christ gave us the bread and wine & said “this is my body, this is my blood”
We do not know whet Jesus said..only we know what authors decades later wrote what he said.. Accuracy for the future was not their intention...they were using quotes to make religious points of view..amen
*Thankyou Mother Mary for all You do for all of us. Thankyou for being with us all in these turbulent times. In Jesus Mighty Name I Pray, Amen*
We are so blessed to have you in Minnesota! Welcome to the Land of 10,000 seasons! God bless you Bishop Barron!
I ordered my book. Thank you Bishop Barron. God Bless!
You can guarantee that they’ll be available at my Parish. I’ll order next week after our Parish Council meeting and I have the funds available.
Quick update:
When we get back to Ordinary Time in the Liturgical Calendar I’m going to use this book to teach a Catechetical Series. Thank you Bishop Barron.
Blessings on your ordination anniversary Bishop Barron!! May the HOLY SPIRIT be with you always!!
Amen. The Eucharist, the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ is to be Loved, Believed, Eaten by Christian Catholics all over the world. Jesus said it. Jesus did this for us. Bishop Barron keep preaching Christ Jesus in the Holy Eucharist. Peace, Joy and Love in the Most Holy Light of Christ Jesus.
Will watch when I come home. Been in the revival since birth. Finally you are all listening to me since 2023 and my friend Reverend PC and Pope Benedict XVI always listened to me. I was only 3 years old.
Good insights on the Eucharistic Revival. We need this in the Roman Catholic and mainstream Protestant church.
Mankato represent!! Looking forward to the Congress.
I live in Mankato and live about 5 minutes from where the event will take place. For those attending, the night before the conference (June 9), my parish, Sts. Peter and Paul in Mankato (which is very close to the event) will be hosting a pre-Congress event with adoration, discussions from priests, etc. Worth looking into.
It's overdue. I remember you knowing this over 10 years ago, that people didn't believe. Thanks for getting it done.
So you are saying that for over 10 years people have not believed the way you believed .
And only the way you believe is correct ?
@Electronerd A belief itself does not guarantee a personal belief is most certainly true simply because it is my belief , yet we are still entitled to hold a belief if our conscience makes it right for us ,
Bishop Barron you’re doing such wonderful work for the Lord. I know it can be exhausting. Thank you for ALL you do for us. God Bless, prayers for you✝️🙏📿
The Traditional Latin Mass, Communion on the tongue and kneeling, Ad Orientem - this is Eucharistic theology made visible. No amount of catechesis will replace this. The Church can’t just tell me to believe, it must show me!
Truth seeker you have made a very valid point that should be heeded if a eucharistic revival will ever occur but it is now too far gone because a vast majority of Catholics have already made their choice ( 70 to 80 % of practicing Catholics believe is a symbol )
@@peterj6740 My point exactly. These actions were a powerful confession of faith. Now that they are practically forbidden, the effect on the faith was the same. Doctrine-Discipline-Worship are all connected, destroy one and your destroy the rest.
Just picked up your pamphlett, _This is My Body,_ which my parish had copies of after Mass. Excellent overview of the Eucharist, from it's OT origins to the present. I ask all the viewers to pick up a copy or download a copy.
Thank you. Very clearly explained.
Thank you for making this video Bishop Barron! Perhaps a return to the Traditional Latin Mass, with it's reverential prayers of the priest and faithful, focus on the Sacrifice of the Mass, and quiet, prayerful tone will help bring about Eucharistic Revival.
Amen you just said I went to my first Latin Mass last month and it was the most spiritual moment I've ever had in my entire life.
I crave it every single Sunday and I go 40 minutes out of my way just to go to it because it is a completely different way of adoration and the smell of the incense purifies the love that you have for the Lord and it keeps you focused on the prayer to the Lord .
There's something about having those altars rails and getting the host on your tongue with the paten with the ladies keeping their head veiled to show reverence .
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@@alord266 Amen. What demon from hell gave Cardinal Bugnini the idea to protestantize the holy, unchangeable Mass was insane
Thank you Bishop Barron and Brandon. Your'll were very interesting. I just love to listen to both of your'll on the Word on Fire show. GOD bless you both abundantly. ➕️♥️
I’m so excited, and sending heartfelt thanks to both of you . Actually , excited is an understatement, it’s the wrong word, I’m elated and filled with joy. Honestly what is better than this ? “ yeah “, I don’t know “, “that guy is kind of jerk”. Perfect . Loving you always …
We must have faith, prayed for,that eating the Sacred body and drinking Christ's scared blood, we will have life in him,and be saved in his perfect sacrifice, Alleluia Amen
Thank you Bishop🙏❤️🙏
I wish our Bishops here in England would also call for a Eucharistic Revival. In the diocese where I live our Bishop encourages adoration. In our parish we have an annual 40 hours Eucharistic Adoration event from Tuesday evening after the 6th Sunday in Eastertide until Mass on Thursday [Ascension Day]. We have adoration after Mass in our parish most Tuesdays and Thursdays, and both neighbouring parishes have it on Fridays. However as this is in the morning most people are unable to attend very often due to being at work or college.
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I would suggest that we go back to the tradition of receiving Holy Communion kneeling and on the tongue.
It would be an important step in reviving Eucharistic reverence in my opinion
Because the original form was standing around…..it’s in the canon of the Mass
I really wish my diocese was supporting this revival.
Let’s go we have hit a little higher than 50,000 on rosary’s around the world
The 'pelerinage de Chartres theme this year IS the eucharist... WE will pray for all the great things Moving in America. God bless.
Every time I have new insight on why the mass is true, I often get so caught up in the wonder and the grandeur etc of the sacrament, that once I "come back down to my senses" it seems like I can totally forget big chunks of the insight if I don't write it down. My most recent meditation went something like this:
1. Clifford is a dog
2. Clifford is big
2. Clifford is red
Etc etc etc
Each little statement about Clifford "polishes" all the previous statements and "shines light" on Clifford. The "source of the light", as it were, the elusive "Truth that 'undergirds' all truths", or the "substance of truth", is one of the closest analogies my tiny little mind can come to what God even is. So with the mass, we have "This is my body" as the "Source" that undergirds all the 1, 2, 3...Catholic teachings, and since the words come from the mouth of Christ--the very incarnation of God (and the very "substance of truth" for lack of a better phrase)--Himself it follows that the bread, through his words, must in some sense "create simply by virtue of being spoken", and must therefore "create his body" out of the bread, somehow, and since his body is "the incarnation of the substance of truth", and since the "substance of truth" is the "undergirding Truth that unites all truths", we see the bread as containing the substance of all Catholic truths, and therefore"directs the gaze of our worship" to Christ, Himself, and therefore is the highest form of Christian worship possible.
Often, I feel frustrated, because I feel like my words somehow fail to fully capture my insight or slightly misrepresent it somehow, but the amazing thing is that "inability to pin down God with human words" actually CONFIRMS my Catholicism! If I thought it was possible to pin down God with words, I would probably be some kind of "Sola Scriptura" Protestant....or, worse yet, reading my own theology into Scripture, pick and choose the elements of Tradition and Magisterium teachings that fit with my theology, and become a "Patternist" of sorts
“Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:7
Catechism 253 : “The Trinity is One. We do not confess three Gods, but one God in three persons, the "consubstantial Trinity".
Lord have mercy. God makes no accidents.
Bishop Barron is such a Boss, The world needs his leadership.
Great interview!! Very helpful!
There is a Eucharistic revival happening. It's called the Traditional Latin Mass.
I don’t think it’s in good faith to support the TLM as a reaction against the new liturgy. I think it’s a net positive that the faithful can know the liturgy in their mother tongues while remaining true to the teachings of the church.
@@italianbeans877 Missals had translations for a long time. What's your point?
18 min for the heart of the theology
ST. POPE JOHN PAUL II: “ We must not deceive ourselves: it’s from our reciprocal love and, in particular, from the concern we have for those in need that we will be recognized as true disciples of Christ (Jn 13:55; Mt 24:31-46). This is the criterion on the basis of which the authenticity of our Eucharistic celebrations will be confirmed.”
That’s where people are confused by sacramental and symbolic I’ve noticed in a short time of taking the Holy Eucharist my strength in mind and my anxiety has dropped away 🙏🏽
great..but it is purely psychological, not celestial nonsense.
@Electronerd But it is also true that all Catholics and especially Protestants at one time believed that God lived just above the clouds and was called " The Ancient of days " with a long white beard and worshipped by myriads of angels
Just like a placebo !
This presentation is so accurate and clear. Any more explanation requires proper formation, which takes at the very least 12 and a fraction years. If we are to try to expose what we mean by Jesus' Word is a word transformative of matter, it will likely be misunderstood because it remains a parable until further experience, and if it is too misunderstood then we make magical animals who are always trying to give a "better use" to that particular material, even that forming the bodies/minds of other people. But, if we expose the initiate to 100% devotion as daily life, then divine science is born as much as the flesh was born and as much as the spiritual person was born through Baptism. And, this scientific method is not about Re-sourcing but about connecting with Source and helping all characters cherish each other by transforming nature's flows and states to the point of only activating the lovely/sociable traits of their character for the particular environmental situation.
Please do receive kneeling and on the tongue.
I have some thoughts about the discussion at 18:22 and the language we use regarding the Eucharist.
In John 6, we find Jesus saying the following things:
"Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven, and gives life to the world."
"I am the bread of life; he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst."
"I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live for ever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh."
So Jesus really does call his flesh bread. I think the way to interpret this is to say that referring to the Eucharist as bread is a privileged idiom. Saying "the flesh of Jesus is the bread given for the life of the world" is biblical language, and it's what Jesus said.
So the problem isn't with saying "the Eucharist is a symbol," it's with getting the symbolism backwards. It's wrong to say "bread and wine symbolize the body an blood of Christ," rather, "the body and blood of Christ symbolize bread and wine."
Even in the Roman Canon, there is language like "this pure victim, this holy victim, this spotless victim, the holy Bread of eternal life and the Chalice of everlasting salvation." That is a liturgical example of referring to the body of Christ idiomatically/metaphorically as bread.
Also, one option for the memorial acclamation is "When we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim your death, O Lord, until you come again." There again, we are calling the body of Christ "bread" in the liturgy.
Are these parts of the liturgy scandalous and confusing? I don't think so. I think that's just the biblical idiom being used. As long as you still stress the transubstantiation, there is no problem with "bread and wine" language. We start with bread, it becomes the body of Christ, and it then becomes our Bread, not substantially, no, but "functionally." His flesh is true food, true Bread, not because the substance of His flesh becomes wheat or something, but because it is our spiritual nourishment.
"This is the bread which came down from heaven, not such as the fathers ate and died; he who eats this bread will live for ever."
Well explained! Thus, bread and wine are not merely accidental, but intentional !
@Electronerd all this talk about philosophical substance would not have been understood by the Apostles who were simple fishermen . They were there at the last supper when Jesus remained leaning on His seat and said Take eat and drink in remembrance of me and His body remained leaning but unmoved .
@Electronerd They came to truly understand the significance of the Words
of Jesus at the Last Supper only after his death and resurrection ; and when
Jesus poured out his Spirit at Pentecost who led them into the fulness of truth
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Remember the sabbath day-keep it holy
Remember even God worked on the Sabbath in the year 1 AD.
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Exodus 31:16-17
@Electronerd he was technically born before the calendar years. He was 2-3 years old when the calendar was created. Even at 3 years old the 3 wisemen went to Egypt not to the birth place of Jesus. Jesus was raised in Egypt until 3 years old. He stayed in the carpenter room with his earthly father Jesus. Even at 3 he played and worked around chickens.
Thank you. A very interesting talk. Speaking of a Eucharistic revival, I have heard little mention of the theological and spiritual preparation of the priest. I am not talking about the rubrics of the Mass. A priest can celebrate a Mass with flawless devotion to the rubrics. If his heart is in the wrong place, the people in the pews will figure that out after six months. Laity with a keen eye will see, over time, that the presider is not predictable: a great homily one Sunday, and an emotional car crash the next.
That phenomena is often treated as a taboo subject. People get used to the personality of the priest, without asking why the Sunday homily is a roller coaster from one week to the next. That lack of spiritual preparation can, over the long term, undermine devotion to the Eucharist.
It isn't just a Catholic issue. Friends and neighbors say the same of their pastor in other denominations - totally unpredictable mood or personality, even when celebrating the Eucharist.
Your Excellency, Bishop Barron, your ministry has been a blessing to me because you are an extremely clear expositor of St. Thomas Aquinas, which has helped me better understand my Catholic faith. For better or worse, many friends and family think I'm a superstitious idiot (the atheists) or even an idolator (the Protestants), so I always try to be prepared to "give a reason". Thinking through why I believe in the mass cuts to the heart of why I believe in the Church, why I believe in Christ, and why I believe in God. I think the fundamental difference between me and both atheists and Protestants is our understanding of "truth". They both seem to think of truth, for lack of a better description, as a "collection of true statements that can, at least in principle, be precisely pinned down with human language"
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Dear Bishop Barron, may I ask if as part of the Parish renewal, can the UCCB mandate to bring the Tabernacles back to the back wall of the Altar where they belong?
Most of the churches built post Vatican II as if designed by the enemy, moved our Lord to the side or back of the churches.
Can that be part of the movement? God Bless you and thank you for all your great work.
Can you make the book available in PDF format?
The book costs only $2.00 to order, and a printed book is always going to be more beautiful than an online version of it. I would consider buying the book and also helping out Bishop Barron's ministry in the process. If you order only 1 book, there is $5.95 shipping and handling added. If you order a larger quantity, at $2 per book, there are no shipping fees.
@@nedwards3409 it’s not available to buy in Ireland
Serious question about what Bishop Barren says here: 18:40. If after the Consecration, it is no longer appropriate to call them bread and wine, why, IMMEDIATELY after the Consecration, does one of the Mysteries of Faith say "when we eat this BREAD . . . ."? I understand that that Mystery of Faith is taken from St. Paul's writings, but given what Bishop Barron says, is it appropriate to have this as a Mystery of Faith given its reference to "bread"? FWIW, I am not disagreeing one iota about what Bishop Barren said and I do believe that Christ is truly present in the Eucharist. It's because I agree with Bishop Barron that I ask this question.
Hi, friend. as faithful Catholics,we are obligated to believe what the Church teaches on the Real Presence. Naturally, I don't know if you are a Catholic. 😀
St Paul would not have understood the " Philosophical reasoning behind the word
"transubstantiation and also the Apostles and even the Historical Jesus Himself
would not agree with the term as none understood " Philosophy "
Paul never used the arguments belonging to Philosophy..1 Cor 1;17 & ..I Cor 2 ;1
Transubstantiation was only defined in 1215 A.D due to the influence of philosophy.
I speculate that part of the issue is that the Churches are not actually open when people need them. Especially working people. So people fall away. I wanted to experience Adoration. The local Catholic Church only offers it for an HOUR a week at 9AM on a weekday. I work dayshift (early), that is never going to happen. So I drove nearly three hours round trip to a Catholic Church that has Adoration in the afternoons. Guess what? All the doors where locked, no one answering the phones. No signage or helpful hints to give a visitor a clue. People need God and the Church. But it has the most inconvenient hours. Yet the twelve bars in town are open day and night, and are super accessable to visitors.
Do you send the books “This is my Body” to Hong Kong if I ordered 50？
I noticed a peculiar thing on easter night. The church was packed while on regular sundays the church has 30% of the amount of participants. However most of the people went to participate in the eucharist. I assume that only a tiny minority went to confession before, while most of them at least broke the comandment of keeping holy days of obligation. I thought, why doesn't the priest tell the congregation before the service begins, that they shouldn't participate in the the eucharist if they haven't been to confession before? All those people are comitting sacriledge unknowingly, but the priest in charge is aware and should guard the sanctity of the eucharist. The church itself is so inconsistent - on the one hand it sais in the cathechism, that you must be in the state of grace, while at the same time it doesn't make sure to tell those who seldomn participate in mass about it.
Amen . Many priests do this but in my experience, most do not. Especially during High holy days, weddings, funerals ... this reminder is imperative to protect the sanctity of the Sacrament. 😔🙏
Jordan Peterson stated that actions testify to what you believe. So the lack of guarding of the Sacrament might point to those in charge not seriously believing in its sanctity? I know that is quite the accusation, but maybe we should call a spade a spade. In other instances we do guard sanctity or purity - for example when children use foul language we do point it out. The worst instance of this I witnessed in St. Peter's in Rome of all places where obvious tourists participated in the eucharist and weren't even aware that you are supposed to eat the body of Christ.
In the Novus Ordo Mass, the very beginning of it, the church along with the priest, recognize their sins, focus on their wrongdoings, to prepare for the offerings and gifts on the altar. Yes, going to weekly confession would help make a more holy and pure offering, but it is an offering no less, and shouldn't be disregarded....for who are we to judge the offerings the Lord is only fit to judge? This plus the confession of the roman centurion, "I am not worth that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul(servant) shall be healed" None of us are worthy for the bread of angels to enter our temple...what house can house the Lord Almighty? So in a way I would be less worried about others profaning the Eucharist(lets be honest we all do) and pray more that the Eucharist inspires those in communion with him, the wisdom and piety to seek more sacraments and draw closer to Christ. If the Eucharist is the best medicine Heaven has to offer, maybe those souls are the ones who need it most. Just playing Heaven's Advocate
You can't judge what someone did before mass. Sure you might be correct for many but some do go to confession just to go to Easter or Xmas and promise to try harder. No priest wants to alienate people on the cusp. It's a hard decision, but I don't think they will judge what they did or might have done.
@@cromi4194 I would look to others rather than millionaire atheists such as Jordan Peterson to teach Catholics about their faith. We have the greatest tradition in history, and have actual Catholics and Church Fathers to look to for guidance instead of that man.
The Word of God is the Word-made-Flesh.
I would need to check my books on this, but I do not believe that the term, "transubstantiation," which is a medieval philosophical explanation, is part of the dogma on the Eucharist. What is key is that Jesus is truly present in the bread and wine of the Eucharist; that is why we call it the "Body and Blood" of Christ. I always say, "The Mass," or "the Eucharistic Liturgy" (or sometimes I use terms from the Eastern Catholic Church). I like to underscore the communal aspect of the Eucharist. I do like the way that Bishop Barron goes into depth in the explanation of the term. I am writing this as I listen.
As we eat him he also eats us for the less is assimilated into the greater .
There r so many who r following the protestant view that the whole church us corrupt abd to leave her. We do NOT leave the church until JESUS Himself leaves. As long as we keep the Eycharist, Jesus is in each believer, who IS the church.
LOVE BISHOP BARRON BUT NO SOUND. KEN
Does anyone know what the introductory music is??
i'm really having a hard time accepting the Eucharist, and i am really trying. 20 yr protestant brains here, and it just find it difficult. All miracles ever recorded were measurable, observable, and verifiable ... but this one isn't. How can i resolve this? :/
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The watch tells time
Why is the book so expensive when I order it to Canada?
Well, I would like to add that precision in language is very important not only in the Catholic faith but everywhere.
People use words rashly often times they say something quickly and other people don’t understand what they’re saying.
Everybody has a different definition for everything.
It is time to realize that if we think before we speak and clarify things, it would be very helpful.
Doctors don’t do it. Lawyers might do it more and just the average person needs to do it.
For sure the Catholic Church does need to do it.
Our Vatican does not do it. Everything is wishy-washy and not clear. We need clarity. Thank you for sharing this.
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Advice to the Bishop: After decades of signing "Kumbya Communion" hymns can you blame Catholics for not knowing what the Eucharist is all about. If you want to change the credendi, take a look at the sung orandi. And we still sing those insipid songs. You need to look a lot closer at the hymnals and their content. People line up for communion, sit in their pews after communion and are catechized by the hymns they are singing. Have the revival; have the congress. But if we are going to continue repeating those same songs ... it's all a waste of effort, time and money.
Is the translation wrong from the scripture 'when we eat this bread and drink this wine we proclaim your death'? It's not just a mass part, it's a direct quote from scripture.
Why should we be surprised at people’s lack of understanding of the True Presence when in the Gospel of John 6:66 most of Jesus’s disciples walked away because “this is a hard teaching.”
Yes, it is a sad prophecy.
Protestant guilt is the reason people use the word "symbol" instead of saying "the body of Christ". I will bet that asking the Saints to pray for us has gone down, too, for the same reason. We have to toughen up faith wise.
I don't like how the Eucharist is referred to as "bread" after the consecration in some of the Eucharistic prayers. For example, in EP II, there's the line: "We offer you, Lord, the Bread of life and the Chalice of salvation". Even the Roman Canon refers to the Eucharist as bread after the elevations. (i.e. "the holy Bread of eternal life and the Chalice of everlasting salvation"). I know that the Eucharist is being referred to as bread metaphorically at that point in the prayer, but it can still lead to confusion.
Salve Maria
A prayer for the apostasy of the church. I pray in Jesus' name, amen.
My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour .
Like all of us even Mary needed a saviour .....
I recommend you to pray the Magnificat of Mary in Luke's Gospel chapter 1;46 -55.
@@peterj6740 Luke 1:46-55
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The Canticle of Mary. 46 And Mary said:[a]
“My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;
47 my spirit rejoices in God my savior.
48 For he has looked upon his handmaid’s lowliness;
behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed.
49 The Mighty One has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
50 His mercy is from age to age
to those who fear him.
51 He has shown might with his arm,
dispersed the arrogant of mind and heart.
52 He has thrown down the rulers from their thrones
but lifted up the lowly.
53 The hungry he has filled with good things;
the rich he has sent away empty.
54 He has helped Israel his servant,
remembering his mercy,
55 according to his promise to our fathers,
to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”
Thank you. I pray in Jesus' name, amen.
@@arcaylan Excellent !
Eucharistic revival? You couldn’t tell from my archdiocese. No word on the website, nor in any parishes.😢💔
It is because the Catholics of America has made their choice as 70 to 80 % of us say
that it is a symbol and it is too little and even too late to say that the Eucharistic bread and Wine are actually a person ; as the good bishop answered to a confused catholic lady who posed the question !
@@peterj6740 Yes, I’ve seen that statistic. It absolutely breaks my heart. I’m a convert & the Real Presence in the Eucharist is the primary Catholic doctrine leading to my conversion. I just don’t understand how Catholics lost that belief.
@@TrixRN Where 2 or 3 gather together in Christ's name , He is truly present in our midst ;. at The beginning of Mass the priest looks at the Faithful gathered
together in the name of Christ says " The Lord be with you " and we reply " And with your spirit " and then again before the Gospel is proclaimed the priest says
" The Lord be with you " and we reply " And with your spirit "
Remember we are all now standing as we listen to the Gospel
The priest then says " The Gospel of the Lord "
We reply " PRAISE TO YOU , LORD JESUS CHRIST "
We all recognize it is Jesus Christ truly present speaking to us in the Word
Then comes " The Liturgy of the Eucharist and the climax at the Consecration
We then recognize Him in the action when the elements of bread and wine
point to His Death on the Cross.....The Bread is separately consecrated
pointing to His body and the wine consecrated points to His Blood.
When the blood is separated from the Body it shows forth death in a symbolic
manner by bread and wine being separately consecrated.
So all in all Christ has been present in the total Mass and does not simply appear when the priest recites those words at the consecration.
Catholics who know their faith well , know Christ more fully when they understand " The Liturgy of the Word ' and " The liturgy of the Eucharist "
and that it is Christ truly present at every moment during the Mass
It is really Christ present in different modes of His presence in our discernment.
Off course We Catholics believe Christ is really present because we believe
I think it is important to discern why it is 7/10 Catholics only view the Eucharist as symbolic-as something that merely represents something outside of itself. Why is that? Perhaps the problem is, as Brandon suggested, language imprecision which, arguably, can be attributed to a general lack of regard for language precision-another characteristic of post-modernism.
We need to change how we evangelise especially with the eucharist. In Ireland, it is poorly explained or sometimes its not even explained at all. Its assumed and when someone usually assumes there not fully sure. In Ireland we need this explanation fully. In Ireland we need to give up this light fairytale way of promoting christ in our lives. We need to evangelise like the apostles, that we give up our lives for christ mission as he give it up for us.
I keep pondering what I would do if the Synod on Synodality recommends blessing gay relationships or female priests and the Pope approves their recommendations.
I have wondered: what are the effects of receiving the Eucharist? Like is there an empirical difference between those who receive and those who don’t?
@@The_Atheist_Carpenter5625 I understand why Atheists exist and I most certainly understand why you are an atheist . For A bishop to say that the substances of
bread and wine are actually changed into a person ( a deity) but is no less than an idol created by human beings out of wheat and grape juice .
The bishop has proved himself to be a very poor guide to follow in discovering
on what is truth and his debates with people of know-how is a waste of time listening too; it is simply the blind leading the blind .
He most certainly lost me !
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Eucharistic Prayer I ? The actual roman canon?
Question: If the substance of the bread and wine change at the deepest level, why do they spoil even when they're consecrated?
Geo , the substantial change of the bread and wine is metaphysical or Philosophical . There is no chemical change or scientific change . The doctrine of transubstantiation was only defined in 1215 A.d when philosophical understanding was making inroads
into the Church . Philosophical substance is not the same as Chemical substance
The change in substance is a "substantial" change. On occasion, as is the case with Eucharistic miracles, the physical appearance changes as well. The change is in some sense a paradox. We believe God is human and divine in Jesus Christ, we believe God can occupy more than one space at a time, we believe God is "in heaven" and "on earth," we believe God created the universe and that it is good, yet evil exists. Eucharistic theology sits alongside a lot of other paradoxes of the faith.
I believe bishop Barron wrote a book on the subject of the paradoxes of faith.
@@MilesStandish-n7q Yes in the case of so called " Eucharistic Miracles " what
appears is something similiar to a heart muscle . But that is not the total Christ
as defined by the Church . It is important to remember that Philosophical Substance is different to the Substance of Science which is identifiable .
Faith is the assurance of things hoped for , the conviction of things unseen
according to the definition in the letter to Hebrews Chapter 11 ;1
Bread and Wine are identifiable by at least 4 of our 5 senses including seeing
Faith is not wishful thinking and hoping that our human senses are wrong.
In Orthodox Christianity we believe that the Eucharist IS THE blood and body of Christ, not just "His presence in." Yes, the language is important.
So believe Catholics (and that is what 'transsubstantiation' means).
Again with the "quibblers": Pew did not ask whether respondents believe that the Eucharist is "only a symbol"-they asked whether they believe it is "a symbol": and the church teaches that the Eucharist is indeed a symbol of Christ's body and blood, as well as his very substance. I imagine I would have gotten the "right" answer, but I would have second- (and third- and fourth-) guessed that response.
As for their question on transubstantiation, the use of the word "actually" in "actually becomes" the body and blood of the Christ is a horrendous attempt to specify Christian belief. Many Protestants would agree that the bread and "wine" "become" Jesus' body and blood in their table celebrations; we have much more specific language explaining the real presence, and to my knowledge, none of it includes the word "actually." If I, a reasonably well-educated Catholic paying attention to current events in the Church find these questions baffling, what would the Catholic "on the street" make of the survey?
Firmly with the Pew quibblers, I am nonetheless grateful for the push for new, formidable Eucharistic zeal.
If Catholics understand this clearly and deeply they will know what Christ's sacrifice can mean to their own lives.
Tom ...I can't for the like of me take this bishop seriously in saying the Eucharist is actually a person
If we went back to the tridentine Mass we wouldnt need a revival, there is an inherent reverence for the eucharist that the novus ordo doesn't consistently have.
Bishop Baron tolong berdoa Rosario, saya melihat ada pisau yang di tusuk atau tikam di pintu dan menembus pintu.
I recite the Creed in the original (and itacist) Byzantine Greek used by our Greek Orthodox siblings in Christ, so "omoousion to Patri" gets used. (My concession to the Filioque is, I add, the phrase "to ek tou Patros dia tou Yiou ekporevomenon" as per the profession of St Tarasios of Constantinople at Nicaea II in 787.) And I am a committed believer in the Change where what was bread has become Body, what was wine has become Blood. Jesus had here (at John 6: 48 to the end of the chapter, as at John 20: 22-23) said what He had meant and meant what He had said.
I don't quite understand how one can speak the Nicene Creed, believe that Christ was both God & Man but balk @ transubstantiation.........it makes no sense whatsoever (unless everything is lip service)
I wonder if faith would increase and greater unity could come from addressing the eucharist in terms of the real presence and Jesus' words, "this is my body... this is my blood," and proclaiming that mystery to that extent, preserving the reverence and fencing the table from unbelievers and the unregenerate instead of spending so much effort on the quasi-scientific and philosophical explanations of "accidence and substance" that seem more to be a defense and reaction to empiricists than a good catechesis. I'm also curious about the distance between "representation" and "re-presentation." It seems smaller than it's often made out to be.
Until Bishops act to protect the blessed sacrament from desecration and sacrilege communion this cannot happen.
Louis ...Christ declared to His disciples that all power in heaven and earth had been given to Him at His resurrection. He does not need protection by any Bishop.
What earth has given and human hands have made only need protection .
All this podcast is a big fuss about nothing but our own idol locked in a tabernacle
@@peterj6740 the ignorance of scripture, early church fathers, and basic good theology is profound in this comment.
@@cittiavaticano .....St Paul wrote the bread and wine always remain until eaten and drank and not simply as food and drink , but actually shows forth the lord's death until he comes if the body and blood are discerned .Nowhere at any time does Paul state to put the Eucharistic Bread in a Monstrance for adoration.
Just read Paul's first letter to the Corinthians in Chapter 11 ;23-30
It that is too long for you Just read verse 26
The Feast of Corpus Christie originated in the 13 th century
With all due respect Louis it is not I that is ignorant!
We’ve been droning “Eat the BREAD; drink this CUP” for decades. Is it any wonder what the average Catholic is going to believe?
The "H" is silent. Sounds like
"OmoOUsios" Get the accent right, too! Im Gr.
There we go with the Latin. It seems Latin offers clarity, sad for us regular Catholics, since Latin was dropped, we lost clarity of though.
All I remember from my youth was the priest mumbling in Latin, there was no clarity and no reverence and no understanding
@@RPlavo mumbling or praying 🙏? Remember that the priest is only one allow to offer the SACRIFICE to GOD on our behalf.
Nothing you or I do, matter really, only priest can render offering to GOD.
Never forget that.
I learned that a couple months ago and it hit me hard to know and understand that fact.
@@LandaverdeJR I don’t have the text before me, but doesn’t the priest say. “Offerimus tibi…..”……st. Paul….offer yourselves as an acceptable sacrifice to God………with and in Christ
@@RPlavo interpreting Romans 12,1 like that is Protestant Doctrine. We do offer ourselves that’s the goal to become like Christ.
You quoted Romans 12,1
The next verse Romans 12,2 explains what the first is about. “
2Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is-his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
I don't find the given mundane examples of how something may be something else than it appears to at all comparable with the phenomenon of Eucharist.
When we see the image of star, the star may be gone, but when the image was created, it was there; meanwhile the Eucharist maintains the appearance of bread of wine despite not being them. It's not a simple situation of seing a lasting image of something gone.
Similarily, if a mean person only appeared mean because of a misunderstanding, then a continued interaction, made in good faith, would reveal the misunderstanding and the true nature of the person. But that's not what happens with the Eucharist; it maintains the appearance of bread and wine, barring rare miracles.
And just to be clear, I'm only saying those things because I'm looking for better comparisons.
You are right. A classical protestant critique of transubstantiation is that the accidents of a physical object almost always inform you as to the substance of a physical object. A consecrated host has the physical appearance and properties of one thing (bread) and yet is referred to as another substance: "the body of Christ." Philosophically speaking, this is a non-sequitor. According to Catholics and Orthodox, a consecrated host is a **unique** class of being, that often has the physical properties of one thing and the substance of another.
It is a paradox of faith. The irony is that, at times, the consecrated host exhibits physical phenomena of the body of Christ, as is the case in reported eucharistic miracles.
Could you tell us when Jesus Christ taught us to worship the bread and wine?
Protestant can you tell us where in the bible Jesus Christ told the apostle to write a book? Can you tell us where in the bible is the word bible?
It’s not worshiping bread and wine. It is worshipping Christ himself. As the Lord himself says:
52The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? 53Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. 54Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. 55For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. 56He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. 57As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. 58This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
@@gu3r1tar that's not worshipping Christ. That's worshipping bread and wine. The verse you provided doesn't say worship the flesh and blood of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is in heaven, how is it that bread and wine is Jesus Christ Himself?
The literal transformation of Jesus Christ into the bread and wine has disastrous consequences that you end up worshipping bread and wine rather eating and drinking His flesh and blood spirituality.
@@YiriUbic3793 Jesus Christ told them to write through the Holy Spirit what they witnessed. The word 'Bible' is not there in the
Bible, it doesn't mean that they didn't write. And if they wrote, they wrote for us to instruct us. They wrote so that we don't get deviated from the truth and follow the manmade traditions which they didn't instruct.
@@Theunspokentruth77 The problem is that you just think it is only bread and wine. The early church did not believe that, and what you believe is a heresy.
I have to say. I love adoration and benediction. However, the bulletins for the Eucharistic Revival look like it might be "irreverent". It uses words not normally associated with exposition and benediction. So, I'm probably not going to go. Because I've been trapped in something irreverent and bordering sacrilegious before.
Funny pride is mentioned in this interview, I believe that pride is exactly what’s causing this Eucharistical dilemma. Clergy insistence in doubling down on Annibale’s improvised new liturgical mass. Refusing to respect the holy Eucharist, allowing layte to give and received the Eucharist in the hand. Taking the tabernacle out of the center of the church a another violation direct hit to the faith. It’s not a problem of prayer. It’s a problem of pride. Honestly it almost seems like it’s being done intentionally. In my opinion, the church is of god not of the world.
The time of chastisement is coming and our only refuge will be WOF centers around the country and our Churches for cover. No More closing our churches. HE Barron please pray for all your flock left behind in SoCal and give more time to Fr Grunow.