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‘He’s given us his own Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity to nourish his life within us. What a difference that has to make in our daily life.’
Editor’s Note: Cardinal Raymond Burke joined Johnnette Benkovic Williams on EWTN’s Women of Grace, discussing several topics. In the excerpt below, the cardinal discusses his deep understanding of the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist and how Catholics must be worthy to receive the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Our Lord.
We are visiting with His Eminence Cardinal Raymond Burke. He’s given us a wonderful book. I really want to recommend this to you. It’s educational, it’s instructive, but it does something else, too. It will inspire you and lead you to a greater reverence in our Lord Jesus Christ. And you’re probably saying, “Well, Johnnette, I have a great reverence.” I know, but there’s always more, because we cannot exhaust the beauty and the wonder of this great gift. So, what is it called? It’s called Respecting the Body and Blood of the Lord: When Holy Communion Should Be Denied.
It’s a book that helps for us to understand why it is a scandal to receive the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ — to the Church at large — when we are unworthy. In addition, and maybe even, I don’t know, equally as bad, maybe worse, is that it’s a sacrilege.
Your Eminence, we don’t have a right to receive Our Lord. It’s a privilege and a sacred trust, and we have to look at it that way. Take us into the canon law that speaks to this issue. You’re a canon lawyer. First of all, what is the Code of Canon Law? And what is the particular canon that applies to our discussion here?
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Editor’s Note: Cardinal Raymond Burke joined Johnnette Benkovic Williams on EWTN’s Women of Grace, discussing several topics. In the excerpt below, the cardinal discusses his deep understanding of the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist and how Catholics must be worthy to receive the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Our Lord.
We are visiting with His Eminence Cardinal Raymond Burke. He’s given us a wonderful book. I really want to recommend this to you. It’s educational, it’s instructive, but it does something else, too. It will inspire you and lead you to a greater reverence in our Lord Jesus Christ. And you’re probably saying, “Well, Johnnette, I have a great reverence.” I know, but there’s always more, because we cannot exhaust the beauty and the wonder of this great gift. So, what is it called? It’s called Respecting the Body and Blood of the Lord: When Holy Communion Should Be Denied.
It’s a book that helps for us to understand why it is a scandal to receive the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ — to the Church at large — when we are unworthy. In addition, and maybe even, I don’t know, equally as bad, maybe worse, is that it’s a sacrilege.
Your Eminence, we don’t have a right to receive Our Lord. It’s a privilege and a sacred trust, and we have to look at it that way. Take us into the canon law that speaks to this issue. You’re a canon lawyer. First of all, what is the Code of Canon Law? And what is the particular canon that applies to our discussion here?
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Cardinal Burke: Reverence for the Eucharist Will Transform Us
‘He’s given us his own Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity to nourish his life within us. What a difference that has to make in our daily life.’
