“A blessing releases a cascade of goodness.” Pope Francis invited Catholics living in the Roman neighborhood to multiply what they have by helping their brothers and sisters in need In his homily at Mass on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi the Pope reflected on the verbs “to speak” and “to give” “is to bless… Everything begins with blessing: words of goodness create a history of goodness.” Pope Francis said the act of blessing is a gift since we are doing something for another person consists not in trite phrases but it speaking with love “The Eucharist is itself a school of blessing The Holy Father lamented the ease with which people vent their anger and utter words of contempt and insult “Let us not let ourselves be overcome by bitterness for we eat the Bread that contains all sweetness within it.” He said God’s people “love to praise not complain” since we were created “to bless Pope Francis went on to reflect on how Jesus gave the bread to the disciples in the multiplication of the loaves and fishes to feed several thousand people "And those five loaves never run out.” The Holy Father said Jesus is teaching his disciples to give “Whatever we have can bear fruit if we give it away,” he said we find “God Himself contained in a piece of bread” Pope Francis told the residents of Casal Bertone that the city of Rome “hungers for love and care” and that it “suffers from decay and neglect” with so many elderly people living alone and so many young people eking out a living to give whatever we can manage to help those in need “The Lord comes to our streets in order to speak a blessing for us and to give us courage.  He asks that we too be blessing and gift for others.” Thank you for reading our article. 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Just click here Some 50 people will be able to attend the Mass with the Holy Father which will be followed by adoration and benediction.Pope Francis will celebrate Mass for the Solemnity of Corpus Christi (also known as the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ) at the Altar of the Chair in St Peter’s Basilica on Sunday The liturgy will conclude with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction will participate in the liturgy with the Holy Father The Mass will be live streamed by Vatican Media Pope Francis presided at the Mass for Corpus Christi from the steps of Santa Maria Consolatrice Church in Rome’s Casal Bertone neighborhood the pontiffs had been in the habit of celebrating this solemnity at the Basilica of St The celebration was followed by a procession through the streets of Rome to Saint Mary Major Francis interrupted John Paul II’s tradition with the papal Corpus Christi being celebrated around or outside Rome Following in the footsteps of Pope Paul VI the Corpus Christi festival took place at different locations So that the greatest number of people can participate the pope had already decided the year previously to shift the celebration from Thursday to the following Sunday this solemnity was celebrated in Rome on the Thursday following the octave of Pentecost as established by Pope Urban IV (1261-1264) Pope Urban IV established the solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ to celebrate the real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist was to be a true feast for the Church so “that all the clergy and the people This solemnity had been established in response to the desire of the people to contemplate the Blessed Sacrament and particularly through the work of a saint Articles like these are sponsored free for every Catholic through the support of generous readers just like you Please make a tax-deductible donation today Help us continue to bring the Gospel to people everywhere through uplifting Catholic news The Holy Father presided at the Eucharistic celebration in the churchyard of the parish of Santa Maria Consolatrice there was a procession with the Blessed Sacrament through the streets of Rome’s Casal Bertone neighborhood which was led by Cardinal Vicar Angelo De Donatis and ended at the football field adjacent Casa Serena a reception facility for the homeless of the Missionaries of Charity The length of the procession was 1.2 km or about ¾ of a mile Members of the parish sang during the Mass and served at the altar The readers of the Prayer of the Faithful and the extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion come from seven neighboring parishes: St Barnabas Pope Francis celebrated the Feast of Corpus Christi in Ostia That was the first time Pope Francis departed from the tradition of celebrating the feast on Thursday which is the day on which it is celebrated in the Vatican he and previous popes would celebrate the liturgy on Thursday evening at St John Lateran and the procession would proceed down the Via Merulana to the Basilica of St Mary Major Pope Francis chose this parish on the periphery of Italy’s capital city of Rome Father Giuseppe Midili who heads the Diocese’s Liturgical Office said “The Eucharist celebrated in the midst of the people – in the town square where people habitually see each other – highlights how participation at Mass promotes communion with God and among ourselves.” “The Pope chose to go to the periphery because that is where the sufferings the people live are to be found—real life It is a sign of his concern for those living in Rome To get to where they work in the city every day is complicated filled with offices and practically besieged with tourists said “the parishioners are looking forward to” the Pope’s visit will inaugurate the festivities surrounding the 75th anniversary of the parish Pope Francis is the fourth Pope to visit the parish Catechists prepared the children for this feast through a type of Summer Camp that began on 10 June It consisted of periods of reflection and games that helped the children unpack various Gospel episodes such as the multiplication of the bread The parish held a day-long period of perpetual adoration on Thursday to prepare spiritually for Pope Francis’ visit with mosaics from the empire portraying sumptuous displays of fruits But the 98 percent of Romans who were non-elite and whose feasts weren't preserved in art may have been stuck eating birdseed Common people in ancient Rome ate millet a grain looked down upon by the wealthy as fit only for livestock according to a new study published in the March issue of the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology And consumption of millet may have been linked to overall social status with relatively poorer suburbanites eating more of the grain than did wealthier city dwellers The results come from an analysis of anonymous skeletons in the ancient city's cemeteries which is why we're trying to use biochemical analysis to study them," said study leader Kristina Killgrove an anthropologist at the University of West Florida Health studies out last week heralded the modern Mediterranean diet diet varied based on social class and where a person lived Ancient texts have plenty to say about lavish Roman feasts The wealthy could afford exotic fruits and vegetables Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox she and her colleagues analyzed portions of bones from the femurs of 36 individuals from two Roman cemeteries which ran from the first to the third century A.D. between 1 million and 2 million people lived in Rome and its suburbs The differences in photosynthesis create different ratios of carbon isotopes preserved in the bones of the people who ate the plants give insight into the kinds of protein sources people ate "We found that people were eating very different things," Killgrove said those buried in the farther-flung Castellaccio Europarco cemetery ate more millet than anyone at Casa Bertone suggesting they were less well-off than those living closer to or within the city walls Historical texts dismiss millet as animal feed or a famine food but the researcher's findings suggest that plenty of ordinary Romans depended on the easy-to-grow grain whose isotope ratios showed him to be a major millet consumer He may have been a recent arrival to Rome when he died carrying the signs of his country diet with him Or perhaps he kept eating the food he was used to "There's still a lot to learn about the Roman Empire," Killgrove said "We kind of think that it's been studied and studied to death over the last 2,000 years but there are thousands of skeletons in Rome that nobody has studied … This can give us information about average people in Rome we don't know about from historical records." Stephanie PappasSocial Links NavigationLive Science ContributorStephanie Pappas is a contributing writer for Live Science covering topics ranging from geoscience to archaeology to the human brain and behavior She was previously a senior writer for Live Science but is now a freelancer based in Denver and regularly contributes to Scientific American and The Monitor the monthly magazine of the American Psychological Association Stephanie received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of South Carolina and a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California Pompeii quiz: How much do you know about the Roman town destroyed by Mount Vesuvius Mini ice age was final death blow to Roman Empire AI is just as overconfident and biased as humans can be ROME (Crux) – On the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi Sunday Pope Francis said that in a culture obsessed with profit and personal gain inviting people to imitate Christ in sharing themselves with and for others Speaking to attendees of his June 23 Mass at the Roman parish of Saint Mary the Consoler the Holy Father said God “does not work spectacular miracles,” but rather “God’s omnipotence is lowly “Love can accomplish great things with little,” he said pointing to the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fish from the days’ Gospel reading from Luke is an example of doing big things with little “for there we find God himself contained in a piece of bread the Eucharist we receive allows us to see things as God does.” “It inspires us to give ourselves to others,” he said calling it “the antidote to the mindset that says: ‘Sorry that is not my problem,’ or ‘I have no time Pope Francis celebrated Mass on the solemnity of Corpus Christi which brings an end to the Easter season on the Catholic liturgical calendar he will lead faithful in a Eucharistic procession to the “Roma 6” sporting field located adjacent to the Casa Serena shelter for homeless persons run by Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity Pope Francis focused on the actions of speaking and giving illustrated in the day’s readings For Melchizedek in the first reading from Genesis adding that the same thing happens in the day’s Gospel reading from Luke when Jesus multiplies the loaves and fish “Everything begins with blessing: words of goodness create a history of goodness,” he said noted that one blessing is enough to turn five loaves “into food enough for a great crowd: the blessing releases a cascade of goodness.” Blessing is not about saying nice words or trite phrases; it is about speaking goodness Calling the Eucharist a “school of blessing,” Pope Francis stressed that in coming to Mass Catholics are blessed in order to go out and become “channels of goodness” throughout the world he emphasized the importance of pastors continuing to bless their people “the Lord wants to bless his people; he is happy to make us feel his affection for us.” “It is sad to think of how easily people today speak words not of blessing but of contempt and insult,” he said noting that in the modern-day frenzy of everyday life many people choose to vent their anger at everything and everyone Those who are angriest and shout the loudest “Let us avoid being infected by that arrogance; let us not let ourselves be overcome by bitterness for we eat the Bread that contains all sweetness within it,” he said adding that God’s people are meant to praise urging Catholics to learn how to be grateful and praise God for what they have offering encouragement to others rather than cursing where they are at Pope Francis also stressed the importance of giving the image of bread broken and given to the people becomes an image of sharing the loaves and fish are distributed among the people makes no mention of the actual multiplication of the bread the emphasis is not on the multiplication but the act of sharing Jesus does not perform a magic trick,” he said breaks the bread and gives it to those around him “This is no magic trick; it is an act of trust in God and his providence,” he said noting that in a world constantly seeking to increase its profit the “economy of the Gospel” offers a lesson not in having “Whatever we have can bear fruit if we give it away – that is what Jesus wants to tell us – and it does not matter whether it is great or small The Lord does great things with our littleness Pope Francis said each person must give the little that they have not only to God “your ‘little’ has great value in the eyes of Jesus provided that you don’t keep it to yourself Your email will be used to send you The Tablet newsletter. 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