{"id":859,"date":"2020-06-14T23:05:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T03:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/?p=859"},"modified":"2020-06-14T23:09:54","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T03:09:54","slug":"the-holy-body-and-blood-of-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/saints-and-blesseds\/the-holy-body-and-blood-of-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"the Holy Body and Blood of Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"860\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/saints-and-blesseds\/the-holy-body-and-blood-of-christ\/attachment\/corpus_christi\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Corpus_Christi.jpg?fit=677%2C513&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"677,513\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX S6500&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1574562946&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9.4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.16666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Corpus_Christi\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Corpus_Christi.jpg?fit=625%2C474&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Corpus_Christi.jpg?resize=625%2C473\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-860\" width=\"625\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Corpus_Christi.jpg?w=677&amp;ssl=1 677w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Corpus_Christi.jpg?resize=300%2C227&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Corpus_Christi.jpg?resize=624%2C473&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you have received Him, stir up your heart to do Him homage; speak to Him about your spiritual life, gazing upon Him in your soul where He is present for your happiness; welcome Him as warmly as possible, and behave outwardly in such a way that your actions may give proof to all of His Presence<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>- St. Francis de Sales<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>O Lord, we cannot go to the pool of Siloe to which you sent the blind man. But we have the chalice of Your Precious Blood, filled with life and light. The purer we are, the more we receive<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>- St. Ephraem<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>If angels could be jealous of men, they would be so for one reason:          Holy Communion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>- St. Maximilian Kolbe<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>When the bee has gathered the dew of heaven and the earth&#8217;s sweetest nectar from the flowers, it turns it into honey, then hastens to its hive. 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