“ The Lord, in the culmination of the mystery of the Incarnation, chose to reach our intimate depths through a fragment of matter. He comes not from above, but from within, he comes that we might find him in this world of ours. ”
Pope Francis, Laudato si' (24 May 2015 ). copy citation
| Author | Pope Francis |
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| Source | Laudato si' |
| Topic | God mystery matter |
| Date | 24 May 2015 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-fra... |
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“It is in the Eucharist that all that has been created finds its greatest exaltation. Grace, which tends to manifest itself tangibly, found unsurpassable expression when God himself became man and gave himself as food for his creatures. The Lord, in the culmination of the mystery of the Incarnation, chose to reach our intimate depths through a fragment of matter. He comes not from above, but from within, he comes that we might find him in this world of ours. In the Eucharist, fullness is already achieved; it is the living centre of the universe, the overflowing core of love and of inexhaustible life. Joined to the incarnate Son, present in the Eucharist, the whole cosmos gives thanks to God.”
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