From the Catechism of Pope Pius X:
Q: HOW MANY ARE THE SINS AGAINST THE HOLY GHOST?
A: The sins against the Holy Ghost are six: (1) Despairing of being saved; (2) Presuming on being saved without merit; (3) Opposing the known truth; (4) Envying another’s graces; (5) Obstinately remaining in sin; (6) Final impenitence.
7 Q: WHY ARE THESE SINS SPECIALLY SAID TO BE AGAINST THE HOLY GHOST?
A: These sins are specially said to be against the Holy Ghost, because they are committed through pure malice, which is contrary to goodness, the special attribute of the Holy Ghost.
A PLENARY INDULGENCE ON HOLY THURSDAY
A plenary indulgence, under the usual conditions, is granted to the faithful who:
Visit the Blessed Sacrament for adoration lasting at least half an hour;
OR
Piously recite the verses of the Tantum ergo after the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday during the solemn reposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
English Version:
Down in adoration falling,
Lo! the sacred Host we hail,
Lo! o'er ancient forms departing
Newer rites of grace prevail;
Faith for all defects supplying,
Where the feeble senses fail.
To the everlasting Father,
And the Son Who reigns on high
With the Holy Spirit proceeding
Forth from each eternally,
Be salvation, honor blessing,
Might and endless majesty. Amen.
R. Thou hast given them bread from heaven.
V. Having within it all sweetness.
Let us pray: O God, who in this wonderful Sacrament left us a memorial of Thy Passion: grant, we implore Thee, that we may so venerate the sacred mysteries of Thy Body and Blood, as always to be conscious of the fruit of Thy Redemption. Thou who livest and reignest forever and ever.
R. Amen.
Latin Version:
Tantum ergo Sacramentum
Veneremur cernui:
Et antiquum documentum
Novo cedat ritui:
Praestet fides supplementum
Sensuum defectui.
Genitori, Genitoque
Laus et jubilatio,
Salus, honor, virtus quoque
Sit et benedictio:
Procedenti ab utroque
Compar sit laudatio.
Amen.
V. Panem de caelis praestitisti eis.
R. Omne delectamentum in se habentem.
Oremus: Deus, qui nobis sub sacramento mirabili, passionis tuae memoriam reliquisti: tribue, quaesumus, ita nos corporis et sanguinis tui sacramysteria venerari, ut redemptionis tuae fructum in nobis iugiter sentiamus. Qui vivis et regnas in saecula saeculorum.
R. Amen.
The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE
And he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed, ‘‘Father, if thou art willing, remove this cup from me, nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.’ And there appeared..
The Sacrament of Holy Orders was instituted by Jesus Christ on Maundy Thursday.
Comment the name of a priest who has influenced you in your life. Let's together pray for all the priests.
As we commemorate the day on which Our Blessed Saviour instituted the Sacred Priesthood, let us all take a moment to thank our priests and to pray for them. May they always be faithful to Christ, and thereby leading us all to Him, who is the Way, the Truth and the Life.
Posting a thread of 'The clock of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ', by Saint Alphonsus Maria Liguori. Tweets will added to the thread at the exact time of the events in Jerusalem, almost two millennia ago.
Meditation before the Crucifix
O, Dear Jesus, I speak to You softly, slowly
I look at You hanging on the Cross
I remind myself on Your Sufferings
I look upon Your five most precious wounds
Your arms outstretched
The nails in Your hands,
The nails in Your feet,
The deep wound in Your side,
And I remember how very much
You Love me.
I, too, suffer
I, too, am wounded
Dearest Jesus,
I bind my wounds
My deep sufferings to Yours
I beg You, dear Jesus
To send the Holy Spirit upon me.
Believing You have, I pray
Help me to heal by finding
Truth
Help me to heal by placing my wounds at
Your blessed, blessed feet...
By placing my sufferings at the foot of
Your blessed, blessed cross.