December 2, 2022

Letters to the Editor

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No letters were printed this week; here are the letters from six weeks ago:

Spirit must transform us into the body of Christ to continue his mission, reader says

In a recent letter to The Criterion, a letter writer who suggests changing the acclamation during the eucharistic prayer to a doctrinal statement about the presence of Christ under the form of bread and wine misunderstands the purpose of the eucharistic celebration.

The ”mystery of faith” is the paschal mystery, the life, death and resurrection of Christ in which we are called to participate.

Jesuit Father Thomas Reese is correct in America magazine when he says there is much ignorance among Catholics (including bishops and priests) about the Eucharist. Too many still think that the purpose of the Eucharist it to make Christ present on the altar so we can adore him.

“That is fine for Benediction,” Father Reese says, but in the celebration of the Eucharist, “the Christian community remembers the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, gives praise and thanks to the Father, unites itself with the sacrifice of Christ, and asks that the Spirit transform us into the body of Christ so that we can continue his mission on Earth.”

- Claude Geller | Greenwood

 

A question about the luminous mysteries and a thank you for the pope’s monthly intention

When St. John Paul II introduced the luminous mysteries of the rosary in 2002, I remember the third mystery as being: “The Proclamation of God (Kingdom of God) and the Call to Repentance.”

If my memory is correct on this, why is the last phrase never or seldom heard in public recitation of the rosary?

Also, thank you for faithfully printing the Holy Father’s prayer intention for each month!

- Rita A. Schoentrup | Greensburg

 

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