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"On the feast of Corpus Christi", by St Thomas Aquinas
O precious and wonderful banquet!

Since it was the will of God’s only-begotten Son that men should share in his divinity, he assumed our nature in order that by becoming man he might make men gods. Moreover, when he took our flesh he dedicated the whole of its substance to our salvation. He offered his body to God the Father on the altar of the cross as a sacrifice for our reconciliation. He shed his blood for our ransom and purification, so that we might be redeemed from our wretched state of bondage and cleansed from all sin. But to ensure that the memory of so great a gift would abide with us for ever, he left his body as food and his blood as drink for the faithful to consume in the form of bread and wine.
O precious and wonderful banquet, that brings us salvation and contains all sweetness! Could anything be of more intrinsic value? Under the old law it was the flesh of calves and goats that was offered, but here Christ himself, the true God, is set before us as our food. What could be more wonderful than this? No other sacrament has greater healing power; through it sins are purged away, virtues are increased, and the soul is enriched with an abundance of every spiritual gift. It is offered in the Church for the living and the dead, so that what was instituted for the salvation of all may be for the benefit of all. Yet, in the end, no one can fully express the sweetness of this sacrament, in which spiritual delight is tasted at its very source, and in which we renew the memory of that surpassing love for us which Christ revealed in his passion.
It was to impress the vastness of this love more firmly upon the hearts of the faithful that our Lord instituted this sacrament at the Last Supper. As he was on the point of leaving the world to go to the Father, after celebrating the Passover with his disciples, he left it as a perpetual memorial of his passion. It was the fulfilment of ancient figures and the greatest of all his miracles, while for those who were to experience the sorrow of his departure, it was destined to be a unique and abiding consolation.



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Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Vatican News

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Molendinar Lecture 2024
‘Baghdad by Kelvinside’
and the craftsmen Glasgow forgot
given by Fatima Manji


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The award winning journalist, broadcaster and writer Fatima Manji presents this year’s Molendinar Lecture on Friday June 14 at Glasgow City Chambers on the theme of Glasgow’s built heritage and the forgotten histories of its builders.

Her journalism has included breaking major national and international stories including the tale of the Saudi princesses held hostage for years by their father the king, investigating an Mi5 spy accused of entrapment in northern Ireland and giving voice to the heart rending testimonies of victims of war in Iraq. She spent more than a decade reporting for and presenting Channel 4 News.

Her book Hidden Heritage explores the secret stories of art and architecture across Britain, unravelling the country’s long relationship with the ‘Orient’. It has been critically acclaimed for its fresh perspective on a nation struggling with identity and the legacy of empire.

Programme
5.15 pm – Civic reception.
6.15 pm – Welcome from Glasgow’s Lord Provost & response from Chair of MGT.
6.45 pm – Lecture.
7.30 pm – Q & A followed by a vote of thanks.



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