The Real Presence of Christ: Two Candles as Eternal Witnesses I. INTRODUCTION: A FLAME THAT WHISPERS TO THE HEART In the dim light of many churches, between the silence of recollection and the whisper of the praying soul, two humble candles burn beside the Tabernacle. They are not decoration. They …
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INTRODUCTION: A BIRD, AN ALTAR, AND AN ETERNAL MESSAGE In many Catholic churches around the world, if you look closely at the tabernacle—the small golden “box” where the Blessed Sacrament is reserved—you might spot a peculiar image: a pelican piercing its own breast with its beak, feeding its young with …
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The Tabernacle is one of the most significant and venerated elements within Catholic churches. This small “temple” or tabernacle, where the Blessed Sacrament is reserved, is a place of prayer and recollection that has played a central role in the lives of Catholics since the early centuries of the Church. …
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