EUCHARIST - A Magazine of Spirituality for the Modern Layman - September 1963 (Vol.2, No.9)

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A spiritual magazine issue centered on the Eucharist for the modern layman, highlighting how God forms a saint through Eucharist-centered life. The opening feature presents Saint Peter Julian Eymard as a champion of the Blessed Sacrament, followed by editorials reflecting on the Second Vatican Council and the need for honest self-examination and renewal. The table of contents spans ecumenical council reflections, gospel readings, spiritual virtues, contemporary lay perspectives, and curated books.

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CategoryReligion & Spirituality

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Pages68

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How does God form a Saint of the Eucharist?

The Life of Saint Peter Julian Eymard - Champion of the Blessed Sacrament

Editor's Page

The Ecumenical Council and You

Exit the Little Nun

Gospel Gleanings

Man and the City

The New Creation

Layman's World

The Virtues—A Eucharistic Close-Up

St. Michael the Archangel

Books

Thoughts for an Anniversary

Pilgrimages to Canada

# EUCHARIST We Neurotics # A MAGAZINE OF SPIRITUALITY FOR THE MODERN LAYMANSEPTEMBER,196335g ## How does God form a Saint ofthe Eucharist? What graces and insights is hegiven? What message is there for us? Here at last is a popular life of SaintPeter Julian Eymard,canonized by PopeJohn XXIII on December 9,1962.Au-thentic in every detail,set in the pic-turesque surroundings of France in thenineteenth century,this biography teemswith stirring events that carry the readeralong by their realism and actuality. As spiritual reading,it is sheer revelationof the providential ways of God whofashioned this modern priest through aEucharist-centered life,as a shining lightfor clergy,religious,and laymen # The Life of Saint Peter Julian EymardCHAMPION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT BY MARTIN DEMPSEY 285 pages(cloth)—Price $3.95 The Sentinel Press 194 East 76th Street New York 21,N.Y. Name Address City Zone State □ Payment enclosed □ Bill me later September,1963 Vol.2,No.9 # EUCHARIST A Magazine of Spirituality for the Modern Layman IN THIS ISSUE EDITOR's PAGE John Gartner,S.S.S...............................3THE ECUMENICAL COUNCIL AND YoU Francis X.Weiser,S.]..........6EXIT THE LITLE NUN Bernard Basset,S.]........................12GOSPEL GLEANINGS Francis X.Weiser,S.].........................23MAN AND THE CITY Anthony McSweeney,S.S.S....................25THE NEW CREATION Herbert McCabe,O.P........................30LAYMAN's WORLD .............................................37THE VIRTUES—A EUCHARISTIC CLOSE-UP Leslie Downing·...........43ST.MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL Daniel F.Sullivan,S.S.S..............47BOOKS Robert Richard,S.S.S...................................52 ASSOCIATE EDITOR:Lionel Vashon,S.S.S. John Gartner,S.S.S. EDITOR: EUCHARIST is published monthly_by the Fathers of the Blessed Sacrament.Editorialand Executive Offices,194 East 76th Street,New York 21,N.Y.Official magazine ofthe People's Eucharistic League and Nocturnal Adoration Society.Subscription:United States $4.00 a year,Foreign and Canada $4.50.Renewal or change of addressshould be received four weeks in advance.Checks and money orders payable toucharist.Publication Office,St.Meinrad,Indiana.Re-entered as second class matteron December7,1961,and postage paid at the Post Office,St.Meinrad,Indiana.Printed in the Ú.S.A. PILGRIMAGES TO CANADA sponsored by # The Blessed Sacrament Fathers Featuring the Shrines of STE ANNE DE BEAUPRE ST.JOSEPH’S ORATORYOUR LADY OF THE CAPE September 22 to 29 1963 EIGHT FULL DAYS SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAYPRICE PER PERSON—$154.00 Price includes all Hotel AccommodationsTransportation and Meals For Reservations and Further Information,Apply: REVEREND THOMAS P.KENNETTE,S.S.S. SAINT ANN’s SHRINE 194 East 76th St.,New York 21,N.Y. Tel.:BUtterfield 8-4666 # THOUCHTS FOR AN ANNIVERSARY With this issue EUCHARIST celebrates its first birthday.It was in Sep-tember of last year that we began publication under the new name.To-gether with that change went a sharpening of the editorial outlook,agreater concentration on presenting the kind of spiritual writing whichthe laity of today need and are looking for.The whole effort was onlythis magazine's way of achieving its own "aggiornamento”to use thewell-known expression of that wonderful man the late Pope John.Theimportant lesson that he taught is that each person in the Church,everyinstitution,every enterprise,even every good work must take a bold andhonest look within its being,and ask whether or not there is room forimprovement,a need to change and adapt,or even the necessity for acomplete renovation.He asked himself that question as Pope and evident-ly the answer was that the church as a whole did need some moderniza-tion."The first thing to be done,"he said,"concerns the life of theChurch and each of its members...a development of Catholic Faith,amoral renewal of the Christian life of the faithful,an adoption o

FAQs

What central question does this issue ask about the Eucharist?

It asks how God forms a saint of the Eucharist, including what graces and insights He gives and what message this has for readers.

Which saint is featured as a model of Eucharist-centered spirituality?

Saint Peter Julian Eymard is presented as a popular life, with emphasis on his canonization and his Eucharist-centered way of life.

What editorial theme is emphasized in “Thoughts for an Anniversary”?

The editorial stresses the need for bold and honest self-examination within the Church, adaptation to modern needs, and refusing passive waiting for others to act.

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