A Shout-out to Pope Saint Pius X

In follow-up to my last post- I wanted to give a "shout-out" to Pope Saint Pius X for making daily reception of the Eucharist a reality in the modern Catholic church.  It was Pope Pius X's decree Sacra Tridentina, issued on December 20, 1905, that stressed the importance of frequent(and even daily) reception of communion.

It is a wonderful decree and well worth taking a look at...  If you are so inclined, Sacra Tridentina is available here:

http://www.ewtn.com/library/CURIA/CDWFREQ.HTM

So, thanks Pope Saint Pius!  Praise God!!

Quick Hits

A couple of quick thoughts:

First, daily Mass is a wonderful blessing.  I have been attending daily Mass for the past seven or eight years, and it is most often the highlight of my day.  I look forward to my intimate communion with the Lord on a daily basis and am truly grateful that He provides me with the opportunity to attend Mass each day.  I will admit that I was not always a daily communicant, but the experience of attending Mass alone-- i.e., just me and the Priest-- a few years back really opened my eyes to the tremendous beauty and grace of the Eucharist.  Praise God!

Second, on the Joe Biden topic-- I saw him on NBC's "Meet the Press" yesterday morning (9/7/08).  At one point during the interview, big Joe set forth his "personal" acceptance of the Church's teaching that life begins at conception (good!), but explained his refusal to force that belief on others (e.g., I am personally opposed, but...) (bad).  Aarrgh!  I cannot stand it when Catholic politicians hide behind the "personally opposed, but" position.  There is no "but."  If life begins at conception, which is difficult to refute (see www.princeton.edu/~prolife/articles/embryoquotes2.html ), then how is it possible to say one is "opposed, but"?  Murder is murder.  Let's at least acknowledge abortion for what it is-- the murder of a human person.  Anyway, suffice it to say that although I find the majority of the Obama-Biden platform attractive, I doubt that I will be able to vote for them simply because of the life issue.  It makes me feel disenfranchised!