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  <title>Imagine Mary's First Communion</title>
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Have you ever wondered what it would have been like for Mary to receive her first Holy Communion? Dr. Sri invites us to reflect on the mystery of that moment, and explains the profound connection between Mary carrying Jesus in her womb and a person receiving Communion.</itunes:subtitle>
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“For Mary, receiving the Eucharist must have somehow meant welcoming once more into her womb that heart which had beat in unison with hers.” - St. John Paul II
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For full shownotes, visit Ascensionpress.com/Allthingscatholic, or text ALLTHINGSCATHOLIC to 33-777 for weekly shownotes sent to your inbox.  
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<p><strong><em>Snippet from the Show</em></strong></p>

<p>“For Mary, receiving the Eucharist must have somehow meant welcoming once more into her womb that heart which had beat in unison with hers.” - St. John Paul II<br>
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</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Have you ever wondered what it would have been like for Mary to receive her first Holy Communion? Dr. Sri invites us to reflect on the mystery of that moment, and explains the profound connection between Mary carrying Jesus in her womb and a person receiving Communion.</p>

<p><strong><em>Snippet from the Show</em></strong></p>

<p>“For Mary, receiving the Eucharist must have somehow meant welcoming once more into her womb that heart which had beat in unison with hers.” - St. John Paul II<br>
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<li>For full shownotes, visit Ascensionpress.com/Allthingscatholic, or text ALLTHINGSCATHOLIC to 33-777 for weekly shownotes sent to your inbox. </li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri</a></p>]]>
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  <title>The Wedding Supper of the Lamb</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>At every Mass, Jesus invites us to be his bride in the mystical wedding supper of the lamb. Today, Dr. Sri unpacks the biblical significance of the image of the wedding supper of the lamb mentioned in the book Revelation, and helps us see Christ as the bridegroom of our souls.</itunes:subtitle>
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"Every Mass is a mystical marital union with our Lord Jesus Christ, the bridegroom of our souls."
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For full shownotes, visit Ascensionpress.com/Allthingscatholic, or text ALLTHINGSCATHOLIC to 33-777 for weekly shownotes sent to your inbox.  
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<p><strong><em>Snippet from the Show</em></strong></p>

<p>&quot;Every Mass is a mystical marital union with our Lord Jesus Christ, the bridegroom of our souls.&quot;</p>

<p>_ _</p>

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<li>For full shownotes, visit Ascensionpress.com/Allthingscatholic, or text ALLTHINGSCATHOLIC to 33-777 for weekly shownotes sent to your inbox. </li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri</a></p>]]>
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<p><strong><em>Snippet from the Show</em></strong></p>

<p>&quot;Every Mass is a mystical marital union with our Lord Jesus Christ, the bridegroom of our souls.&quot;</p>

<p>_ _</p>

<ul>
<li>For full shownotes, visit Ascensionpress.com/Allthingscatholic, or text ALLTHINGSCATHOLIC to 33-777 for weekly shownotes sent to your inbox. </li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Making Every Holy Communion Count</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Do we really see a difference in our lives every time we receive Jesus in Holy Communion? It can be easy to receive the Eucharist frequently without realizing the power it can have in our lives. Today, Dr. Sri explains the Biblical roots of Holy Communion to help us appreciate it better, and walk away changed every time we receive Jesus at Mass. </itunes:subtitle>
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It can be easy to receive the Eucharist frequently without realizing the power it can have in our lives. Let us never forget that when we receive the Eucharist, we receive God himself. 
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For full shownotes, visit Ascensionpress.com/Allthingscatholic, or text ALLTHINGSCATHOLIC to 33-777 for weekly shownotes sent to your inbox.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Do we really see a difference in our lives every time we receive Jesus in Holy Communion? It can be easy to receive the Eucharist frequently without realizing the power it can have in our lives. Today, Dr. Sri explains the Biblical roots of Holy Communion to help us appreciate it better, and walk away changed every time we receive Jesus at Mass.  </p>

<p><strong><em>Snippet from the Show</em></strong></p>

<p>It can be easy to receive the Eucharist frequently without realizing the power it can have in our lives. Let us never forget that when we receive the Eucharist, we receive God himself. </p>

<p>_ _</p>

<ul>
<li>For full shownotes, visit Ascensionpress.com/Allthingscatholic, or text ALLTHINGSCATHOLIC to 33-777 for weekly shownotes sent to your inbox. </li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Do we really see a difference in our lives every time we receive Jesus in Holy Communion? It can be easy to receive the Eucharist frequently without realizing the power it can have in our lives. Today, Dr. Sri explains the Biblical roots of Holy Communion to help us appreciate it better, and walk away changed every time we receive Jesus at Mass.  </p>

<p><strong><em>Snippet from the Show</em></strong></p>

<p>It can be easy to receive the Eucharist frequently without realizing the power it can have in our lives. Let us never forget that when we receive the Eucharist, we receive God himself. </p>

<p>_ _</p>

<ul>
<li>For full shownotes, visit Ascensionpress.com/Allthingscatholic, or text ALLTHINGSCATHOLIC to 33-777 for weekly shownotes sent to your inbox. </li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri</a></p>]]>
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