Catholic Quote of the Day — from Pope Francis

by ICL Editor | August 2, 2015 12:02 am

“As well as physical hunger, man also suffers from another form of hunger that cannot be sated with ordinary food. It is a hunger for life, a hunger for love, a hunger for eternity. Manna is the sign … that prefigured the food that satisfies this profound hunger present in man. Jesus gives us this nourishment — or rather, He Himself is the living bread that gives life to the world. His Body is the true food in the form of bread; His Blood is the true sustenance in the form of wine. It is not a simple form of nourishment to sate our bodies, like manna; the Body of Christ is the bread of the last times, able to give life, eternal life, because the substance of this bread is Love.” (Pope Francis; Homily, June 20, 2014)

Source URL: https://integratedcatholiclife.org/2015/08/daily-catholic-quote-from-pope-francis-74/

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