<![CDATA[St Paul the Apostle Roman Catholic Parish, Yonkers, NY Blog - Weekly Reflection]]> 2026 All Rights Reserved. http://www.stpaulyonkers.org/uploads/images/bookswordlogo.png <![CDATA[St Paul the Apostle Roman Catholic Parish, Yonkers, NY Blog - Weekly Reflection]]> Fri, 07 Aug 2026 23:00:40 -0400 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 23:00:40 -0400 <![CDATA[Where Illusion Sleeps...]]> Revelation: 15 I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! 16 So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold, I am about to spit you out of my mouth.

Matthew 12:30 "Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters."

Christ the center of our lives: there are no half-measures. Blessed Rupert Mayer S.J.

]]> Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 <![CDATA[Understanding the Mass]]> Why does the priest put a drop of water into the wine in the chalice during Mass?

The mixing of the water and wine in the chalice before it is consecrated is required. While failure to add the water is illicit, it does not affect the validity of the sacrament. What makes this act significant is what it represents: the water is Christ’s humanity and the wine His divinity. The mingling of the water and wine in the chalice symbolizes the Incarnation of Christ. It also recalls Christ’s Passion when the soldiers pierced his side with a spear and out flowed blood and water (John 19:34), thus signifying baptism and Eucharist.

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