Many of the disciples of Jesus who were listening said, "This saying is hard [unless you eat my Body and drink my Blood, you shall not enter into the Kingdom of God]; who can accept it?" Since Jesus knew that his disciples were murmuring about this, he said to them, "Does this shock you? What if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before? It is the Spirit that gives life, while the flesh is of no avail. The words I have spoke to you are Spirit and life. But there are some of you who do not believe." Jesus knew from the beginning the one who would not believe and the one who would betray him. And he said, "For this reason I have told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by my Father."
As a result of this, many of his disciples returned to their former way of life and no longer walked with him. Jesus then said to the Twelve. "Do you also want to leave?" Simon Peter answered him, "Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God."
The Gospel of the Lord.
On Archbishop Dolan's ordination as Bishop, he took as his motto: "Master, to whom shall we go?"
Pope Saint Pius X appears on the stained glass window in the back of this Church; Pius X was the Pope who pressed for the frequent acceptance of the Eucharist; he said "Holy Communion is the shortest and safest way to Heaven."
Pope Pius X took as his motto as Pope, "to renew all things in Christ." He was the first pope beatified as a saint since the 15th century. As Pope, he compiled the first book of Canon Law and wrote the first catechism of the Church.
He was humble: "I was born poor. I have lived poor. I expect to die poor." He did not use his power as Pope to advance his family: His brother remained a postal clerk; his favorite nephew remained a parish priest; his three sisters lived close by in near poverty.
When he was made a saint, he was the first pope to be declared a saint since the 15th century (500 years).
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