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The Meaning of the Mass & the Eucharist

Msgr. William J. Awalt was the pastor of St. Ann's Church in NW Washington, DC for just over 30 years, retiring in the year 2000. His pastorate was marked by a deep devotion to the Eucharistic Liturgy and a never-ending preoccupation with preaching, teaching and defending the Catholic faith. This page represents the merging of his two favorite endeavors. As part of a larger adult catechetical program, Msgr. Awalt gave three talks on the Eucharist and Mass. Although Fr. Joseph Jenkins has taken some editorial liberties in the translation of these talks to the medium of the written word and the Internet, they are still essentially his work.