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It's the Feast of Vigil of the Ascension, 2nd Class, with the color of White. In this episode: the meditation: "Toward the Father", today's news from the Church: "How Does the SSPX Justify the July 1, 2026, Consecrations?", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org

Sources Used Today:

• "Toward the Father" — Eastertide Day by Day
  • https://angeluspress.org/products/eastertide-day-by-day
  
  
• "How Does the SSPX Justify the July 1, 2026, Consecrations?" (FSSPX.news)
  • https://fsspx.news/en/news/how-does-sspx-justify-july-1-2026-consecrations-58945
  
  
• The Spiritual Life — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press)
  • https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-life-archbishop
  
  

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Saint Imelda Lambertini is one of the Church’s great saints of Eucharistic devotion, remembered especially for her extraordinary love for Holy Communion. She was born around 1322 in Bologna, Italy, into a noble family, and from a very young age showed a deep attraction to prayer and the things of God. While other children delighted in games and entertainments, Imelda longed to spend time in church, speaking quietly with Our Lord and meditating on heavenly things.

At an early age, she entered a Dominican convent as an oblate, living among the sisters while continuing her formation. Though she was too young by the customs of the time to receive Holy Communion, Imelda desired the Blessed Sacrament with remarkable intensity. She watched the sisters approach the altar and longed for the day when she too could receive Christ sacramentally.

According to tradition, on the Vigil of the Ascension, when Imelda was about eleven years old, she remained praying in the chapel after Mass, overcome with sorrow that she could not yet receive Communion. During that time, the sisters saw a miraculous Host suspended above her. Understanding this as a sign from heaven, the priest was called, and Imelda was finally given her First Holy Communion. After receiving Our Lord, she remained in deep prayer and joy. A short time later, she quietly died, her soul seemingly consumed with love for Christ in the Eucharist.

Because of this, Saint Imelda has long been honored as a patron of First Communicants. Her feast is especially meaningful to children preparing to receive Our Lord for the first time, reminding them that Holy Communion is not merely a ceremony, but a true encounter with Christ Himself. Many Catholic schools and parishes invoke her intercession for children approaching the sacrament, asking that they may receive with purity, reverence, and love.

For many faithful, devotion to Saint Imelda is tied c