O Sacred Banquet: Exploring the Eucharistic Mystery with Saint Thomas Aquinas

Discover the Eucharist anew through one of the most beautiful and profound prayers of Saint Thomas Aquinas. In O Sacred Banquet, Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP, invites you on a captivating journey into the depths of the Church's Eucharistic mystery -- guided by Aquinas's brilliant spiritual insight. Fr. Briscoe reveals the rich treasury of theology, beauty, and spiritual fire St. Thomas hid in the few extraordinary lines of O Sacrum Convivium. Rooted in Scripture, steeped in tradition, and illuminated by the wisdom of the Angelic Doctor, this powerful and readable book offers a compelling exploration of the Eucharist's four great themes: Enter the heart of Eucharistic theology as Aquinas explains how ordinary bread and wine become the very Body and Blood of Christ -- and why this miracle matters for every Christian life. Discover how the Mass is far more than a ritual remembrance.