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The man who received the Eucharist in Space

Thursday, May 25th, 2017

Astronaut Mike Hopkins spent six months on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2013.

He took with him a pyx with six consecrated hosts broken into four pieces.

It was enough so that he could take Communion once a week for the 24 weeks he was aboard the ISS. Continue reading

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