The Happy Priest: The Importance of a Eucharistic Life
Center your life on the awesome gift of the Eucharist.
Attending Mass not just on Sunday, but every day of the week, will give you an indescribable power to soar through and over the challenges of life. Over and over I have spoken to many people who attend daily Mass and they continually affirm that they could never live without it. This is why we must have a daily Eucharistic life. Each time we have contact with our Eucharistic Lord, we become one with him. We assimilate him into our being. Holy Communion becomes a communion of two persons and thus, transformation takes place.
PrintCORPUS CHRISTI, TX (Catholic Online) - "Forsake foolishness that you may live" (Book of Proverbs 9: 6).
"Watch carefully how you live, not as foolish persons but as wise, making the most of the opportunity because the days are evil. Therefore, do not continue in ignorance, but try to understand what is the will of the Lord" (Ephesians 5: 15-16).
A casual glance at the daily news provides ample evidence of the worldwide chaos caused by many who have rejected Christianity. Continual violence, hedonism, materialism, and corruption now reaching previously unimaginable dimensions have resulted from the actions of those who have foolishly tossed aside the truth of Jesus Christ to indulge in their own insatiable proclivities.
Only Jesus can satisfy the deepest aspirations of the human spirit. Only Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. Only Jesus is the way to the Father. Only through Jesus can we hope to gain eternal life in Heaven. The foolish and the ignorant reject this truth. When Christianity is abandoned, the results are devastating.
Jesus remains with us in the tabernacle of every Catholic Church. His Real Presence is celebrated and adored in the monstrance placed in every chapel dedicated to Perpetual Adoration. He is truly with us.
"Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink" (John 6: 52-55).
Every time we gaze upon him, every time Our Lord and Savior comes to us through Holy Communion, he gives us the graces that we need to put into practice his way of life so that we may gain eternal life in heaven.
As Blessed John Paul II so eloquently teaches us in his first encyclical letter, Jesus reveals man to himself. Jesus is the perfect man who shows us exactly how we must live out our daily lives. Jesus embodies every human and spiritual virtue. The true disciple of Jesus must take him as the model and make his teaching the criterion for every human thought and action undertaken.
"The man who wishes to understand himself thoroughly - and not just in accordance with immediate, partial, often superficial, and even illusory standards and measures of his being - he must with his unrest, uncertainty and even his weakness and sinfulness, with his life and death, draw near to Christ. He must, so to speak, enter into Him with all his own self, he must 'appropriate' and assimilate the whole reality of the Incarnation and Redemption in order to find himself." (Blessed Pope John Paul II, Redemptor Hominis)
Each time we come to the Eucharist, it is Jesus himself who not only shows us how to live our lives, but who also provides us with the divine grace to live out the gospel teachings in our daily existence.
This is why we must have a daily Eucharistic life. Each time we have contact with our Eucharistic Lord, we become one with him. We assimilate him into our being. Holy Communion becomes a communion of two persons and thus, transformation takes place.
Only the foolish and the ignorant would stay away from the greatest gift that Jesus has given to us.
"Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink" (John 6: 52-55).
Attending Mass not just on Sunday, but every day of the week, will give you an indescribable power to soar through and over the challenges of life. Over and over I have spoken to many people who attend daily Mass and they continually affirm that they could never live without it.
Sometimes it might be the case that objectively, daily Mass is just impossible. However, it may be possible to spend some time with Our Lord in adoration or a visit before the tabernacle.
Saint John Bosco once said, "Visits to the Blessed Sacrament are powerful and indispensable means of overcoming attacks of the devil. Make frequent visits to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and the devil will be powerless against you."
Center your life on the awesome gift of the Eucharist.
Dr. Scott Hahn, the famous former Protestant minister that converted to Catholicism wrote in his conversion story one of the most beautiful testimonies about the Eucharist that I have ever read. Here are his words, written in his book that he co-authored with his ...
"Watch carefully how you live, not as foolish persons but as wise, making the most of the opportunity because the days are evil. Therefore, do not continue in ignorance, but try to understand what is the will of the Lord" (Ephesians 5: 15-16).
A casual glance at the daily news provides ample evidence of the worldwide chaos caused by many who have rejected Christianity. Continual violence, hedonism, materialism, and corruption now reaching previously unimaginable dimensions have resulted from the actions of those who have foolishly tossed aside the truth of Jesus Christ to indulge in their own insatiable proclivities.
Only Jesus can satisfy the deepest aspirations of the human spirit. Only Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. Only Jesus is the way to the Father. Only through Jesus can we hope to gain eternal life in Heaven. The foolish and the ignorant reject this truth. When Christianity is abandoned, the results are devastating.
Jesus remains with us in the tabernacle of every Catholic Church. His Real Presence is celebrated and adored in the monstrance placed in every chapel dedicated to Perpetual Adoration. He is truly with us.
"Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink" (John 6: 52-55).
Every time we gaze upon him, every time Our Lord and Savior comes to us through Holy Communion, he gives us the graces that we need to put into practice his way of life so that we may gain eternal life in heaven.
As Blessed John Paul II so eloquently teaches us in his first encyclical letter, Jesus reveals man to himself. Jesus is the perfect man who shows us exactly how we must live out our daily lives. Jesus embodies every human and spiritual virtue. The true disciple of Jesus must take him as the model and make his teaching the criterion for every human thought and action undertaken.
"The man who wishes to understand himself thoroughly - and not just in accordance with immediate, partial, often superficial, and even illusory standards and measures of his being - he must with his unrest, uncertainty and even his weakness and sinfulness, with his life and death, draw near to Christ. He must, so to speak, enter into Him with all his own self, he must 'appropriate' and assimilate the whole reality of the Incarnation and Redemption in order to find himself." (Blessed Pope John Paul II, Redemptor Hominis)
Each time we come to the Eucharist, it is Jesus himself who not only shows us how to live our lives, but who also provides us with the divine grace to live out the gospel teachings in our daily existence.
This is why we must have a daily Eucharistic life. Each time we have contact with our Eucharistic Lord, we become one with him. We assimilate him into our being. Holy Communion becomes a communion of two persons and thus, transformation takes place.
Only the foolish and the ignorant would stay away from the greatest gift that Jesus has given to us.
"Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink" (John 6: 52-55).
Attending Mass not just on Sunday, but every day of the week, will give you an indescribable power to soar through and over the challenges of life. Over and over I have spoken to many people who attend daily Mass and they continually affirm that they could never live without it.
Sometimes it might be the case that objectively, daily Mass is just impossible. However, it may be possible to spend some time with Our Lord in adoration or a visit before the tabernacle.
Saint John Bosco once said, "Visits to the Blessed Sacrament are powerful and indispensable means of overcoming attacks of the devil. Make frequent visits to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and the devil will be powerless against you."
Center your life on the awesome gift of the Eucharist.
Dr. Scott Hahn, the famous former Protestant minister that converted to Catholicism wrote in his conversion story one of the most beautiful testimonies about the Eucharist that I have ever read. Here are his words, written in his book that he co-authored with his ...
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There is truly no better way to start one's day than to receive our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament.
I have been a Christian all of my life. I was a Protestant. I never considered being Catholic because the the Church seemed to be all ritual. Protestant Churches are all too different,no uniformity. I attended many different ones. When I finally did go to the Catholic Church it took me time to assimilate the meaning of Catholic teaching. The Catechism of the Catholic Church confirmed all that I truly believe as a Christian. I became Catholic and when I first went to Eucharistic adoration on Holy Thursday 2001 I knew that that was Christ in the Holy Eucharist. Faith confirmed all the truth that I was searching for many years. The Catholic Church is the one true Church and Jesus is present in His Church at Every Mass,everywhere and that is because He is present body,blood,soul and divinity in the Holy Eucharist. When we receive Christ in the Eucharist we have a personal relationship,as His mystical body has the infinite power to be shared in this uniquely mystical way. Holy Mass is the greatest experience one can have in this life wether the individual is aware or even unaware of this unique gift.
I love the Eucharist,bcos that is where my source of strength come from.Oh Jesus presence in the Eucharist be always near me,and have mercy on us and thy whole world.
Fr, you are so right! Going to daily Mass seems to put a sense of order in person's life. It's hard to do without. Even if I can't make it to Mass, I try to spend ten minutes before the Blessed Sacrament before my shift starts. Around where the tabernacle normally is, on the wall, there are painted rays like the sun emminating from the tabernacle. I often think about what this "Eucharist" really means looking upon this. One morning, before work, I came into the church and knelt down to pray. I could hear the priest in the sacristy. Something was not right. Unknown to me, the church had been broken into the night before. Before the priest noticed, I looked up towards the alter and saw the tabernacle was gone. Behind where the tabernacle usually sits, the wall is plain nothingness-no rays, no color. The contrast of the spot behind the tabernacle of nothingness and the bright rays is something I will not soon forget. Still unknown to the priest, I barley had words to tell him the tabernacle was gone. Like you Fr, on that day, with little words, I caught a glimpse of how much the Eucharist means to a priest (it is most difficult to describe this scene with words). I sat down and prayed while he called authorities. I wanted to stay longer to help him out but had to start my shift in 15 minutes. I got in my car and started driving out of the parking lot, looking straight ahead towards the road. From my right side a brilliant flash caught my eyes. I got out of the car and walked toward it-the broken tabernacle was lying in the snow shining at me in the rising sun. I was never so happy than to run into the church and tell the priest what I had found. (my prayer was answered).
Since then I have been reading the scriptures and the liturgy of the Hours, and pondering in them about this "Daily Bread". Seems He wants the light of His Presence to shine in our hearts and our minds, to reflect His light to all the world. Thank you Fr. Farfaglia and all pirests, for bringning to us this true Light (as your altar ego) during the Mass. God bless!
I love that and will be happy to always receive a copy of the teaching.
By Him, In Him, As Him, Jesus Christ makes us into His perfection to be presented spotless without blemish before the Father, which makes Him to be the only Anointed one off the Father by the words "I am the Resurrection". However(prophetess) like Oprah Winfrey come up with "many ways to god" except it be not to the God of life but to some other god & even if by their ways & their gods one does happen to stand before the God of Heaven & Earth , it would surely be not without blemish & such an awkward condition would be "Most Horrible" so "Extremely undesirable".