Take some time today to reflect on these words from St. Augustine wrote about the Eucharist, “Believe what you see, see what you believe and become what you are: the Body of Christ.” [Sermon 272]
“The Eucharist is the memorial of Christ’s Passover, that is, of the work of salvation accomplished by the life, death, and resurrection of Christ, a work made present by the liturgical action.
It is Christ himself, the eternal high priest of the New Covenant who, acting through the ministry of the priests, offers the Eucharistic sacrifice.
And it is the same Christ, really present under the species of bread and wine, who is the offering of the Eucharistic sacrifice.” [Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1409-1410]
Pope Francis wrote, the Eucharist is “… not a prize for the perfect but a powerful medicine and nourishment for the weak.” [The Joy of the Gospel]
Spend some time today meditating on the awesome gift of the Eucharist offered to us by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
May God Be Praised!
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