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"By our little acts of charity practiced in the shade we convert souls far away, we help missionaries, we win for them abundant alms; and by that means build actual dwellings spiritual and material for our Eucharistic Lord." "It is not to remain in a golden ciborium that He comes down each day from Heaven, but to find another Heaven, the Heaven of our soul in which He takes delight." "You must open a little, or rather raise on high your corolla so that the Bread of Angels may come as divine dew to strengthen you, and to give you all that is wanting to you." - St. Therese of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church ~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~+~ "What wonderful majesty! What stupendous condescension! O sublime humility! That the Lord of the whole universe, God and the Son of God, should humble Himself like this under the form of a little bread, for our salvation" "...In this world I cannot see the Most High Son of God with my own eyes, except for His Most Holy Body and Blood." - St. Francis of Assisi ~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~+~ Just a Thought By Fr. Absalom Coutinho Shortly after Pope John Paul II became Pope, we lost him, recounts the Pope's private secretary. We didn't know where he was. I went to his room after dinner, knocked on his door like we always do for the Pope, went in with a stack of papers for him to read and sign and he wasn't there. I walked to the Pope's chapel and turned on the lights and the Pope wasn't there. I asked the cardinals and none of them had seen the Pope. I went into the kitchen, thinking that maybe the Pope was hungry and went into the kitchen. Popes usually don't do that but he was a new Pope and who knows. No one knew where the Pope was. Finally, they found a priest, who was the Pope's secretary in Poland and he said, "I can tell you where the Pope is. He is in the chapel praying." There lying face down before the tabernacle with his hands outstretched was the Pope in deep prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. "In the span of nearly 50 years of my priesthood, what is still the most important and the most sacred moment for me is the celebration of the Eucharist, says Pope John Paul II. Never in the course of these years have I failed to celebrate the Most Holy Sacrifice. Holy Mass is the absolute center of my life and of everyday of my life" (Talk given by the Holy Father to all priests, Nov. 6, 1995). For a faithful Catholic, everything should begin and end with the celebration of the Holy Eucharist. The Holy Eucharist is what makes us Catholics - it is, indeed, our identity. In this sense, the one who calls himself or herself a Catholic and does not participate in the Holy Sacrifice of Mass every Sunday is being untruthful to one's commitment to Jesus - it is living a lie. We are the Eucharistic People of God. The Catholic Church exists because of the Eucharist. ~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~~+~+~ From Our Holy Father, Pope John Paul II's World Youth Day homily on Sunday, August 24, 1997 in Paris, France: "Rabbi, where are you staying?" Each day the Church responds: Christ is present in the Eucharist, in the sacrament of His death and resurrection. In and through the Eucharist, you acknowledge the dwelling-place of the Living God in human history. For the Eucharist is the Sacrament of the Love which conquers death. It is the Sacrament of the Covenant, pure Gift of Love for the reconciliation of all humanity. It is the gift of the Real Presence of Jesus The Redeemer, in the bread which is His Body given up for us, in the wine which is His Blood poured out for all. Thanks to the Eucharist, constantly renewed among all peoples of the world, Christ continues to build His church: He brings us together in praise and thanksgiving for salvation, in the communion which only infinite love can forge. Our worldwide gathering now takes on its fullest meaning, through the celebration of the Mass. Dear young friends, may your presence here mean a true commitment in faith! For Christ is now answering your own question and the questions of all those who seek the Living God. He answers by offering an invitation: This is My Body, take It and eat. 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