Click here to download the homily.
Readings: DN 7:13-14; PS
93:1, 1-2, 5; RV 1:5-8; JN 18:33B-37
This homily was the 17th in the series. Click on the links below for the other homilies.
September 23rd, 2018 - 25th Sunday of OT - Gospel and Homily - Mass Series #11
September 30th, 2018 - 26th Sunday of OT - Our Father, Sign of Peace, Breaking the Bread - Mass Series #12
September 30th, 2018 - 26th Sunday of OT - Our Father, Sign of Peace, Breaking the Bread - Mass Series #12
Related Bulletin Article:
Why the Eucharist?
Why
did Jesus want to make Himself truly and actually present in what looks like
ordinary bread and wine?
He
did this out of love for us. When we
love someone there is a desire to remain with that person. Jesus wanted to remain with His disciples
even though He knew that He would soon be crucified. By instituting the Eucharist, His is able to
be truly present not only in His Divinity, but also in His Sacred Humanity, even
though He ascended into heaven.
When
Jesus became human, He allowed Himself to be limited by space and time such
that He could only be present for a limited amount of time at any given place. Thru the Eucharist, Jesus can be present to
all the generations of faithful followers that would be born after His
Ascension. He is present all over the
world in the tabernacles of churches.
Jesus
wanted to be physically present with His bride, the Church. His Sacred Humanity comes into contact with
the faithful Catholics who are members of the Church (Christ’s bride) at Holy
Communion. We call it communion because
we are being united to Christ through it and thru Christ we are united to each
other.
When
we eat ordinary bread, we are physically nourished. When we receive Christ in the Eucharist, we
are spiritually nourished. We receive an
increase of Sanctifying Grace, an increase of charity, the strengthening of the
presence of God within us, and more.
The
Eucharist is the very act of Christ on Calvary where He gave all that He had
for us to be cleansed of our sins. He
gave this perfect gift to the Church to give to the Father, through which we
receive His blessing. When we unite our
offering to His, how can God the Father refuse to accept it?
In
the Eucharist Christ can remain fully present to us, be perpetually present all
over the world, unite us with Himself, spiritually nourish us, and give us a
means to please the Father and receive His blessings.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.