The Holy Eucharist - By Fr. Stephen Mondiek

I saw some statistics the other day about what Catholics believe about our Faith. Surprisingly, the question is still asked, even by older Catholics…What is the Eucharist? As a priest, I would have to say, ‘it is my whole life.’ But what is the Eucharist to you? Do you believe that Jesus Christ is present in the Host? That the Eucharist is God with us?

Our Lord is truly present in the tabernacles of our churches with His Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity. It is Jesus hidden under the appearances of bread, but He is really and physically present in the consecrated Host. So, just as God was present with the Israelites in the desert, He still dwells in our midst, works within us and for us, and is always ready to meet our needs.

Our Lord in the Eucharist desires to be the spouse of our souls. He desires, more than we do, to enter within us to be our special Food unto eternal life, and our love. Our Lord wants to make us a part of His mystical Body in which He can redeem us and save us, so that we can be with Him for all eternity. We can say that with the Eucharist, God has truly given us everything. I don’t think God could give us anything more than what He has already. You cannot find anything more than what Christ has given us in the Holy Eucharist. If you need words of comfort, listen to Our Lord in the Eucharist. If you need a miracle, who else but Christ in the Eucharist can grant you this? If Catholics do not know what the Eucharist is, then they must go to Him. They must experience Him.

To Jesus we must turn, it is He who wishes to make Himself ours in order that we can truly become His. How? Because He will make us like Himself. To receive Our Lord in the Eucharist we must have a pure heart like Mary, our Mother, this is what the Saints have done. Take the time to visit with our Eucharistic Lord. Here we must make time to meditate, study and reflect on this great mystery and you will see incredible blessings. Our Lord in the Eucharist is so great a good that we cannot desire anything greater. What else is there in life that we could desire worth more?

I encourage you to ‘fall in love’ with our Eucharistic Lord. Let us use our minds, hearts, and wills to contemplate this great Mystery of our Faith. To be continued, God bless!