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The Eucharist is God’s response to the deepest hunger of the human heart, the hunger for authentic life because in the Eucharist Christ himself is truly in our midst to nourish, console and sustain us on our life’s journey.  

In the Eucharist, we encounter the one who gave everything for us, who sacrificed himself in order to give us life, who loved us to the end. The Eucharist impels us to a strong and committed love of neighbour. We cannot truly understand or live the meaning of the Eucharist if our hearts are closed to our brothers and sisters, especially those who are poor, suffering, weary or may have gone astray in life.  

The Eucharist reveals the strength to love those who have made mistakes. When we receive the Eucharist, Jesus does the same with us: he knows us; he knows we are sinners; and he knows we make many mistakes, but he does not give up on joining his life to ours. He knows that we need it, because the Eucharist is not the reward of saints, no, it is the Bread of sinners.  

Each time we participate in the Eucharist, Jesus comes and gives us the strength to love like he loved, because the Eucharist gives us the courage to encounter others, to go out of ourselves and to open ourselves to others with love.  

We become credible witnesses to the joy and transforming beauty of the Gospel only when we recognize that the love, we celebrate in the Eucharist cannot be kept to ourselves but demands that we go out and share the Good News with everyone.  

The Eucharist is the source of our life in the church. It is the beating heart of the church where we receive the life of Christ as the body of Christ.  

Taken from Pope Francis’ address to US Catholics June 2023 & Reflection, by Nick Brodie 

 May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be everywhere loved……….forever! 

The Eucharist, memorial of all the miracles of Jesus

The Eucharist is the centre of the Sacraments that communicates  to us the power of our redemption. It is a mysterious abyss where resides the source of all graces; it prolongs and multiplies in this valley of tears the presence of God incarnate. It renews the sacrifice of Calvary; it extends the incarnation of the Word in each of the members of God’s mystical body. It is the glorification on earth of nature and of humanity. It perfects supremely the supernatural life by the most intimate union that can be conceived here below between God and his creature. It is the pledge of our resurrection and of our glorification in heaven. It is the glory of the Church, the profound symbol and active centre of its unity. The holy Eucharist is the masterpiece and the ultimate limit of the love of the Heart of Jesus for us. It comes from his Heart like a river from its source.  

Jules Chevalier msc Le Sacré Coeur de Jésus p.214. Paris 1900

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Our Gospel today recounts the Last Supper. As Jesus ate the Passover meal with His apostles, He broke bread, telling them, “This is my Body,” and again, poured wine, saying, “This is my Blood… which will be shed for many.” In this moment, Jesus sacrificially gave us Himself in the Eucharist by foreshadowing His passion, death and resurrection. 

Out of total love, Jesus holds nothing back from us. He gives us His entire self. 
As life becomes busy and our minds are filled with the countless things we must get done each day, we often forget to acknowledge our Saviour or to spend time with Him throughout our week; or to accept all the graces He wishes to bestow on us. So let us stop and take time to recognize the real presence of our Saviour in our lives.

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