ELISHEBA BLOGLaura, Ivonne, and Rick
write about their lives in the Eucharist. |
ELISHEBA BLOGLaura, Ivonne, and Rick
write about their lives in the Eucharist. |
By Laura Worhacz "But it was in sharing the immolation of Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament that the strength of Mary's soul and the perfection of her conformity with Jesus were greatest." (St. Peter Julian Eymard Vol. 6 page 129) Dearest Eucharistic Family, Jesus' Triumph over sin and death is made manifest through Mary's Fiat, her yes to God's Will through her life. We are created in the image and likeness of God who is love. "God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in him, may not perish, but may have life everlasting." (John 3:16) We are created to love. Through this love we are called to conform to the Creator who is the reality of our existence. We have been offered Divine promises through the communal life of our baptism. We are born of the Father into the new life of Christ made perfect by His Cross and Resurrection. This blessing has come forth from our Mother's Fiat, her yes. St. Gabriel visited Our Lady telling her she shall conceive and bring forth a son and His name shall be Emmanuel, so that God may be with us in His Son; Jesus Christ. Mary proclaimed, "I am the lowly servant of the Lord, let it be done unto me according to Thy word." ( Luke 1:38) The mystery of God's Love encompasses suffering. St. Peter Julian reminds us that Mary's soul and the perfection of her conformity with Jesus were greatest through Mary sharing in the immolation of Jesus; Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. This is where Jesus remains with us still today to remind us of the yes we need to make following the example of Our Mother. Jesus remains hidden, humble, meek, merciful and sacrificing to continue to bring us to the God of Love who sent His Son so we may have life everlasting. We, like Mother, say yes to the will of God in our lives. We find this will by our immolations, through our sacrifices for others, through our conformity to the Christ child who was born of Mary's YES. We are called to a participation in the Eucharistic Life. Jesus transforms us into Himself by spending time with Him in the Blessed Sacrament. We emulate Mary to find the Fiat of Our Father's Love when we say yes to God's call to bring Jesus into the world. Please recite the prayer to Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament reminding you of your consecration promise. Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Blessed are you, Mary exalted daughter of Sion! You are highly favoured and full of grace, for the spirit of God descended upon you. We magnify the Lord and rejoice with you for the gift of the Word made flesh, bread of life and cup of joy. Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, our model of prayer in the cenacle, pray for us that we may become what we receive, the body of Christ your son. Amen.
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By Ivonne Hernandez “Now, it is in the Holy Eucharist that our Lord gives us the consoling assurance that He loves us personally as His friends; He allows us to rest our heart a while on His own, like His beloved Disciple; He gives us a taste, at least for a moment, of the sweetness of the heavenly manna; He fills our heart with the joy of possessing its God like Zaccheus, of possessing its Savior like Magdalen, of possessing its supreme happiness and its all like the Bride in the Canticle of Canticles.” [1]- St. Peter Julian Eymard Meditation: Yesterday I was lying down in bed and my youngest son came over and lay his head on my shoulder. He took a deep breath and said to me, “I love this.” I said, “Me too”, and we just stayed there for a while, just being together. Precious moments! These are the moments that get etched in my memory. These moments of grace when my heart, recognizing the presence of God, can rest for a while. St. Augustine said, “Our hearts are restless until they rest in you.” Once we have had an encounter with God, the rest of our lives are spent trying to find Him again. We get a taste of that real love, that place where we are known and loved, but then it is gone. We feel His presence in the mountains one day and we go back to the same spot looking for the same feeling, but it’s not there. We work hard to recreate a Christmas memory from our childhood when we felt truly loved, and we are disappointed when our expectations are not met. We grow tired and weary, but the longing of our hearts impels us to seek Him, and we do not give up. God is beauty, and we can find Him in a sunset, in a beautiful work of art or in the smile of a child, and when we find Him there, our hearts can rest. God is love, and we can find Him in our spouse, in our children and in our friends, and when we find Him there, our hearts can rest. God created all these things to bring us to Himself, but these created things are passing, and so our rest is interrupted. But in the Eucharist Our Lord “allows us to rest our heart a while on His own”. Here we do not need to worry about getting attached to the means of getting to God rather than to God Himself. We will not be hurt or disappointed. Here Jesus is present to us, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity. It is not a reflection of God, but God Himself who calls to us saying, “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:29) [1] Eymard, St Peter Julian. The Real Presence (p. 256). Veritatis Splendor Publications. Kindle Edition. SA |
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AuthorsWe are Ivonne J. Hernandez, Rick Hernandez and Laura Worhacz, Lay Associates of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, and brothers and sisters in Christ. |