Dearest Eucharistic Family, This time of year, we have set before us much décor in the fashion of darkness. Souls long to be in the presence of grace and sacramentals that raise our hearts and minds to the heavens. I recently had the privilege of bringing Holy Communion to a parishioner in rehab healing from brain surgery. As I walked down the facility’s hallway, I passed at least two dozen witch hats pasted to the hall walls, all pointing at me. In the corners of the hallway were stuffed demons and goblins! I walked with my pyx and said, “O my Jesus...” The glory, the good news, is that we walk through this life with and in Jesus. Praise God for the Eucharist. Jesus is the center of existence through the Liturgy. The Sacramental Church raises us out of this darkness into the light. We can view the things of this world through the light of the Eucharist. Our baptism births us into our childhood of God. Our Blessed Mother, Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament, is here to keep hold of our hands. It is only grace to know the spiritual life. Blessings are available beyond the veil of this world. We desire to have our loved ones, and all we encounter come and know this gift of God’s presence among us. We want all to know there is a way in which we can live that is beyond the darkness. We have only weeks until the new Liturgical year begins. A new awakening is set before us, and we will once again prepare for the birth of Christ.
Imagine at the consecration being with St. John, Our Mother, and the beloved ones of God. We can think of the water drops poured into the chalice representing our tears. We pray in reparation out of love asking for forgiveness of our sins and those of the whole world. The transforming blessings of the Holy Spirit change us as we place ourselves on the Altar of God. Grace to suffice for the darkness. Our beloved human family immersed in the ornaments of destruction only have the hope of our prayers. St. Peter Julian, Apostle of the Eucharist, reminds us to imitate our Divine Master in every way, in the hiddenness. Jesus’ fiat was to bring forth the Glory of His Father, His love by the power of the Holy Spirit. All Hallows' Eve is coming! All Saints and All Souls Day to look forward to. May we be imitators of the light like all the saints of Heaven as we carve our pumpkins and place the votives inside.
Jesus gave Himself even unto death on the Cross, asking for forgiveness of sins. We are to work out our salvation this side of Heaven through the Eucharist. In hope, let us identify with others by being people of Divine Wisdom and Understanding. May our goodness draw others to desire all that is holy.
By: Laura Catherine Worhacz 
Dearest Eucharistic Family, I call upon the angels often. In my daily morning prayers, I pray, "Angel of God my guardian dear to whom God's love commits me here, ever this day be at my side to light to guard to rule and guide," even if I should forget to call upon thee. When the priest comes into the sanctuary, I am in the habit of praying to his angel to be with him through the celebration of the Eucharist. For my husband, children, and in my encounters, my interior calls upon the angels. I wish to call upon the guardian angels more and more. Today will be a good day to recall the times we have felt the presence of the angels. I remember driving one day, and as I changed lanes, there was a pick-up truck in front of me with lawn care gear. A wheel barrel flew out of the truck the moment I changed lanes. Praise God no one was driving behind me. As I entered the lane next to the tumbling barrel, a tear came to my eye in praise; I knew my guardian angel prompted me to change lanes. I remember one year; it was in January during the annual March for Life. My now-adult daughter, who was about four years old at the time, was chatting. We were driving in the car, and she said, "Mommy do you see the angels? They are in the clouds." I was praying the rosary and knew my little one was in the clouds with the angels, especially on the day of the March for Life. So many times, amid groups, I will call upon the angels. Conversations break through the silence, warmth through barriers, grace from the Holy Spirit. The spiritual realities are beyond the veil of our sight. They live in the baptism of the Kingdom of Heaven now through the Eucharist. At funerals, we sing, "May the choirs of angels come to greet you may they speed you to paradise…." In Jesus' agony, He was consoled by angels. Our Father in Heaven has given us everything in the way of grace. Our Blessed Mother, Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Queen of Angels here to behold us in God's love. This time of year breathes feast days to draw us into the mystery of our Church. Yesterday we celebrated the life of St. Therese' of the Child Jesus. Like so many of you, St. Therese' is so close to my heart. She seemed to live in an interior place, singing with the angels while going about her daily duties. She was concerned with Jesus' suffering, knowing that every beautiful flower of love she placed on His way to Calvary might reflect her gratitude for the Cross. St. Therese' had an angelic spirit. She has revealed to us there is a way to be in the company of Heaven while upon the earth. She found this in the mission to love beyond the ways of the world. To seek the needs of others over her own. To love Jesus in the world, to break through hostilities. Our Lady of the Smile would come to heal St. Therese; this encounter remained with Therese' until her early passing from this life, the angels with her. May Psalm 91 reign in our hearts:
By: Laura Catherine Worhacz  Dearest Eucharistic family, please take time to read this message with a light shining upon St. Peter Julian Eymard’s feast day, August 2nd; he has left us a Memorial of love in his Eucharistic life.
Dearest Eucharistic Family, The above excerpt may seem to be words fashioned to find principles, structure, and power. My favorite line in the above is “it now resides in the family, who can freely fashion it according to its wishes.” St. Peter Julian passed from this life very soon after establishing the order he worked so hard to bring to us, the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament. To me, the wish of every human person is to find happiness, healing, and some security in this life, to be loved and to love. We are born into exile and redeemed in baptism, with the hope to nourish this redemption through our sacramental lives. What does this mean? St. Peter Julian found the meaning of life in the Eucharist; he looked at life through the light of Heaven in the Eucharistic mystery, this holy man of God. His own sufferings, of the time in which he lived (mid-1800’s France), the loss of his mother, and his father’s disappointment at his seeking the call to the priesthood, all drew him ever more deeply to prayer and discernment.
All we are searching for can be found in the Eucharist. I was inducted into the Lay Association of the Blessed Sacrament on December 9th, 2012. St. Peter Julian was canonized on 12/9/1962. On August 2nd, our Catholic Church celebrates and remembers Saint Peter Julian Eymard; he was inserted into the public calendar of saints in 1995, only 26 years ago. It seems the legacy of St. Peter Julian’s spiritual insight is more important than ever for our day.
St. Pope John Paul II declared St. Peter Julian an “Outstanding Apostle of the Eucharist.” The sacredness of my induction promise is central to my life in the Liturgy. Our lives are fashioned in the love of God and finding His will for our lives. In our awareness of the presence of God, we are attentive to the needs of those around us. Our true longing is fulfilled in setting and living the constitutions of God’s love found in Christ amidst every breath of our days.
St. Peter Julian passed from this life with the constitutions of his order not yet attained. The Priests of the Congregation have sought insight into their Constitutions through the Sacred Triduum, mainly the Mandatum (washing of the feet), to find the richness of their holy founder. It is by lives of dedicated service and sacrifices beyond telling, through adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, that apostolic zeal and a fire of love have sent forth the gifts of the Holy Spirit in forming the Constitutions of the Congregation. The Eymardian family lives on; the Eucharistic people of God live in faith, hope, and love! I have been sending regular communication to my parish, the Mothers of the Blessed Sacrament prayer cenacle, and other groups, emails to share important information and spiritual insights. I know many of you do the same by working as God’s messengers through social media. This past year in memory of Corpus Christi, I sent out the two photos below. When I opened the email, the two pictures stuck me with joy—a picture of St. Peter Julian Eymard blessing the people of God, and a picture of Rev. William Fickel, S.S.S. blessing the people of God after the Corpus Christi procession this year, 6/3/2021. Rev. William, S.S.S. celebrates the 40th anniversary of his ordination to the Priesthood this August 1st, 2021. He is a blessed Sacrament priest. St. Peter Julian has left us a memorial of aspiring to live a Gift of Self. Father William has found this pathway through his holy founder and continues to bless us with his life. The Constitutions of the Blessed Sacrament live on in love through the lives of those who dedicate themselves to being Apostles of God’s love. Father William is the spiritual advisor to Elisheba House, among many other services he renders to make the love of God present in the Eucharist known to the world. May the Eucharist help us to find a constitution of love through the heart of our mother, Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament, and St. Joseph, so the Reign of Heaven may come. (Note: St. Peter Julian’s death anniversary, August 1st, his feast day, August 2nd)   St. Peter Julian Eymard, Apostle of the Eucharist, pray for us. Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament, pray for us. Jesus, in Your compassion, have mercy on us.
By: Laura Catherine Worhacz  Letter from Saint Peter Julian Eymard to MME Antoinette De Grandville, July 25th, 1863 (Life and Letters, Vol. 4, page 180):
Dearest Eucharistic Family, A beautiful message from Saint Peter Julian to a spiritual daughter, to bless her “at the feet of our Lord.” To remind her of the Cross of suffering and the love Jesus hopes for us to find. By the Eucharistic grace of God and the heart of Mary, we can find love this side of Heaven. My own spiritual attraction to Saint Peter Julian is set on fire by the newness of life that can only be found in the Blessed Sacrament. Jesus is our HOPE. Torture and graces seem to be part of everyone’s life. We suffer with those suffering. What will it be like to pass from this life? Will Jesus see His love through our lives? For those of us practicing our faith, we hope and long for eternity while we love one another this side of Heaven. Oh my Jesus, it is by our sincere relationship with You that we learn to love Your dying love, a love that brings self to death and an eternal gift of love for the Glory of Our Father in Heaven. That we may try to love others in the hope of returning love to You. Help us to be reminded by the nails that pierced You that our suffering is a way for us to learn to love You more. Can we see God’s love through sufferings? I know that my humanity initially leads me to abandonment, rejection, and a desire to be indifferent when misunderstandings and sufferings come my way. Prayer pulls me out of self and into the divine life; it so important we go there, into the silence, to hear God’s voice, seek His wisdom, understanding, and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. By our will, all can be transformed into blessings and thanks. Joy in the heart is found in doing God’s will and learning to love one another. Image by Andrew Martin from Pixabay
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