Posted on 10/08/2015 10:07:35 PM PDT by OrthodoxIndianCatholic
In his great love for us, Lord Jesus Christ gave us a great miracle of mercy- the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist.
Christ's Resurrection into glory was not the final reason for the Incarnation, when God became Man. The Incarnation looked forward to Jesus Christ remaining with us to the end of time in the Eucharist.
By this greatest miracle of his love, Jesus Christ remains with us under the form of bread and wine, not only for our spiritual nourishment, but to be kept company by us as well.
In the Holy Eucharist, Christ is fully present as he is in Heaven. The Eucharist explains Pope Leo, The 13th contains "in a variety of miracles, all supernatural realities". ( Encyclical Mirae Caritatis)
The Eucharist is central to the devotion to the Divine Mercy and many of the elements of the devotion are essentially Eucharistic- specially the Image - Jesus, I trust in you, the Chaplet, and the Feast of Divine Mercy (Divine Mercy Sunday). ,
The Image, with its red and pale rays presents the Eucharistic Lord Jesus Christ, whose Heart has been pierced and now pours forth blood and water as a fountain of mercy for us. It is the Image of God's sacrificial gift of mercy made present in every mass.
Several Times in her Diary, Saint Faustina writes of seeing the red and pale rays coming not from the image, but from the Sacred Host; and once as the Priest exposed the Blessed Sacrament, she saw the rays from the Image pierce the Host and spread out from it all over the world.
So, too with eyes of faith we should see in every host the "Merciful Saviour" pouring himself out as a fountain of mercy for us.
This concept of the Eucharist as a fountain of grace and mercy is not only found in the "Divine Mercy Diary" but also in Church Teaching.
The Church clearly teaches that all the other sacraments are directed towards the "Holy Eucharist" and draw their power from it.
Credits and References :
The Divine Mercy Message and Devotion Handbook Pages 33-35 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number -93-077440 Nihil Obstat Archbishop George H. Pearce S.M. Former Archbishop of Suva, Fiji Published by Marian Fathers - Stockbridge, MA
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There is a great connection between the "Holy Eucharist" and the Divine Mercy Image.
The Divine Mercy Image - Jesus, I trust in you with its red and blue rays showcases "Our Eucharistic Saviour" whose "Merciful Heart" has been pierced by the Roman Spear and now gushes forth "Sacred Blood" and "Sacred Water" as a font of mercy for us.
It is the "Divine Image" of the Heavenly Father's Gift of Mercy to us poor sinners which is present in every "Holy Sacrifice of the Mass".
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The Mass and the Eucharist that is delivered at the Mass are the only things standing between man and total annihilation. The madness of the world, and specifically Islam, will never overcome the Eucharist.
The Mass and the Eucharist that is delivered at the Mass are the only things standing between man and total annihilation. The madness of the world, and specifically Islam, will never overcome the Eucharist.
Yet nowhere in the life of the church in the NT, interpretive of the gospels, is the Lord's Supper presented as an on going sacrifice for sin, the offering of which being a primary function of NT clergy (wrongly ) distinctively titled "priests," this being the "source and summit of the Christian faith," in which "the work our redemption is accomplished," and the consuming of which by believers is critical in order to obtain spiritual life.
In fact, nowhere in Scripture is spiritual life obtained by eating anything physically. Only the metaphorical view is fully and easily compatible with the rest of Scripture.
The Lord's Supper: solemn symbolism or real flesh and blood?
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Instead, the Lord's Supper is only manifestly described in one book of the life of the church, where in Cor. 10 and 11 it teaches the unity of the body Christ as being shown by taking part in that supper, declaring the Lord's death by sharing food with others who were part of that body which was bought by the sinless shed blood of the Lord. (cf. Acts 20:32). Which body 1Cor. 11 teaches they were not recognizing by eating independently and taking their fill, and shaming those who have not.
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By this greatest miracle of his love, Jesus Christ remains with us under the form of bread and wine, not only for our spiritual nourishment, but to be kept company by us as well.
We appreciate that Jesus continues the miracles that show His love for us by giving us His Body and Blood in the Eucharist.
May we return that love to Him and our neighbor.
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BTTT!
Especially those at the TOP of the food chain!!
Pope Stephen VI (896–897), who had his predecessor Pope Formosus exhumed, tried, de-fingered, briefly reburied, and thrown in the Tiber.[1]
Pope John XII (955–964), who gave land to a mistress, murdered several people, and was killed by a man who caught him in bed with his wife.
Pope Benedict IX (1032–1044, 1045, 1047–1048), who "sold" the Papacy
Pope Boniface VIII (1294–1303), who is lampooned in Dante's Divine Comedy
Pope Urban VI (1378–1389), who complained that he did not hear enough screaming when Cardinals who had conspired against him were tortured.[2]
Pope Alexander VI (1492–1503), a Borgia, who was guilty of nepotism and whose unattended corpse swelled until it could barely fit in a coffin.[3]
Pope Leo X (1513–1521), a spendthrift member of the Medici family who once spent 1/7 of his predecessors' reserves on a single ceremony[4]
Pope Clement VII (1523–1534), also a Medici, whose power-politicking with France, Spain, and Germany got Rome sacked.
Post#3: that is so true!
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