Not On Bread Alone

One of the means of living the Eastery Mystery is the gift of the Eucharist, the meal and the sacrifice, the summit and center of Christian life. When we come to the Liturgy of the Eucharist, we are able to access the meal at which Jesus gave us his body and blood, as well as the sacrifice on Calvary, where Jesus gave his body and blood in expiation for the sins of us all. He truly feeds us with the "finest wheat and honey from the rock." (Ps 81: 17). It is the bread of life which satisfies our hunger, and gives us the strength for every step of our life's journey. It is the bread that surpasses the "earthly bread" which sustains our physical life and enables us to have an intimate relationship with Jesus. Frequent contact with Jesus through the reception of Holy Communion helps us "acquire more mastery over ourselves, become less touchy and sensitive, more generous in our undertakings, more patient in suffering, more faithful to our good resolutions and more indifferent to the esteem or contempt of others, more obedient to the impulses of divine grace and more ready for all the sacrifices God asks of us." (Fr. Jean-Nicolas Grou, S.J.). The Easter Season, which continues until June 12, is an excellent time to make an effort to attend weekday Mass, as many did during Lent, in preparation for Easter. Now is the time to LIVE Easter by partaking of the REAL BREAD that promises eternal life.
Bro. Rene