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The greatest of the Seven Sacraments is the most Holy Eucharist. Eucharist means Thanksgiving. The Holy Eucharist is a sacrament and a sacrifice. In the Holy Eucharist, under the appearances of bread and wine, the Lord Jesus is contained, offered, and received. In every Mass during the consecration, by the action of the Holy Spirit and the words and actions of the priest, bread and wine become the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ. Do we see Jesus? No, but it is really Jesus the priest holds up for adoration after the consecration. The appearances of bread and wine remain but the substance is changed into Jesus’ own Body and Blood. We truly receive Jesus in Holy Communion! The smallest particle of the consecrated host is the whole and entire Jesus! Jesus gave us this Sacrament because He loves us so much that He wants to come into our hearts. Why do we believe this is truly Jesus? Because Jesus Himself told us so! “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them.” (Jn 6: 53-56). The Eucharist is worth more than the whole created universe because it is GOD. The children of Fatima knew that the Eucharist was Jesus’ own Body and Blood. They called the Eucharist the “hidden Jesus”- hidden from their sight but truly present. Pray for faith in the Eucharist. And then love the Eucharist! Make visits to the Eucharistic Jesus in tabernacle! Receive Jesus in Holy Communion frequently and fervently! Ask Our Blessed Mother to help you receive Jesus with all the love and devotion that is in her Immaculate Heart! Then, like Mary’s Heart, your heart will become a living tabernacle of Jesus the Lord!
