Cosmic in dimension, Eucharist transforms us.
SSND Call to Solidarity, October 24, 2007
 

In his apostolic exhortation, Sacramentum Caritatis (Sacrament of Charity), Pope Benedict XVI writes that the Eucharist is not only a mystery to be believed and celebrated, but also a mystery to be lived and proclaimed in our daily lives. The Eucharist transforms us. We are changed more and more into the image and likeness of Christ by our participation in the eucharistic celebration. Eucharist transforms us to become a living proclamation of Christ and his love.

“By sharing in the sacrifice of the Cross,” said the Pope, “the Christian partakes of Christ’s self-giving love and is equipped and committed to live this same charity in all his thoughts and deeds” (n. 82). “The love that we celebrate in the sacrament is not something we can keep to ourselves. By its very nature it demands to be shared with all. What the world needs is God’s love; it needs to encounter Christ and to believe in him . . .. We too must be able to tell our brothers and sisters with conviction: ‘That which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you may have fellowship with us’” (1 Jn 1: 3). Christ, whose life is constantly nourished in us by the Eucharist, is proclaimed and made known to others by our Christian love.

Believe and celebrate the mystery. Make your entire life a proclamation of Christ.
 

 

 


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