September 4
"O God, Who in a wonderful Sacrament hast bequeathed to us the memorial of Thy Passion, Grant we pray that we may so venerate the sacred mysteries of Thy Body and Blood, as to continually experience within us the fruit of Thy Redemption. Amen.”
-Prayer of St. Peter Julian Eymard
Today’s Reflection:
How can you receive the Body and Blood of Christ with greater faith, hope and love?
September 3
"They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer, because they do not confess that the Eucharist is the flesh of our Savior Jesus Christ, flesh which suffered for our sins and which the Father, in his goodness, raised up again.”
-St. Ignatius of Antioch, Letter to Smyrnaeans (110 AD)
Today’s Reflection:
Do you think believing in the Real Presence is more our less difficult today than it was for people in the time of St. Ignatius? Why or why not?
September 2
"I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
-John 6:51
Today’s Reflection:
Many of Jesus's disciples found this teaching so difficult that they left Him. Take time today to read and ponder the entire chapter of John 6. What does it speak to your heart?
September 1
"Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord. Let a man examine himself, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For any one who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment upon himself. That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died."
-1 Corinthians 11:23 - 30
Today’s Reflection:
How do we discern the body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist? What is St. Paul telling the early Church of Corinth?
July 1
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you."
-Jeremiah 1:5
Today’s Reflection:
Everything about me was God's deliberate choice - even my gender. Are there any issues I need to resolve about my femininity?
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