Today is a day of thanksgiving and joy because the Lord has chosen to stay with us to nourish us, to strengthen us, so that we never feel alone. The Holy Eucharist is the viaticum, the food for the long journey of life towards true Life. Jesus accompanies us and strengthens us here on earth, which is like a shadow compared to the reality that awaits us; and earthly food is a pale image of the nourishment we receive in Communion. The Holy Eucharist opens our hearts to a completely new reality.
Although we celebrate this feast once a year, in reality the Church proclaims every day this most blessed truth: He gives Himself to us daily as food and remains in our Tabernacles to be the strength and hope of a new life, without end and without limit. It is a mystery always alive and current.
Lord, thank you for staying with us. What would have become of us without You? Where would we go to restore our strength, to ask for relief? How easy you make the path from the Tabernacle!
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