Holy Eucharist, A great mystery

Since August 2010 to August 2011 has been declared as the year of the Holy Eucharist in the Archdiocese of Colombo by His Grace the Archbishop, Most Rev Dr Malcolm Ranjith, I thought of sharing some enriching information I gathered about the Holy Eucharist with our readers.

As we all know Padre Pio (now St Pio of Pietrelcina) bore the wounds of our Lord Jesus Christ for fifty long years. During the last months of his life, the only sustenance and support he had was the Holy Eucharist. He no longer ate anything. Holy Communion for him was life. He once said, "My mouth tasted all the sweetness of the Immaculate Flesh of the Son of God. How happy Jesus Makes me!...... I can do nothing but weep and repeat Jesus my food! Jesus my food!......"

He also said, "The world could go on even without the sun, but it cannot go on without the Holy Mass."

"Fly in spirit to the Tabernacle, when you cannot go there in body and there, express your ardent desires. Speak to, pray to and embrace the Beloved of souls, more than if you had been able to receive Him, Sacramentally."

Letters III pg 452

"Padre Pio and the Eucharist" - Published for the year of the Eucharist 2004-2005

Eversince I read a booklet entitled "Live..... The Holy Mass"- the Testimony of Catalina Rivas (as dictated by Lord Jesus and Mother Mary on the celebration of the Holy Eucharist), the Holy Mass has become more meaningful than before, now I cherish and enjoy every minute of this great Miracle.

Words of the Virgin Mary on "The Holy Mass"

* "....... during no apparition, nor in any other place am I present longer than at the Holy Mass you will always find me at the foot of the Altar where the Eucharist is celebrated."

* Why must you all arrive at the last moment? This is the greatest of all Miracles."

At the offertory

"This is the moment in which your Guardian Angel carries your offerings and petitions before the Altar of the Lord."

At the consecration

"It seems strange to you seeing me a little behind Monsignor, does it not? This is how it should be....... Notwithstanding how much my son loves me, He has not given me the dignity that he gives a priest, of being able to bring My Son in my hands daily, as the priestly hands do. Because of this I feel such profound respect for a priest and for the whole miracle that God carries out through a priest, that I am compelled to kneel here."

* When the priest raised the sacred host, by instinct Catalina was about to bow her head and Our Lady said, Do not look down. Look up to view and contemplate Him. Cross your gaze with his and say the Fatima Prayer."

"This is the miracle of miracles. Time and space do not exist for the Lord, and at the moment of consecration all the assembly is taken to the foot of calvary at the instant of crucifixion of Jesus."

At the moment of the celebrant's communion

"This is the moment to pray for the celebrant and the priests who accompany him. Repeat along with me," Lord, bless them, sanctify them, help them, purify them, love them, take care of them and sustain them with your love..... Remember all the priests in the world. Pray for all consecrated souls......"

Words of Jesus during "The Holy Mass"

When we were about to pray the Our Father, the Lord spoke for the first time during the celebration.

"........ At this moment I want you to bring to mind that person or persons who have done you the most harm during your life, so that you may embrace them close to your bosom and say 'In the name of Jesus I forgive you and wish you peace."

"I instituted the Holy Eucharist. I wanted to remain with you until the end of time." "I have died for love and I am risen. For love I await each one of you....... but you do not realize that I need your love."

At Communion

"Wait a moment, I want you to observe something." (Catalina says when the priest placed the sacred host on the tongue of a lady, something like a flash of light went right through that lady).

The Lord said, "This is how I am pleased to embrace a soul who comes with a clean heart to receive me!"

After communion

(The Lord made Catalina listen to a lady who had just returned to her seat after communion. She was asking the Lord for a whole load of favours for her family).

Jesus said in a sad tone, "Did you notice, not once did she tell me that she love me.

Not once did she say, "Thank you Lord." It has been a litany of requests.......almost all of those who come to receive me are like that."

At the end of the mass

"Do not run away as soon as mass is over, stay a moment in my company. Enjoy it and let me enjoy yours.

You should exceed the Angels and Archangels in virtue because they do not have the joy of receiving me as nourishment as you do."

Catalina adds....... "The next time you go to holy mass, live it.

I know that the Lord will fulfil for you his promise that, "your mass will never again be the same as before."

I endorse, "My mass has not been the same since August 08, 2010, the day on which I read this booklet."

More information on the above, available on the web at www.LoveAndMercy.org

Imojen Mel