Our Lady of Mercy Eucharistic Reflections

Reflection is important and even necessary for the spiritual life. “Reflection” comes from a Latin word meaning “to bend back.”

With the Eucharist, the Bread of Life, Jesus gave his disciples, and each of us, a power of love that knows no limits and that is efficacious in every human condition. All we are and all that we become are rooted in this sacrifice of love. The Eucharist is both gift and command.

Reflection: A Necessity of the Spiritual Life

As Christians we know that we need Christ to be present in our lives. He is our very sustenance as he reminded us: unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you (Jn 6:53). 5.

The Lord accompanies us in many ways, but none as profound as when we encounter him in the Eucharist. On our journey toward eternal life, Christ nourishes us with his very self. (The Mystery of the Eucharist, USCCB January 2022)

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