Eucharistic Reflection - Encountering Our Lord in Adoration
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“I warmly encourage the faithful
to adore Christ, present in the Blessed Sacrament of the altar, letting Him
heal our consciences and purify us, enlighten us and unite us. In their
encounter with Him, Christians will find strength for their spiritual life and
their mission in the world. In fact, in communing heart to heart with the
divine Teacher, they will discover the Father's infinite love and will be true
worshipers in spirit and in truth. Their faith in him will be revitalized; they
will enter into God's mystery and be profoundly transformed by Christ. In their
trials and in joys, they will conform their life to the mystery of our
Saviour's Cross and Resurrection. . . . Every day they will become more and
more sons and daughters in the Son. Then, love will be spread through them in
human hearts, in order to build up the Body of Christ which is the Church to
establish a society of justice, peace and brotherhood. They will be
intercessors for all humanity, because every soul which is lifted up to God
also lifts up the world and mysteriously contributes to the salvation freely offered
by our Father in heaven.”
(Message of Pope John Paul 11 on the 100th Anniversary
of the Consecration of the Human Race to the Divine Heart of Jesus - June 4,
1999)