Worth Revisiting - Eucharistic Reflection - What If...If...If...Turn to the Eucharist

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Here is my contribution this week:

Eucharistic Reflection - What If...If...If...Turn to the Eucharist 

 

(Originally posted on December 15, 2015)

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“If the poison of pride is swelling up in you, turn to the Eucharist; and that Bread, which is your God humbling and disguising Himself, will teach you humility. If the fever of selfish greed rages in you, feed on this Bread; and you will learn generosity. If the cold wind of coveting withers you, hasten to the Bread of Angels; and charity will come to blossom in your heart. If you feel the itch of intemperance, nourish yourself with the Flesh and Blood of Christ, Who practiced heroic self-control during His earthly life; and you will become temperate. If you are lazy and sluggish about spiritual things, strengthen yourself with this heavenly Food; and you will grow fervent. Lastly, if you feel scorched by the fever of impurity, go to the banquet of the Angels; and the spotless Flesh of Christ will make you pure and chaste.”

(St Cyril of Alexandria as quoted by Father Stefano Manelli, OFM  CONV. In Jesus Our Eucharistic Love)