Sunday, February 19, 2012

The Blessed Sacrament ~ The Grace of Intimacy With Jesus

 "The Eucharist is the ineffable sacrament!"  ~Pope John Paul II
 
"What, we might ask, is the special sacramental grace that Christ gives through the Eucharist as presence-sacrament?  It is the grace of intimacy with Himself.  It is the grace of experiencing His nearness.  It is the grace of quiet certainty that Jesus is here, with me;  that He cares."  
 ~Servant of God, Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., The Triple Sacrament of the Eucharist
 
 
 
 "...though He will confer something of this grace (the grace of intimacy with Himself) on everyone who believes in the Real Presence, He will literally pour out these blessings on those who believe strongly and simply, and who act on their faith by all the ways that a loving faith can devise."
 ~Servant of God, Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., The Triple Sacrament of the Eucharist

 
  
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