Jesus Christ is Truth!

Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior, is really Present in every Host consecrated by a duly ordained Catholic priest--BECAUSE JESUS SAID SO! At the Last Supper Jesus said the words that changed bread and wine into His Body and Blood and instructed His apostles, His first priests, to do the same in remembrance of Him. By the power vested in them by Jesus, through His Church in the Sacrament of Holy Orders, His priests still stand in His place and repeat those same words with the same effect.

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The Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ are hidden under the humble disguise of a wafer of bread. Jesus asks us to believe this truth just as He asked His first apostles and disciples. He also told us that those who believe without seeing will be blessed.

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St. Francis of Assisi said about Jesus, "Every day He humbles Himself just as He did when He came down from His heavenly throne into the Virgin's womb; every day He comes to us and lets us see Him in lowliness when He descends from the bosom of the Father into the hands of the priest at the altar."

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Jesus is Truth! If we cannot believe what He says is true, then whom can we believe? I choose to believe Jesus. I don't know of anyone else who died on a Cross for me. Why should I not believe Him above all others?

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In our Catholic churches and chapels we have the opportunity to come in faith before our God and King! He makes Himself available for everyone without distinction. He welcomes each one with infinite love, as if they were the only one in the whole world that He had to lavish His love and attention upon.

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There is a tendency in human nature to take blessings for granted, as if they are deserved or merited. There is also a tendency to strive after what is scarce, expensive, or hard-to-get. Has Jesus made Himself too readily available to be appreciated by most of the people that He gave His life for?

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"Everyone is ready to run after the latest novelty...but as for Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament, He is deserted and forsaken..." That is how St. Jean Vianney, newly designated patron of all priests, saw the situation in his time. In our day, can we say it is much better? There is a growing interest in and practice of Eucharistic adoration, but far from the groundswell that Jesus deserves.

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If we could see Jesus in His glory as He really is, and faith were not required, would there be room in our Catholic churches and chapels for all who would want to be close to Him? Those who feel the call to come to Him now in faith are blessed much more than they can fully appreciate. It is a great gift of grace, best not to be ignored.

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Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ, Eternal High Priest, Mother of all priests, and our Mother, help us respond generously to the Holy Spirit's request, through the voice of His Church, to offer up to God Eucharistic adoration for priests. Amen.