1380. It is highly fitting that Christ should have wanted to remain present to his Church in this unique way. Since Christ was about to take his departure from his own in his visible form, he wanted to give us his sacramental presence; since he was about to offer himself on the cross to save us, he wanted us to have the memorial of the love with which he loved us “to the end,”207 even to the giving of his life. In his Eucharistic presence he remains mysteriously in our midst as the one who loved us and gave himself up for us,208 and he remains under signs that express and communicate this love:
The Church and the world have a great need for Eucharistic worship. Jesus awaits us in this sacrament of love. Let us not refuse the time to go to meet him in adoration, in contemplation full of faith, and open to making amends for the serious offenses and crimes of the world. Let our adoration never cease.209
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
514. To what type of work does every person have a right?
48. How does the Church express her trinitarian faith?
579. What is the place of the Our Father in the Scriptures?
321. What are the sacraments at the service of communion and mission?
532. What does Jesus call for in poverty of spirit?
420. What is the New Law or the Law of the Gospel?
561. What is the role of the Holy Spirit in prayer?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What does the statement “God so loved the world that he gave his son” in John 3:16 mean?
What is the lesson taught in Philippians 4:10-13 about finding contentment in all circumstances?
What is the importance of gratitude in the Christian life, according to the first letter to Timothy?
What do the passages in Daniel 7 and 11 teach us about the rise of the antichrist?
How does Job 38:1-11 reveal God’s sovereignty in the midst of suffering?
What can we learn about the growth of the early church in Jerusalem from Acts 2:41-47?
