A Mystery to Be Lived

The Eucharist is the apex of our faith, witnessing the transubstantiation of bread and wine to the body and blood of our resurrected Savior, and receiving Him. 

A Perfect Act of Love – by Servant of God Cora Evans

“How wonderful a gift You have given us, Thyself in the Blessed Sacrament, dwelling among us as our companion through the sacrifice of the Mass. 

“How can I thank You, Jesus, for the privilege, the honor, and the blessings You have given me to be present at the sublime miracle of miracles now about to be performed in Thy birth, Thy death, and Thy resurrection? Any word or gesture of mine seems useless . . . 

“In a moment of time in the atmosphere of quiet continuous prayer, I suddenly understood the threefold meaning of Christ’s life before us in the Little White Host. His birth on the altar—a birth of new life and light into us who receive Him. His death—a spiritual death for ourselves, that we might die daily to the world and its pleasures. His resurrection—that we may show forth His life of the resurrection through our bodies with every word, gesture, and deed.” 

You Are a Living Chalice of God – by Servant of God Cora Evans

“My desire is to be a constant companion in the souls of My friends, and unless they receive Me in the Eucharistic Bread, where I am in Person, I cannot thus be with them except in memory or desire. I desire My creatures to know that I am real, and am a lonesome God on earth, because My Humanity is not known, nor believed, nor lived, yet every generation has heard My words of desire, ‘My delights are to be with the children of men.’ 

“My creatures fail to understand, they are each one a living chalice, the chalice or actual home of the Holy Spirit. And that living chalice was blessed and consecrated with the greatest care and devotion, greater even than the golden chalice used in the Holy Mass.” 

Silent Reflection and Discernment 

How does carrying the very presence of Christ within you and being a “living chalice of God” change how you view yourself and your role in His mission? 

The Pivotal Players in My Life

“I will not leave you desolate; I will come to you . . . in that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you . . . ”
—Jesus (Jn 14:18-21) 

“Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?” —Saint Paul (1 Cor 3:16) 

“This wonderful union, which is properly called the Indwelling, differs only in degree, or state, from that which beautifies the saints in Heaven.”
—Saint Augustine 

“Grace is simply God’s life, the Divine life in us.” —Saint Ignatius of Loyola 

“I want Jesus so to draw me into the flames of His love, so to make me one with Himself, that He may live and act in me.”
—Saint Therese of Lisieux 

“Am I truly united with Jesus as I should be so that I can say with Saint Paul, I live, it is no longer I that live, but Christ who lives in me?”
—Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta 

“Through us He uses our bodies to accomplish His works of mercy and love. We are His holy dwelling places. Let us strive for the greater perfection in the knowledge of the indwelling.” —Servant of God Cora Evans 

“To be a Christian is to live Christ completely—to think Christ, to act Christ, breathe Christ – to be another Christ in this world that need Him so much.”
—Father Frank Parrish, S.J. 

Silent Reflection and Discernment 

Who are the pivotal players in your life and what is it about them that influences your thoughts and behavior?