Catholic reflections, By Ryan Pinto

 

Topic: Holy Eucharist

Dear brothers and sisters as we are Catholics, we receive Holy Eucharist in the church regularly may be once a week or once a month or once a year. It is one of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church which every catholic has to follow. The Holy Eucharist in sacraments stands at third that is after the sacrament of Baptism and sacrament of reconciliation or confession.

 

For without confession we cannot receive Holy Eucharist. For those who want to receive Holy Eucharist have to go for confession to be cleansed by their sins. Holy Eucharist is very important for all of us dear brothers and sister for it is a way of welcoming Jesus through faith in body, mind and spirit.

We are blessed that we can receive Eucharist when we participate in the Holy mass. We are welcoming Jesus in our heart and not for the sake of receiving habitually.

 

There are three parts where we have to see whether we are worthy the holy Eucharist.

1. Confession

Confession: - this very important for us Catholics for without confession we cannot receive Holy Eucharist because when we sin we are unclean so to be cleansed through the grace of God we have to go for confession before receiving Holy Eucharist. For mercy of God is confession and grace of God is His body and blood that is Holy Eucharist.

Dear brothers and sisters we are now a days we are offending God and not receiving the Holy Eucharist worthily. Why?

Because of not going for confession before taking Holy Eucharist especially when in mortal sin, for dear brothers and sisters mortal sins are displeaseful in the sight of God for it is a great disgrace to God and it creates a boundary between us and God and receiving Holy Eucharist without going for confession when in mortal sin creates another mortal sin which too costly for us

So let not take Holy Eucharist in an unworthy manner, let make up our mind to go mass every week on Saturday after 5 pm  or Sunday any time if we don’t attend it will become a mortal sin. Dear brothers and sisters let us always love God and obey his commandments and go for confessions regularly.

 

2. 1 hour gap of food or taste drink before we receive Eucharist {except water}.

1 hour gap of food or taste drink {except water}: dear brothers and sisters Jesus giving us a very small time to keep away from food or taste drinks before receiving Holy Eucharist like tea or coffee etc. for an hour fasting if we can’t do then what is the use for us.

 

3. Receiving Holy Eucharist

for this is important dear brothers and sisters we have to get the first Holy Eucharist, to get it we go for catechism when we are young ,for without learning the order of the mass and how to receive Holy Eucharist we cannot receive Holy Eucharist for we have to receive the Holy Eucharist every time we attend the holy mass.

For many people never go confessions nor never receive Holy Eucharist nor go at least for mass every week for many years dear brothers let us not be lazy in spiritual life and for receiving Holy Eucharist because God is giving us everything to escape purgatory or hell.

 

We have to follow whatever Jesus tell us to do to receive Holy Eucharist which will separates us from sin and gives new chance of Jesus entering our heart. For God is the source of our strength through the receiving of Holy Eucharist. Dear brothers and sisters let us not offend and disgrace the power of Holy Eucharist and confession. Receiving Eucharist is an advantage for human beings to prepare themselves to live like a child of God in His Kingdom. Amen.