I think of St Vincent de Paul whose memory we recall in the liturgy the day after tomorrow. He would say: “what joy to serve the person of Jesus Christ in his poor body!” I think also about Blessed Mother Teresa, founder of the Missionaries of Charity, who loved Jesus in the poorest of the poor and who received and contemplated him each day in the consecrated Host.”
“We can render many and multiple forms of service to our neighbour in everyday life. The Eucharist thus becomes the font of spiritual energy which renews the world in the love of Christ. The saints are exemplary witnesses of this love; they drew from the Eucharist the strength of active and often heroic charity.
“I think of St Vincent de Paul whose memory we recall in the liturgy the day after tomorrow. He would say: “what joy to serve the person of Jesus Christ in his poor body!” I think also about Blessed Mother Teresa, founder of the Missionaries of Charity, who loved Jesus in the poorest of the poor and who received and contemplated him each day in the consecrated Host.”
“First and above all the saints, divine charity filled the heart of the Virgin Mary. After the Annunciation, prompted by He who she carried in her womb, the Mother of the Word Incarnate quickly went to visit her cousin Elizabeth. Let us pray so that every Christian, nourishing himself with the Body and Blood of the Lord, may grow ever more in love for God and in generous service to his brothers.
