The Holy Eucharist

Christ instituted the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper, the night before He died.

The fulfillment of The Promise (John 6:48-59) took place at the Last Supper (The Institution). Please continue to read...

SCRIPTURE:

1: The Promise

I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that a man may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live for ever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh.” The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you; he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats me will live because of me. This is the bread which came down from heaven, not such as the fathers ate and died; he who eats this bread will live for ever.” This he said in the synagogue, as he taught at Caper′na-um. John 6:48-59

2: The Institution

Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you; for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. Matthew 26:26-28

And as they were eating, he took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. And he said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. Mark 14:22-24

And he took bread, and when he had given thanks he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” And likewise the cup after supper, saying, “This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood. Luke 22:19-20

For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 1 Corinthians 11:23-25

Christ instituted the Holy Eucharist in this way:

He took bread, blessed and broke it, and giving it to His apostles, said: "Take and eat; this is My body;"

then, He took a cup of wine, blessed it, and giving it to them, said: "All of you drink of this; for this is My blood of the new covenant which is being shed for many unto the forgiveness of sins;"

finally, He gave His apostles the commission: "Do this in remembrance of Me."

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ABOUT THE SACRIFICE OF THE MASS

The Holy Eucharist is a sacrament and a sacrifice.

The power to offer The Mass is the greatest power of a Catholic Priest.

Christ is truly present in the Holy Eucharist.

The word "Eucharist" means Thanksgiving.

The more fervently one participates in the celebration of the Mass, the more graces will one receive.

but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues for ever. Consequently he is able for all time to save those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. Hebrews 7:24–25

In every celebration of the Mass Jesus Christ, offers Himself to His Heavenly Father, through His Priest.

Jesus continually lives to make intercession for us, offering to the Father, on our behalf, Himself, on the Cross.

💠On the Cross Christ alone offered Himself. In the Mass He offers Himself through His Priest.

💠Jesus paid the price for our redemption. Jesus, in the Mass, applies to us the merits of His Sacrifice on the Cross.

💠The best method of assisting at Mass is to unite with the Priest in offering the Holy Sacrifice (the response below), and to receive Holy Communion.

After the Offertory 

The Priest: "Pray, brethren, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God the Father Almighty."

Our Response: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of His name, for our good and the good of all His holy Church.

When we are in The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, we are participating in the sacrifice of Christ on Calvary but in a bloodless manner. 

(In the Mass the Principal Priest and the Victim is the same, Jesus Christ.) The Benefits - which continue into eternity.

On the Cross Christ physically shed His Blood and Died.

In the celebration of the Mass there is no shedding of blood, there is no death. Christ can die no more!

The appearances of bread and wine remain in the Holy Eucharist, we can see Christ only with the eyes of faith.

Christ made the Apostles Priests at the Last Supper by saying to them: "Do this in remembrance of Me."

When a Priest pronounces the words of Eucharistic consecration at Mass, the bread and wine, by the power of the Holy Spirit, are changed into the Body and Blood of Christ, which were given for us in sacrifice.

The change of the entire substance of the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ is called Transubstantiation.

When the Priest pronounces the words of Eucharistic consecration, He is said to do so in the Person of Christ. It is Christ speaking through the words of His Priest, “This is my Body,” and “This is my Blood.”

The Old Testament sacrifices could never take away sins, but the sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross DOES. We participate in this sacrifice when we participate in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

Jesus gave us Himself in the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist; He gave us His Body and Blood as Food for our souls.

To receive Holy Communion worthily it is necessary to be free from mortal sin.

To receive more abundantly the graces of Holy Communion we should strive to be most fervent and to free ourselves from deliberate venial sin.

After Holy Communion, we must thank Jesus for coming into our hearts. We must pray to Jesus, for blessings for ourselves and others.

We should be Thankful to Our Lord in the Holy Eucharist-Blessed Sacrament, by visiting Him often, by our reverence in Church and by our reverence in the Prayer (Adoration) Room.

Jesus humbles Himself because He loves us. Jesus’ love urges us to love everyone.

The chief effects of a worthy Holy Communion are:

first: a closer union with Our Lord and a more fervent love of God and of our neighbour;

second: an increase of sanctifying grace;

third: preservation from mortal sin and the remission of venial sin;

fourth: the lessening of our inclinations to sin and the help to practice good works.

It is wonderful to receive Holy Communion often, even daily, because this intimate union with Jesus Christ, is the greatest aspect of our life.

Paul in Galatians 2:20 says: I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 

Jesus comes into our heart to strengthen us and to be with us in our struggles and in our journey through life.

As we come to Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, He will give us the grace and strength that we need.

Jesus in Matthew 11:28 says - Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

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My Prayers at the celebration of the MASS: -

1.Priest: Let us Pray.

I pray for all the order and ranks of our Priests and nuns for their protection from all evils and people with evil thoughts. I pray for their protection from all infections, virus, diseases, covid and its variants.

I pray keep them Lord, in Your grace Your will, Your Holiness.

I pray suffer me Lord, for the love of You, suffer me for the love of ...

2.The Offertory:

• (I offer up my fears, my worries, my brokenness, my health, my confusion, my mental health. I lay my life at Your Feet oh Lord.)
• (I pray bringing in the Universal Church, I pray offering all of us God's children from around the world. 

I offer to God, all the lives of the poor in the world. 

I offer to God, all the people from the war-torn countries.

I bring in all the people facing natural calamities.

I bring in all the people who are suffering.

I bring in all the families offering all their pain, their miseries and their feeling of abandonment.

I offer to God all of our lives, the worries, our weaknesses, our failures, our miseries, our brokenness, our lack of faith, our lack of love, our lack of wanting to share our resources and our failure to come in reverence of God.

3.Priest: TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT,...

I begin with, By Your Precious Body and Blood...

I pray for all the orders and ranks of our Priests and Nuns.

I pray for Pope Francis, Cardinal Oswald Gracias

I pray for our Bishops, and I pray for my Mt. Carmel Priests, Fr. Reuben, (Fr. Daniel), Fr. Christopher, Fr. Joe, Fr. Vernon and Fr. John.

I pray for all of their good health and healing from all sickness. (This is a short version; I pray more deeply afterwards. This prayer I pray at torpedo speed.)

I pray for myself and my family too.

  Priest: TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU AND DRINK FROM IT,..

I pray by Your Precious Body and Blood...

Here I pray for this person for complete healing and for Peace and happiness in her family life.

4.Priest: Welcome into your kingdom our departed brothers and sisters,

I pray, Oh Lord, until i come to participate in the next celebration of the mass, I offer this mass and all the mass's offered universally for the souls in Purgatory and the souls that will leave this world today. I pray for Your mercy on all that all be saved. Suffer me for the love of You, oh Lord, Suffer me for the love of all souls that all be saved. Not a single soul be lost. Thank You, Lord. 

5. Priest: The Lord’s Prayer: - Our Father

'Give us this day, our Daily Bread!' - I quickly pause and each and every time, I pray Abba Father, please give me Jesus!

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After having received Jesus in communion, at the end of the first mass. I begin my prayer:-

1. I pray for all the orders and ranks of our Priests and Nuns. (In this way I leave no one out)

I pray for our Pope Francis

For Cardinal Oswald Gracias and

Bishop John, Bishop Dominic Savio, Bishop Barthol, Bishop Allwyn and Bishop Agnelo

I pray for my Mt. Carmel Priests, Fr. Reuben, Fr, Christopher, Fr. Joe, Fr. Vernon and Fr. John.

I pray for all of the Priests I know by name and then I pray for the Priests I know by face. I try to remember everybody and then I pray Lord if I have forgotten to mention anybody, I pray for them too.

I pray also for all our sick and aged Priests and Nuns. I pray for our dying Priests and Nuns.
I pray for their good health.
I pray Lord, keep all order and ranks of our Priests and Nuns in Your Grace, Your Will, Your Holiness.

2. Then I pray for my family (everybody) and friends and neighbours.

   (all by names)

    

3. I pray for all of Gods children and

For all the family members and loved ones of all orders and ranks of our Priests and nuns.

4. I continue with praying: -

Pray for all the innocent in the world.

Pray for the aborted babies (murdered victims).

Pray for the victims of war, victims of brutal-violent attacks, rape victims and murdered victims.

For those who are travelling

For those who are getting married

For those who are having a surgery

I pray for mercy, oh Lord: - On all the poor in the world (and people from poor countries), for all the people from war torn countries.

That there are fulltime jobs for all.

That all people have 3 times food to eat

That all people have clean water to drink and water for their basic necessities.

For clothing-that no man suffers the harshness of the weather.

I pray that when death of a loved one occurs in a family, God fills each member of the family with His strength.

That all families have a roof above their head, that which they call HOME.

I pray Your mercy Lord, for we have sinned!

 

FOR ALL, I pray this prayer: -

I pray for their protection from all evils and
I pray for their protection from people with evil thoughts.
I pray for their protection from all infections, viruses, diseases, corona virus and its variants.
I pray for their protection from all calamities, disasters, drastic things, accidents, tragedies-incidents.
I pray for their good night sleep and I pray that when it is their time to leave the world, I pray for them a good, happy and peaceful death.
I pray for all of their good health and healing too.
I pray for Your mercy, Your compassion, Your goodness, Your love, Your kindness, Your energy, Your strength, surround them all, all throught the day and all the days of their lives. 

Keep them oh Lord, in Your grace, Your will,
Suffer me for the Love of You, Oh Lord!
Suffer me for the Love of all their souls, oh Lord!
Let no soul be lost, oh Lord!

When i come to the end of my prayer, the Spirit of God, asks me to conclude my prayer and i do so with these words: -

I pray for PEACE in my family, Peace in our Universal Church, Peace in the world and I pray for brotherly love!