May 01 2020
This is a hard
teaching. Even many Catholics don’t
believe in the True Presence of the Eucharist. If God can become man in a woman’s
womb, why couldn’t God become flesh in bread?
God’s ways are mysterious. I
sometimes wonder why some church going Catholics do not believe in the True
Presence. Why are they in church, then?
Could they hope to
believe, one day? I don’t think they are just being stubborn and refuse to
believe. They are trying to be good Catholics. Maybe they believe what Jesus
says, “This is the bread that came down
from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this
bread will live forever.” but intellectually they just can’t accept Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood… Is it like your mother telling you not to
touch the hot stove, and you believe her without actual experience?
I think the answer is divine
grace. Divine grace is divine influence
to help us understand. This is what many
don’t seem to have. They need to pray
for it. They need to be open and humble and
ask for the grace of wisdom and understanding that the Eucharist is truly the Flesh
and Blood of Jesus.
We, ourselvles, also
need to pray, Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief.
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