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All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri

A Deeper Eucharistic Encounter: 3 Ways

All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri

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🗓️ 29 May 2018

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Do you take the Eucharist for granted? Yes, we know it's the Real Presence and that we "have to go" to Mass each week, but do we long for the Eucharist like the early Christians did?

As we approach the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, Edward Sri reflects on three ways we can rise above the routine and deepen our devotion to Jesus in the Eucharist. Recorded in Rome, he sums up three reflections based on the early Christian devotion to the Eucharist that he shared with his pilgrims this past week in Rome.

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Edward Sree, and welcome to all things things Catholic where real faith meets real life.

0:19.1

Hi I'm Edward Sree and welcome to this special edition of all things Catholic. I am here

0:24.2

in the beautiful city of Rome on the last day of our eight day pilgrimage to

0:29.7

this city and it is a Sunday evening. The sun is setting on the beautiful cobblestone streets

0:35.1

and I'm walking in a little neighborhood near St. Peter's near the Borgo-Pio area and

0:40.8

just reflecting on all that we were able to do this last week. and just

0:45.0

looking backwards though, I'm looking forward here.

0:48.0

I'm looking forward here. I'm looking forward to where the church is drawing our attention now

0:51.0

in these wonderful weeks after the Easter season where the church

0:55.3

gets us to contemplate the mystery of things like the Holy Trinity or the Sacred

1:00.1

Heart. We're getting ready for next week's big celebration and that is the feast

1:04.4

of Corpus Christi as we give thanks to God for the gift he gave us of Jesus's

1:11.8

very body and blood in the Holy Eucharist. And you know when you

1:17.0

come to a place like Rome, whether you're traveling from the United States or Canada or

1:21.6

Australia, you can't help, but just end up in greater wonder and in Thanksgiving

1:28.8

for an appreciation for the Eucharist. It is something that sometimes we can take for granted

1:35.0

when we're in our normal routines and back at home in our ordinary daily lives.

1:41.5

We sometimes realize well I know yeah the Eucharist is an

1:44.4

important thing. I know Jesus is present in the Eucharist. I know adoration is

1:48.0

important and I know I have to go to Mass every Sunday and I have to go on

1:52.2

holy days of obligation but even that language I

1:55.0

have to go to mass that also speaks to a certain taking for granted of this

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