Eucharistic Consecration of the Diocese of Superior (Part – 3)

This article is from Bishop Powers’ Aug. 5 letter to clergy, parish and Catholic school leaders. In St. John’s Gospel, Jesus says “I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing. (John 15:5)” I pray that this Eucharistic consecration will ground us in that truth and enable us to ever more fruitfully rely on the graces that flow from abiding in Christ in the Holy Mass and Eucharistic Adoration. I pray that the 33 days that we will undertake in preparation for this will truly be a pilgrimage. In this Jubilee Year of Hope this is a most fitting journey to make. After all, Jesus Christ IS our hope. And our surrender to him makes that hope secure. A pilgrimage is a journey designed to reorient our lives: we commit to prayer, penance, and transformation. It is not intended for our comfort, but for our conversion. Accordingly, reception of the Sacrament of Reconciliation along the way toward consecration would be a worthy consideration for all.      Father Maria Joseph Kodiganti