THE EUCHARIST IS A SACRIFICE (part -1)

WE ARE ALL SINNERS. I have taken these articles from the US Catholic Bishops’ document, The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church. The fallout of our First Parents’ ‘Original Sin’ is like a virus that taints every human action. However, the grace we receive by sharing in Christ’s once-for-all Sacrifice is like a firewall that can protect us from sin. Each time we worthily partake of the Eucharist, we are given a ‘dose’ of the graces Christ won for us by His Passion, Death and Resurrection. No wonder our First Pope, Saint Peter, could boldly and joyfully proclaim, “By his wounds you have been healed.” [1 Peter 2:24]. To understand how by sharing in the Eucharistic Elements we gain such a great Gift, we need to recall salvation history. (to be continued…) Father Maria Joseph Kodiganti