An excerpt of his homily
Let us strive
to follow Jesus to listen to him, to enter into communion with Him in the
Eucharist, to accompany Him and in order that He will accompany us. Let us ask
ourselves: how do I follow Jesus? Jesus speaks in silence in the Mystery of the
Eucharist and every time reminds us that to follow Him means to come out of
ourselves and make of our own lives, not a possession, but a gift to Him and to
others [...]
We too are gathered around the Lord’s table, the table of the Eucharistic
Sacrifice, in which He gives us once again His body, makes present the one
sacrifice of the Cross. It is in listening to his Word, in nourishing ourselves
with his Body and his Blood, that He makes us go from being a multitude to
being a community, from [being strangers] to being [in] communion.
Jesus gives Himself to us in the Eucharist, shares our same journey – indeed,
He becomes food, real food that sustains our life even at times when the going
is rough, when obstacles slow down our steps. The Lord in the Eucharist makes
us follow His path, that of service, of sharing, of giving – and what little we
have, what little we are, if shared, becomes wealth, because the power of God,
which is that of love, descends into our poverty to transform it. [...]
Let us ask ourselves, adoring the Christ truly present in the Eucharist: do I
let myself be transformed by Him? Do I let the Lord who gives Himself to me,
guide me to come out more and more from my little fence to get out and be not
afraid to give, to share, to love Him and others?
Discipleship, communion and sharing. Let us pray that participation in the
Eucharist move us always to follow the Lord every day, to be instruments of
communion, to share with Him and with our neighbor who we are. Then our lives will be truly
fruitful.
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