Holy Thursday

Tonight we celebrate Holy Thursday, the remembrance of Jesus' Last Supper with his apostles before his passion, death, and resurrection. It was at the Last Supper that Jesus instituted the Eucharist (as well as the priesthood). Through this most precious sacrament Christ left us a way to enjoy the fullness of his presence even after he ascended into heaven. When we receive the Eucharist, Jesus is just as present with us as he was to the apostles who saw him face to face.

I always thought it was incredible that Jesus decided to use bread and wine, food and drink, as a means of sharing his real presence with us. Without food it would be impossible for our bodies to survive. In the same way, without the grace of God our souls, tainted by original sin, could also never survive. Therefore through the Eucharist, our God is able to nourish us both bodily and spiritually. We truly cannot live without the Eucharist, let's never forget that.

This is an incredibly beautiful testimony about the power of the Eucharist. There is a beautiful song that goes with it that you can find on Youtube, it's called "See You in the Eucharist."

Just a note...this was filmed in 2007...Danielle Rose has since left the convent after discerning that her vocation in life is to devote herself completely to God, not as a contemplative nun, but as a Catholic Musician.