Renewal Is Centuries Old
God used St. Peter Julian Eymard (1811/1868) to renew Eucharistic devotion in 19th-century France, making him a fitting example and patron for our own nation's Eucharistic revival.
In his preaching St Peter Julian Eymard underlined the urgency of Eucharistic Adoration for the renewals of Catholic parishes and of the world:
"Today solemn exposition of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the grace and the need of our time. It is the sovereign grace. Exposition is the powerful weapon at the disposal of the Church and of the faithful ... We are not afraid to say: the Worship and the Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament is the need of our time ... This worship is necessary to save society. Society is dying because it has no center of truth and charity, but it will be reborn in full force when all its members gather around the life of Jesus in the Eucharist. Go back to the source, to Jesus - especially to Jesus in the Eucharist ... It is well known: a civilization grows or decreases according to its worship of the Blessed Eucharist. This is its life and the measure of its faith, its love, its virtue. What the reign of the Eucharist will bring to pass! Impiety and ingratitude have reigned on earth for long enough. Thy kingdom come!”
It’s time we all participate in the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament asking Our Lord to renew our parishes and society.
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