...it is I myself.
Touch me and see... Luke 24:39a
"Those who are called to recognize the risen Jesus
do so by following the same two-pronged path:
by the sacrament of Jesus' Body
and that of His Word, touching Jesus'
Body and understanding the Scriptures.
These two sacraments, in a mysterious way,
contain the risen One and at the same time in every
Eucharist make Him present to all who believe.
How could we ever believe if Jesus Himself
did not take the initiative to make it happen?
How would we recognize Jesus
in the sacrament of His Body and Blood
if He Himself did not invite us to do this and if He did not
tenderly wound our heart at the moment we receive Him?
How would we find the risen One in His Word
if He Himself did not open our mind and set our heart on fire
every time He spoke to us through Scriptures?
In our own heart, which leaps up with joy,
we recognize Jesus, the Jesus Who is risen
and still lives, even in our midst."
Dom Andre Louf (+2010)
Abbot - 35 years - Cistercian monastery
of Mont-des-Cats, France
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Abbot - 35 years - Cistercian monastery
of Mont-des-Cats, France
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