For everyone who has, more will be given, and he will grow rich. (Matthew 25:29)

In today’s Gospel, the above words resonate with the reality of our profound intimacy with Jesus Christ. Grace and the activity we ignite to it comes from the Incarnation of love we receive and put to use in the name of the Lord. The more we remain in union with our beloved Jesus, the more he gives to us for the sake of God’s love and the building of the Kingdom of Heaven on earth.

Choices are essential; they have consequences to bury or to build. The reception of communion and the conversation we hold with our Lord to keep the bond of grace strong in our lives is imperative, guided by the ultimate gift of the Holy Spirit at work within us.

Our holy founder, Saint Peter Julian, lived in the epitome of grace. The treasure of Jesus Christ alive in him impelled Saint Peter Julian to be busy at work in the Lord.

“At his feet, listen to him like Mary: it is the bread of life and knowledge. It is the banquet of the soul that comforts you in every way. It is the prayer of silence, of a glance, of the happiness of being under the influence of the divine Sun, on his heart in Holy Communion, or when your heart suffers, or when your soul is sad. When Jesus seems dead, his Heart does not die, his blood was still warm even after death. – In his divine person, Jesus said, ‘Whoever eats me abides in me, and I abide in him.’ A beautiful, divine sharing of life! To dwell with Jesus, in Jesus, that is to be his servant adorer.” Eymard (August 29, 1867, to Countess D’Andigne, Volume 6, Life & Letters)

Let us pray:

Lord, like Mary, Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, help us to know the treasure you give to us in the Eucharist. May our gift of self become a blessing to be broken and shared. May the talents you work through our lives touch all whom we meet and greet in the name of the Lord.