We are going into the mind and heart of our Founder, Frank Padilla, and learning even more about the Charism of Missionary Families of Christ.
What is the best way to do that? By going through all of his 52 books.
We are going to discuss one book a week over the course of a year. We encourage you to watch, and share these videos. If you have read the books, you don’t need to watch. If you have not read the book, you must watch. It is the way to get into our Charism more.
BLESSED BY THE EUCHARIST
There is tremendous dynamism in the Eucharistic celebration of the Mass. But as with everything God offers us, what we actually experience depends on our understanding, on our openness to receive, and on our response. The Mass is an encounter with Jesus. It is a life-changing encounter. It is intended to bring us ever deeper in our personal relationship with Jesus, in responding to the call to holiness, in becoming a true disciple. It empowers us to reach out and build his Church and society.
Every aspect of the Mass is meaningful. But there are certain portions that provide great opportunities for continuing conversion and pastoral formation for laypeople. Every Eucharistic celebration in fact should challenge us to live our faith in an ever-deeper way. If we understand what God wants to teach us at Mass, if we humbly accept what God wants us to learn and to live out, then the Eucharist becomes the greatest way by which God brings His people to become what He intends them to become. Jesus tells us what that is: “So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.” (Mt 5:48).
The Eucharist is our path to holiness and Christian perfection.
