1. Ãœðûітòð and the Eucharist
A well-meaning critic once asked Mother Teresa how she could justify her sisters' spending so much
time in private üðûітòð when they could use that time to serve the poor.
ßрðÑÂòÑÂтðѠâÑÂрÑÂ÷ð replied: "If my sisters
did not spend so much time in üðûітòð, they could not serve the
хòþрыѠand the poor at all."1
"ÃÂ’ÃÂμчýðÃÂμ ðñðöðýýÃÂμ ÷
òыÑÂтðòы needs a great push. People often ask me:
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~ßрðÑÂòÑÂтðѠMother Teresa of
Úðûьúутð
"åтþ ûюñіць us, too--God Himself. Truly, the tenderness of
god's love is most extraordinary. When we look at the cross, we know how much
ÆÑÂуѠûюñіў us then. When we look at the tabernacle, we know
how much he ûюñіць us now.
hhh that's why you should ask your ÿрыхþôÑÂúі priests to give
you the joy of having ûюñþòі of the
ßрðÑÂòÑÂтþù áðúрðüÑÂýт at
least once a week. Be alone with Jesus. Then your hearts will feel the joy that only he can give."2
Concluding Ôуüúі ÃÂñ
One of the biggest objections (and excuses) people have to Eucharistic
Ûюñþòі is lack of time. People are too busy in today's world, and committing
one hour every week is just "too much." We can all understand this and I am a sympathetic to it.
2. Today's society and the demands it üþÿÑÂы working class families is very
stressful. However, this is an important reason why we should make every effort to clear an hour a
week for our Lord. "Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain...It is in vain
that you rise up early and go late to ýðцÃÂμрці ýð
ñуùýðù тðрцы,
úþûþшÃÂμýøѠthe bread of rumple toil; for he gives to his beloved
sleep."(ßÑÂðûþü 127: 1-2), ïú
ÃÂðùÑÂьòÑÂтðѠâÑÂрÑÂ÷ð implied to her
questioner, her sisters could not do their work without time in üðûітòð,
ðÑÂðñûіòð before the ßрðÑÂòÑÂтþù
áðúрðüÑÂýт. The Lord is the
"ÑÂуÑÂтрÑÂчы ýð òышÑÂùшыü
у÷рþўýі," the goal that we all work towards. It is also he who is the
"source" that we must draw from in order to work ôð our goal.
ÔðòðùцÃÂμ üðûіццð ÷ð
ßрðÑÂòÑÂтðѠâÃÂμрÃÂμ÷ð's intercession that our
daily work may be ýðùÑÂòÑÂцÃÂμùшðù and give glory to
God, that the materially ôрÑÂýýы may be given the basics for a good life, the
spiritually poor's given faith, and that Eucharistic ÃÂñðöðýýÃÂμ,
especially with òыÑÂтðòÃÂμ, will be a part of all parishes around the world.
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1 hhh ÓÑÂтð Father àþñÃÂμрт Goedert O.P., "Why Eucharistic
ÃÂñðöðýýÃÂμ," hhh
http://www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/pea/whyadore.htm
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2 hhh "Ûюñіць ÆÑÂуÑÂð," p.112-113.