Fr Robert Spitzer notes:
Eucharist - the source of our spiritual leadership
Background - The Eucharistic Words
Mt 26:26 This is my body
Soma, not Sarx (flesh)
Soma - whole person, body, blood, soul, divine person
Love is to give life (whole self) for one’s friends
Evil spirit rendered powerless if we are receiving the Eucharist
“This is the blood of my covenant” Mt 26:28
Blood for forgiveness of sins = Jesus takes the place of a sin offering
Jesus is the one that can give us the fullness of life
Blood & Paschal sacrifice- freedom from death, sin, & evil
Jesus chose the Passover for offering of His blood - taking blood of innocent lamb & put it on doorpost so Angel of Death would pass over their dwelling
“No lamb’s blood will be able to protect you…but I will be able to, taking the place of the blood of the lamb” -Jesus
Blood of the covenant- absolute guarantee for which “the price has been paid” by cutting thumb & putting blood on contract.
Jesus’ blood given for us is His guarantee for us
Prophetic notion of time - If all time is in the mind of God, then God can make all time collapse according to His will.
“Didomenon” in being given now (at the last supper). God grabs the future event of Jesus’ death on the cross & brings it back in time to the cup given at the last supper.
“Do this in memory of me.” - Jewish people never thought of “calling something to mind”…they only thought of relive this sacred event (how Jews believe the Passover meal is celebrated each year) - “Anamnesis”
Eucharist miracles
Buenos Aires Host - did not dissolve after 3 years, 31 days in water; all characteristics match that of a heart from upper left ventricle…but has white blood cells (which should die 3 hours after removal from body)
Tixla Host 2006
Host in Pix starts bleeding, fresh blood flows underneath coagulating blood
Host was still bleeding as of 2011
Sokolka, Polka, 2008
Host was dropped
48 days in water
Substance of host & substance of heart tissue was so closely intertwined (2-4 microns), no possible technology could make this happen; no polymer no molecular profile (DNA) was identifiable- which helps reinforce the concept that God was the Father of Jesus
Christ is giving us a scientific reason to believe in the true presence in the Eucharist
MagisCenter.com to learn more about Eucharistic Miracles
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