The Eucharist is the highway to heaven. The more Eucharist we receive, the more we will become like Jesus, so that on earth we will have a foretaste of heaven.
By standing before the Eucharistic Christ, we become holy. When we face the sun we get a tan… but when we stand before Jesus in the Eucharist we become saints - Blessed Carlo Acutis
Franciscan friar Blessed Emmanuel Ruiz and his companions were tortured and killed for their faith in 1860. Little else is known about them, but the testimony of their lives speaks volumes.
And Mary said, 'Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word.' And the angel departed from her - Luke 1:38
Blessed Joseph Gerard wrote about the people he served: “We must love them, love them in spite of everything, love them always.”
