Well, to start, my name is Jason Trujillo, and I’m new to St. Monica in Dallas. I came all the way from California to join your family as the director of youth and young adult ministry, and I am so happy to be here! Every Monday, I will be posting a blog that breaks down what happened at Mass the day before in a way that hopefully relates to you whether you’re the youngest 6th grader or the oldest young adult (is that an oxymoron?). So here it goes…
Yesterday, the Gospel continued Jesus’ Bread of Life
Discourse, so obviously one of the main topics is the Eucharist. This week
though, the focus is on faith. Not “faith” in the terms of our belief system or
religion, but “faith” the theological virtue—which means “belief in God.” As
Catholics, we believe that the Eucharist is the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity
of Jesus. At every Mass, bread and wine are consecrated into something so much
more. The Eucharist is not a symbol. It is not part Jesus and part wine. It is
fully Jesus! Our faith in the Eucharist, in believing this Sacred Mystery, is
belief in God.
What does this mean for us? Jesus is present at every Mass!
He is present in the Adoration Chapel and in the tabernacle. It means that when
we receive the Eucharist, we are literally taking Jesus’ body into our own. So
the question really is, “What does this mean to YOU?”
Yay! Jason! We're glad you made the move to a bigger and better state. :)
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