Thursday, December 22, 2016
Youcat commented through CCC – Question n. 218 - Part I.
(Youcat answer) Because God is truly
present in the consecrated species of bread and wine, we must preserve the
sacred gifts with the greatest reverence and worship our Lord and Redeemer in
the Most Blessed Sacrament.
A deepening through CCC
(CCC 1378) Worship of the Eucharist. In the liturgy
of the Mass we express our faith in the real presence of Christ under the
species of bread and wine by, among other ways, genuflecting or bowing deeply
as a sign of adoration of the Lord. "The Catholic Church has always
offered and still offers to the sacrament of the Eucharist the cult of
adoration, not only during Mass, but also outside of it, reserving the
consecrated hosts with the utmost care, exposing them to the solemn veneration
of the faithful, and carrying them in procession" (Paul VI, MF 56).
Reflecting and meditating
(Youcat comment) If there are consecrated hosts
left over after the celebration of Holy Eucharist, they are kept in sacred
vessels in the tabernacle. Since the Most Blessed Sacrament is present in them,
the tabernacle is one of the most venerable places in every church. We
genuflect before any tabernacle. Certainly, anyone who is really following
Christ will recognize him in the poorest of the poor and serve him in them. But
he will also find time to spend in adoration before the tabernacle and offer
his love to our Eucharistic Lord.
(CCC Comment)
(CCC 1379)
The tabernacle was first intended for the reservation of the Eucharist in a
worthy place so that it could be brought to the sick and those absent, outside
of Mass. As faith in the real presence of Christ in his Eucharist deepened, the
Church became conscious of the meaning of silent adoration of the Lord present
under the Eucharistic species. It is for this reason that the tabernacle should
be located in an especially worthy place in the church and should be
constructed in such a way that it emphasizes and manifests the truth of the
real presence of Christ in the Blessed Sacrament.
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