Jesus is filled with sorrow to learn that many do not believe that he is truly present in the Eucharist. There have been many Eucharistic miracles in the world to show that he is present in the host and in the chalice. He is there in His Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity. He is present in the Eucharist in the same way as He now lives with the Father in heaven.

If you do not believe that He is truly present in the Eucharist, then you do not believe His teachings. At the time of the consecration at Mass, the priest takes the bread and says these words: "This is My Body which will be given up for you." Over the cup the priest says: "This is the cup of My Blood, the blood of the new and everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you and for all so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in memory of Me." These words of consecration were spoken by Jesus Himself at the Last Supper when He uttered them over the bread and wine and changed these species into His very Body and Blood.

His teachings about the Eucharist can also be found in the Bible. You will find His words concerning the Eucharist in John 6:35-71. These words are addressed to all personally and call upon you to believe this teaching of Him. If you believe in Him, you will believe His words, especially when He says, ‘Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For My flesh is true food and My blood is true drink.’ Come, friends with a believing heart, to receive Him often in the Eucharist. He wants to live in your heart always.”

The above three paragraphs is about what Jesus spoke directly, today, to a Canadian Catholic priest who receives Jesus in contemplation on a daily basis. It was relayed as Jesus spoke in first person singular. However, for the purpose of this writing, I have rephrased it in third person. That's because it wouldn't be right for me to quote Jesus as he speaks to another human being which the Church would consider "private revelation."

In articles which I've written, which come to me from the Holy Spirit, as for example, these previously written articles. Please note that these articles are hooked together (arrows on bottom of these pages) to a small series of other articles. When you read those, you will find that what Jesus told the contemplative priest, above, is substantially the same. And the Teachings of the Church also parallel Jesus' Words.

We all have been told at one time or another that Jesus in Heaven isn't lacking anything. He sits at the right hand of the Father, and probably with His Mother Mary not far away, and He is no longer human but He is spirit. And because of that, He lives in a much bigger time-frame than we humans do. Our day is 24 hours long. His day is forever. So if you follow my reasoning (a very small effort to get a point across)  Jesus is still suffering from our mistakes, our arrogance and our pride, because those hours on the Cross are for Him now, forever. I am sure theologians will tell me I do not have the qualifications to make such a statement. Yet I feel emboldened to make it, because unless we realize that Jesus is still suffering, as He is during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, then we are out of step with Him. As soon as we realize that our mistakes have consequences, we will be on the path to being saved. We can call ourselves Christian until we are blue in the face, but unless we act accordingly, Jesus is still suffering. And we, oh poor people, will suffer more.

Given the situation in the world today, and suffering on the part of all people. Many of my friends have Cancer and other life-threatening problems. My own health isn't that great either, but there is nothing life-threatening as far as I know. What is more life-threatening is when we are living in sin. That is an illness too. Continually doing wrong things can be an addiction, as for example, alcoholism is, or taking drugs. Many seek things of transitional pleasure, and these can be very sinful because they are, essentially, acts of pride. We are saying to Jesus - " I'm doing it my way because I know you understand me." That, my friends, is a dangerous excuse. How dare we to presume that Jesus understands our prideful exhibition of sinning? Jesus understands us very well. After all, as God, he has superior intellect and more Wisdom that anyone else. But do we understand Jesus? If we did, and if we truly love Him, then we will do everything possible to repent, atone for our sins, and sin no more.

But there will come a point, I believe, that God will say "Enough!" To the righteous, the people who love God and who are truly friends of Jesus, they will be further enlightened. But they will also recognize their error, and what else they need to do to repent. And those who are not righteous, those who are living in sin and know it, who have no desire to love Jesus, will they be given a new chance in life to repent? Jesus loves each one of you. If you are given such an opportunity to repent, do not waste it away. For if you then do nothing to change yourself, then there would be much less hope.

To love Jesus, particularly if you are a Roman Catholic, or if you were a baptized Catholic but you fell away... come back to us! Don't come to us with an attitude that this Church has failed you. It hasn't. You have failed God. The Church isn't perfect, I know that, and there is much sorrow in my life because of that, but what is the Church? It is people, men and women who tread this path, this pilgrimage with us, with me, with you, and with Jesus. Come back, in a humble way, accepting the means the Church provides to confess your sins and try, try again. And, for those of you, who are of another Faith, there are ample means in your belief-system, to come clean with yourself vis-a-vis Our Lord God. Take these avenues, and do go to church. Talk to a minister, or an elder.

Jesus is present in the Holy Eucharist. For a long time, there was a Lutheran Minister coming to our Church, a Catholic Church, because he recognized the True Presence of Jesus Christ in our Tabernacles. Many years ago, there was true miracle at Lanciano, Italy. If you clicked on this link, you will have read the article I prepared on the Lanciano miracle. The story is quite astounding, isn't it? To me, it is an iron-clad confirmation that Jesus is indeed present under the lowly species of bread and wine after the priest, at Holy Mass, has consecrated these substances. When I receive Holy Communion, whether in one or both species, I know, He is within me. And I feel his Presence so very strongly. It gives me hope. He gives me Joy. And, He gives me inspiration to talk of Him on this website in glowing terms.

My ability to master a website came to me not from schooling, but because I did this sort of work, by trial and error, when I was, in 1998-2002, a monk in a contemplative order. I am not a monk now, largely because of a stroke I experienced in 2002. Contemplative Orders believe that when a person gets ill, especially a long illness, or a stroke or heart attack, that this is a sign they have no vocation. And maybe that is what caused my superior to recommend I go home. However, over time, I have found that my ability with websites has opened up for me, an opportunity to speak to you of my love for God, for Jesus and for His, and Our, Mother. My life is still very monastic, although now I am a lay person albeit under Vows, and a lay Franciscan. I am glad I can live this way and still be able to function and spread the Good News to one and all. The only reason I can spread this Good News is because I know, undeniably and without reservations, that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and that He loves us so very much. Each of us, as individuals. And, he is beckoning us to follow Him. He is asking us to come join Him in this Eucharistic banquet, so that we can, when life is done on earth, join Him for all eternity. Amen.

Fred Schaeffer, SFO
January 25, 2007

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