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Photo by Br. John Christman,
N.S.S.S.
Our Lady of the Most Blessed
Sacrament statue
in St. Vincent de Paul Parish
At The School of Mary:
Woman of the Eucharist
In addition to her
sharing in the Eucharistic banquet [of the first generation of Christians], an
indirect picture of Mary's relationship with the Eucharist can be had, beginning
with her interior disposition. Mary is a "woman of the Eucharist" in her whole
life. The church, which looks to Mary as a model, is also called to imitate her
in her relationship to this most holy mystery.
Pope John Paul II:
On the Eucharist in Its Relationship to the Church
Mary, mother of Jesus,
voice of the poor and the lowly,
welcomed the Word of God into her heart
and put it into practice.
She shared her life and prayer with the disciples,
actively working with them
for the coming of the kingdom.
We will honor Mary as the
poor one of Yahweh
and the servant of the Lord,
with a love like that of our Founder
who also invoked her under the title of
Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament.
We will love to meditate
the mysteries of the rosary.
Congregation of the Blessed
Sacrament,
Rule of Life 14
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Handmaid of the Lord - John Paul II
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Priest's Must Foster Devotion to Mary - John Paul II
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Rosa
Mystica by Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J.
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Fr. M.
Barbiero, S.S.S., Mary, Model Adorer
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Fr.
Francis Costa, S.S.S., Mary and the Real Presence
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Fr.
Georges Jobin, S.S.S., The Doctrinal Synthesis of Saint Peter Julian Eymard
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Fr.
Eugene LaVerdiere, S.S.S., Books and Tapes
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Fr.
Thomas McKeon, S.S.S., Special Patroness
"I look to all of
you, brothers and sisters of every state of life, to you, Christian
families, to you, the sick and elderly, and to you, young people:
confidently take up the Rosary once again. Rediscover the Rosary
in the light of Scripture, in harmony with the Liturgy, and in the
context of your daily lives."
Pope John Paul II (Rosarium
Virginis Mariae)
Pray the Rosary online!
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Our
Lady of the
Most Blessed Sacrament
Contact:
Fr. Mario Marzocchi, SSS
E-Mail
Our Lady of
the Most Blessed Sacrament
BY REV. LIONEL LAVIGNE, S.S.S.
This title was given to
our Blessed Mother in May 1868 by Saint Peter Julian Eymard to honor her in
her relationship to the Holy Eucharist and to place her before us as a model
in our duties and devotion to the Blessed Sacrament.
Our Lady gives witness
to being Christian. In her conduct toward the Blessed Sacrament, we learn
what ours should be! She believed in the reality of Christ's presence in
the Holy Eucharist. In other words, the virtue of faith was as necessary
for her as it is for us.
Great was her faith in
her son, the Son of God, our Savior, and in all his teachings and deeds.
This faith of hers found its particular exercise in regard to the Blessed
Sacrament, the mystery of faith, the denial of which implies the destruction
of the whole structure of our belief.
A second point in
which Mary conformed to the general body of the faithful was her Sunday
attendance at the Eucharist. And still another point in which the Blessed
Virgin is our model is in her reception of Holy Communion during her life,
and at the moment of her death. By her faith in and her love for our Lord
in the Eucharist, Mary is an example for Christians and thereby brings us to
fervent devotion to him. Truly, we can call Mary, Our Lady of the
Blessed Sacrament, and follow her faith and love for Jesus in the
Eucharist.
Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament is the chosen and official patroness of
the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament. Her feast day is celebrated on
May 13, the date on which the new Congregation received Archdiocesan
approbation in Paris in 1856.
Some may think that the invocation Our Lady of the Eucharist is
preferable to that above, but the former does not penetrate as deeply into
the matter, since the word Eucharist does not refer to the sacramental
values which are the most essential part of the sacrament. As Dom Vonier,
commenting on Saint Thomas Aquinas carefully states: "The Eucharist is a
sacrament; it is nothing but a sacrament. . . . Tantum ergo sacramentum
veneremur cernui (Let us bow down in adoration before so great a
sacrament). It is the most popular, as well as the most technically
exact, expression of Catholic admiration for the great gift of the
Eucharist. . . . It would be truly disastrous if at any time we came to look
upon the Eucharist in its sacrificial aspect as something less sacramental
or even not sacramental, leaving the sacramental denomination exclusively to
the reception of Christ's body and blood."
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PRAYER TO OUR
LADY OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Blessed are you, Mary,
exalted Daughter of Sion!
You are highly favored and full of grace,
for the Spirit of God descended upon you.
We magnify the Lord
and rejoice with you
for the gift of the Word made flesh,
our bread of life and cup of joy.
Our Lady of the Blessed
Sacrament,
our model of prayer in the Cenacle,
pray for us
that we may become what we receive,
the body of Christ your son. Amen
or
O Virgin Mary, Our
Lady of the Blessed Sacrament,
you are the glory of Christians,
the joy of the universal church,
the hope of the world,
pray for us.
Bring to life in all the faithful
a devotion to the most Holy Eucharist.
Hence, we will be worthy
to receive Holy Communion every day.
Our Lady of the
Blessed Sacrament, pray for us.
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