Eucharistic Crusaders: Editorial

Here I am at the door!

Dear Crusaders,

One day, in the Cathedral of Paderborn, Germany, Bishop Badurard was in the midst of his clergy. There were some elderly priests, and some young priests. All of them were listening carefully to their good bishop, who had just read the passage from the Gospel of St. Mathew (VIII, 20): “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air nests: but the son of man hath not where to lay his head.” The bishop looked around and asked for someone to give him an explanation of the words of the Saviour. One of the attendants answered: “Christ was looking for a home in our souls, but He could not find it because our mischievousness kept Him out.” Such explanation is not standard by all means, but it went straight to heart of young Meinolf, one of the listeners. He could not bear to think that Our Lord was knocking at the door of his heart, and could not get in. From that day, he took a firm resolution: “I shall open myself to the Lord and, one day, He will open for me the gates of heaven.” Meinolf kept his promise, and made his heart as a dwelling for God. By doing so, he gained to Christ many of his fellow men.

Dear children, the Saviour is knocking at the gate of your heart. Most of you had already the great happiness to receive Jesus in Holy Communion. Do not keep your heart dark and cold, but remember to make it a clean & warm house for Jesus. A fox’s den would not be a fitting place for Jesus, the Lamb of God.

Your little heart should be like a little decorated church like you see in the Christmas time. Like the red lamp that burns day and night before the Blessed Sacrament, your heart should be always burning out of love of Jesus which comes to dwell in your heart in Holy Communion. Like the priest who, every day, offers the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, you should offer on the altar of your heart daily sacrifices to Jesus: the first one will be to get up on time in the morning, and offer your day to Jesus. Then, you will do your best to do well what you have to do during the day: if you go to Mass, follow it well; if you go to school, listen well to the teacher and do well your studies; bear patiently the tricks played to you by your comrades.

Dear children, remember the promises of your Baptism and First Holy Communion. With such fervour, you approached to the Holy Table for the first time. Next Sunday, renew these resolutions, and if you missed your monthly Confession, do it soon. Always remain the attentive guests of the Heavenly Feast, so that Holy Communion will be truly for you the daily food that will sustain your soul into life everlasting.

All my best wishes for Christmas, for you and your families,

Father Dominique Boulet

* On January 11th I’ll say the monthly Mass for the intentions of the Eucharistic Crusade

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Eucharistic Crusade
3012 – 37 Street
Vernon, BC
V1T 6G5

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