00:00The Eucharist
00:14The Eucharist, the other sacrament that remains part of the Sun's S
00:20and what we need in order to discern God's will
00:25And to faithfully keep his word is the sacrament of the Eucharist.
00:31To be whole, strong, and healthy, ready to fulfill and know the Lord's will,
00:41We need food.
00:43And the vital food for every Christian is to eat the body and blood of Christ,
00:49to receive communion every Sunday, and even better, to do it every day if possible.
00:58Because a well-nourished person doesn't just eat on Sundays, they eat every day.
01:06Now we are going to delve into this important topic, which is the Eucharist.
01:12Jesus came to die for us, he gave his life and shed his blood so that we all could
01:20that we might have life, and life in abundance.
01:24But how do we achieve that abundant life?
01:29For that, we will review what the Holy Scriptures say in John 15, verses 1 to 3.
01:38Later, in verses 4 and following, it is noted,
02:06Stay united with me as I remain united with you.
02:11A branch cannot bear grapes on its own if it is not attached to the vine.
02:17Likewise, you cannot bear fruit unless you remain in me.
02:25I am the vine and you are the branches.
02:28He who remains in me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without me you can do nothing.
02:41Anyone who does not remain in me will be thrown out and withered like a branch that is picked up and burned in the fire.
02:51If you remain united with me and if you remain faithful to my teachings, ask for whatever you want and it will be given to you.
03:02In this text, we can clearly see that as Christians and part of the church, we need to be united to Christ.
03:14And for this, communion with him through the Eucharist is necessary.
03:20Communion means being united to him, a common union with him and with the church.
03:29And we cannot be united if we do not eat his body and drink his blood.
03:36Therefore, brother, sister, if we truly want to fulfill the mission that this integrative project will give us,
03:45We must also celebrate the sacrament of communion frequently.
03:52If we truly want to bear abundant, tasty, and constant fruit, we need to be united with Christ.
04:02Let's see what the Gospel of John says next, now in verse 8 of chapter 15.
04:09This verse, as we have already pointed out, is what distinguishes true Christian leaders.
04:28And it is the battle cry of the Mater Ecclesia School of Leaders.
04:33To bear much fruit and be true disciples of Christ.
04:37Let's continue looking at what the Bible tells us about this, in the Gospel of John, chapter 6, verse 51.
04:50I am the living bread that came down from heaven.
04:55Whoever eats this bread will live forever.
04:59The bread that I will give is my own flesh.
05:03I will give it for the life of the world.
05:05This was scandalous to the Jews.
05:10How was it possible that Jesus asked to eat his own flesh?
05:15However, Jesus made it very clear.
05:19In verses 53 to 56 of the same chapter 6, where it points out.
05:26Jesus said to them,
05:28I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.
05:39Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.
05:48For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
05:55Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him.
06:03This confirms that if we remain in him, then we will have life.
06:10If we don't do this, we will be spiritually dead.
06:16And how can we be true Christian leaders if we are not united to him and are spiritually dead?
06:24To make it even clearer, let's look at what Matthew says in chapter 26, verses 26 through 28.
06:37While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and having given thanks to God, he broke it and gave it to the disciples, saying,
06:49Take and eat, this is my body.
06:54Then he took a cup in his hands and, having given thanks to God, passed it to them, saying,
07:03Drink from this cup, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant,
07:11blood that is shed for many for the forgiveness of their sins.
07:16How wonderful! What a great gift from the Lord!
07:21From that God Jesus Christ Almighty, Omnipotent, who had the gift to raise the dead,
07:30"Heal the sick, cast out demons," he told a piece of bread.
07:36This is my body, and through it, it allows us to receive Him, to live in Him, to abide in Him.
07:48and that He may live in us, as it says in John 6, verse 56.
07:55But let's go deeper, in John 6, verse 53, there is something we must not overlook.
08:05There is something that should concern us if we do not comply with what the Lord tells us.
08:11I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.
08:23That's intense, brother!
08:25We are aware of this.
08:27Are we aware that if we do not receive communion, at least every Sunday, we will not have life?
08:37Do we not have those spiritual gifts that we need for our daily lives?
08:44Do we not have what is necessary to know His will and have His grace to fulfill it?
08:52How then are we going to make the project He entrusted to us a reality, in this matter of an integrative project, if we do not feed on Him?
09:05Many of us suffer from anemia, a spiritual anemia so great, because we do not eat the food that the Lord gives us every day.
09:17Brother, this project requires a lot of perseverance, a lot of strength, and a lot of communication with the Lord.
09:30We cannot accomplish it except through His nourishment, through dialogue with Him, through living in grace and allowing ourselves to be guided by His word.
09:42I invite you, brother, to take these two sacraments, this S of the Sun that will illuminate us throughout this journey and for the rest of our lives,
09:54Make it a living reality, set as your firm goal to frequent the sacrament of reconciliation more often.
10:02and with this you prepare yourself to receive the living Christ in the sacrament of the Eucharist.
10:08If you can add to this frequent visits to Jesus in the Eucharist in the Tabernacle,
10:16It would be a cause for happiness in heaven and blessings, gifts and grace from God will be poured out upon you and your family.
10:38Thank you!
