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The storm in which we find ourselves is one that howls from the very depths of the cosmos, from the forces of good versus evil, of creation versus anti-creation, of life versus death. So the question arises, “How do we survive the storm?” Maybe the question is better put, “How does our culture and our civilization survive the storm?”

The message of Fatima is a profoundly Eucharistic, because it encourages us to offer ourselves, our lives and our actions in union with the Sacrifice of Jesus offered on the altar at Mass.

We know that Christ by His Passion, Death and Resurrection defeated Satan, our Ancient Foe and rescued us from the darkness of sin and death. How do we tap into His Paschal Mystery. The Second Vatican Council teaches that taking part in the Eucharistic Sacrifice is the “source and summit of the whole Christian Life.”

Jesus provides for us the great Paschal Feast of the Lamb at Mass—the Supper of His Body and Blood. Then He asks us to go forth on mission and to invite the sheep of His flock to come to the Supper of the Lamb, to Mass.

The third pillar, Eucharistic Life, manifests to us that as missionary disciples we are strengthened and renewed in our Eucharistic Identity by participating in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. As we come to love Jesus more and more by receiving Him in Holy Communion, our lives are configured more and more to His.

This intimate communion with the Lord Jesus is made possible by our coming to His Eucharistic Sacrifice, receiving Him in the Eucharist, and adoring His Body and Blood. This is what gives us our Eucharistic Identity. We are His and we become more and more like Him.

Coming and participating in the celebration of Holy Mass, receiving our Lord Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity in Holy Communion, and coming to adore Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the greatest preparation to become missionary disciples.

As we center our lives more and more on His Eucharistic Presence and saving action, we are empowered by Him as His Eucharistic Missionaries to bring His hope and love to people who so need to find meaning and purpose and love in their lives.

We do not serve distortion and division. Rather we serve the God Who is One, Good, True, Beautiful, and Holy. We serve the God Who is Love.

During the days that we were at the Congress, we encountered the Lord Jesus in His Sacrifice, His Presence, His Body and Blood received, and then we were given the mission to go forth and bear Him into the world, to others who are in such need of Him. We were set forth to serve!

When we come to Mass, we want to fully, consciously, and actively participate in the Sacred Liturgy. In order to be able to do so, we must recognize that at Mass, the greatest act of love is made present on the altar—the very Sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

I am so very grateful to all of you, our dear faithful people of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, who came out in such large numbers to express your love for Jesus and in the Blessed Sacrament and to remind us what it is that you love and desire, the beauty of our Catholic Faith, and Whom you desire, Jesus Christ truly present in our midst in the Eucharist.

There is something powerful about giving people a quiet place to spend time with God. These peaceful places of refuge from the busyness of life and noise of the world were a soothing balm for parishioners’ souls. Adoration Chapels provided a place to reestablish priorities.

When we come before the Blessed Sacrament, whether exposed in the monstrance, elevated above the altar after the Consecration at Mass, or reserved in a tabernacle, we are in the presence of the Heart that has so loved us and all people.

The Solemnity of Corpus Christi proclaims a central truth of the Catholic Faith that the Holy Eucharist is truly the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ. The Holy Eucharist is His Real Presence. The Holy Eucharist is not a thing; the Holy Eucharist is a Person—Jesus Christ Himself, the Savior of Humanity.

Devotion to Our Blessed Mother always leads us to her Son really present in the Holy Eucharist. She teaches us how to adore Him and how to receive Him in the Sacrament of the Altar. It is His Eucharistic Presence that binds us together in his Body the Church.

Come on the road and witness the great Eucharistic miracle of the real and true Presence of Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament. Reaffirm your faith in Him and receive the graces He will pour out for us during this amazing time.

Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is coming, truly present in the Most Blessed Sacrament, as the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage passes through the Diocese of Pittsburgh. Will you come out to welcome Him?

We are so blessed in the Diocese of Pittsburgh to have the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage passing within our territory and through some of our parishes from June 12 through the 19.

The Eucharistic Lord Jesus accompanied by 14 young Catholic adults will be passing through the Diocese of Pittsburgh June 12 to June 19, in just a few short weeks.