Worship of Eucharist?

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Is it idolatry or proper to worship the Sacrament?
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Nope, it’s proper. The Eucharist is Christ (Body, Blood, Soul & Divinity). We treat the Eucharist as if it were Christ himself, because It is. 🙂

**Eucharistic Miracle of Poland, Sokólka, October 12, 2008 **

Sokólka, October 12, 2008 (Part 1) – (PDF: 1.41M)
Sokólka, October 12, 2008 (Part 2) – (PDF: 1.31M)
Sokólka, October 12, 2008 (Part 3) – (PDF: 1.41M)

**Eucharistic Miracles of Argentina, Buenos Aires, 1992 - 1994 - 1996 **

Buenos Aires, 1992 - 1994 - 1996 (part 1) - (PDF: 1.46M)
Buenos Aires, 1992 - 1994 - 1996 (part 2) - (PDF: 1.42M)
Buenos Aires, 1992 - 1994 - 1996 (part 3) - (PDF: 1.25M)

Eucharistic Miracle of Italy, Lanciano, 750 A.D.

Lanciano, 750 A.D. (part 1) – (PDF: 186k)
Lanciano, 750 A.D. (part 2) – (PDF: 194k)

I hope this has helped

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Josh
 
The Eucharist is Jesus. So it is proper to worship the Eucharist. That is why the Church has very strict rules concerning the Blessed Sacrament.
 
No. The Eucharist** is** Jesus. It is appropriate to worship Jesus.
 
In front of the consecrated Host, act as if you are in front of the strict judge/merciful saviour at the end of your life, because that was the Eucharist is.
 
Upgrade25 said:
Is it idolatry or proper to worship the Sacrament?
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I want to tell you how I know that it is Christ Jesus Himself present in the Eucharist.

I was a little girl when my parents left the Catholic Church. By the grace of God, I had received first Holy Communion. It was that Communion that sustained me for 45 years until I was finally admitted back into the church. Just before that I was not allowed communion in a Catholic Church. But Christ Jesus made Himself known to me as I walked past this metal box in a side altar on my way up to receive ashes on Ash Wed. When I sat back down I saw that it must be the tabernacle. It was like a warm welcome, even though no one else welcomed me, Jesus did.

I took my daughter to my current little chapel, unawares that Christ Jesus was in the monstrance in the altar. I felt someone’s intense gaze and I looked up and realized that it was adoration and the gaze was from Jesus in the Eucharist. Sometimes it is very bright in there. It is such a blessed place for me. He is there.
 
As the others have written, the Eucharist is truly Jesus fully present. Worship of the Eucharist is our right response. It can be so difficult at times to see what looks like bread and know that is really the Son of God, infinite and eternal. Spend time with the Blessed Sacrament and ask for faith. I love Casilda’s story and have heard many people tell of similar experiences. My experiences have been different, but very powerful. Some times I felt nothing or a deep sense of emptiness. Usually, those come when I’m focused on worldly concerns. They always pass quickly if I refocus on Christ. Other times, I felt like I could see the faintest shadow of heaven right there. I cherish those times. The most common experience is the sense of peace that comes from Adoration. I can stop by at lunch for just a few minutes, anxious and distracted by work, and I almost always leave calm and at peace. Be open to Jesus and spend time with Him, and you will be changed, perhaps slowly or in some cases in a flash. Every experience is different, but never doubt that He is there.
 
This is just a thought I had during Eucharistic Adoration. I think that Christ gives Himself to us in the Eucharist both physically and spiritually, because we are physical and spiritual beings. It is appropriate to worship him in the Eucharist.
 
Gary12 said:
As the others have written, the Eucharist is truly Jesus fully present. Worship of the Eucharist is our right response. It can be so difficult at times to see what looks like bread and know that is really the Son of God, infinite and eternal. Spend time with the Blessed Sacrament and ask for faith. I love Casilda’s story and have heard many people tell of similar experiences. My experiences have been different, but very powerful. Some times I felt nothing or a deep sense of emptiness. Usually, those come when I’m focused on worldly concerns. They always pass quickly if I refocus on Christ. Other times, I felt like I could see the faintest shadow of heaven right there. I cherish those times. The most common experience is the sense of peace that comes from Adoration. I can stop by at lunch for just a few minutes, anxious and distracted by work, and I almost always leave calm and at peace. Be open to Jesus and spend time with Him, and you will be changed, perhaps slowly or in some cases in a flash. Every experience is different, but never doubt that He is there.
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SO true. I always feel peace around the Eucharist. I started going to Adoration even before I was baptized and confirmed. “Be still, and know that I am God.”
 
TwoNames said:
In front of the consecrated Host, act as if you are in front of the strict judge/merciful saviour at the end of your life, because that was the Eucharist is.
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If you read the lives of the saints, many of them see Jesus as strict judge/merciful saviour but also as an intimate friend, a brother, lover, confidant, and wise counselor.
 
TimothyH said:
If you read the lives of the saints, many of them see Jesus as strict judge/merciful saviour but also as an intimate friend, a brother, lover, confidant, and wise counselor.
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Yes, most definetly Jesus is that too 👍

I just wanted to point out how to look at the Holy Eucharist, because I realised that at some point in my life, that when I will die, I will face Jesus, the very same Jesus that I can see everyday at the Mass.
 
TimothyH said:
If you read the lives of the saints, many of them see Jesus as strict judge/merciful saviour but also as an intimate friend, a brother, lover, confidant, and wise counselor.
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To the OP, we are not worshipping a sacrament. We are worshipping Christ himself.

Tim is right in what he writes above. I highlighted the word “lover” because it fits in so well with this morning’s patristic lectionary reading from the Monastic Lectionary for Vigils (Office of Readings); it was a reading attributed to St. Anselm. He uses imagery that clearly is from the Song of Songs:

“In inclining His head on the Cross, He seems to be saying to his betrothed 'oh my beloved, how often you have desired a kiss from my lips… I am ready, I present my mouth to your pious desires… tenderly press these lips that I present you today; they have neither brilliance nor beauty, but they do not lack in Grace”. (my translation from French).

This is often seen in the writings of the saints. Saint Bernard also comes to mind. The relationship of the saints, and of many religious, is an intimate one, even a sensuous one. This relationship helps explain, I think, why monks manage to find a way to live chaste and continent. The depth of this relationship with Christ is that of bride and groom.
 
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