The Month of the Holy Eucharist

April is the month of the Holy Eucharist; the blessed sacrament of the Body and Blood of Our Lord. We deepen our devotion to the Eucharist, and express our gratitude for Christ’s sacrifice for us, by attending times allotted by our Churches for Eucharistic Adoration.  During these times, the consecrated host is displayed on the altar in a traditional “solar-style” monstrance for our veneration. 

The Catholic Church asserts that during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the host and the wine become the body and blood of Christ at the moment of consecration. This transubstantiation is brought about during the Eucharistic Prayer and by the action of the Holy Spirit.  There have been many Eucharistic miracles over the centuries to solidify this fact.  One example can be found in Lanciano, Italy at the Church of St. Francis, where a host and wine were physically transformed into flesh and blood, in the presence of a doubtful monk and parishioners attending Mass, around the year 700.

“My flesh is real food; my blood is real drink.  Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood dwells continually in me and I dwell in him.” - (John 6:56-57)