Christ instituted the Holy Eucharist principally for His priests. He remains there with them as Friend with friend. He is there alone in solitude and He longs to find souls who will keep Him company. It is I as a priest who have locked Christ in His prison of love. This is why each morning I unlock Christ and expose Him on the altar in a feeble attempt to comfort Him.
In order for Christ to remain among men He must multiply miracles without limit, but He gladly does so for the pleasure of those who will love Him. He performs them in spite of the indifference and coldness of Christians, in spite of the hostility of His enemies and the betrayal of so many of the faithful.
How Christ is sorely afflicted when His priests enter the church in the morning and go about various tasks without even saluting Him, without saying a single heartfelt word, without asking pardon for their own sins and for those of their flocks!
Let us pray for our priests!
In Christ,
Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
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