An artistic proclamation of the
Real Presence of Our Lord Jesus
in the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar
Real Presence of Our Lord Jesus
in the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar
About the Image
The "Portrait of
Our Lord" was created by combining four digital photos together
representing:
The institution of the Eucharist on Holy Thursday at the Last Supper
The Eucharist was born, on the evening of Holy Thursday, in the setting of the Passover meal. -Pope John Paul II
The "Portrait of Our Lord" includes an actual photo of Jesus, our Eucharistic Lord, captured during Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Omaha. Our Lord's presence is shown glowing like the sun, the way scripture describes the appearance of Jesus to His apostles at the transfiguration (Mt 17).
Faith demands that we approach the Eucharist fully aware that we are approaching Christ himself. -Pope John Paul II
Lord I believe,
help my unbelief
(Mk 9:24)
"Behold the Lamb of God
who takes away the sins of the world"
who takes away the sins of the world"
These are the
profound
words of the Mass that our priests proclaim when they elevate our Lord
after the
consecration. We believe
that the
bread and wine have changed into the Body and Blood of our Lord, Jesus
Christ,
and we bring that belief
with us to
the holy hour we spend with our Lord in Eucharistic Adoration.
The proclamations "Ecce agnus Dei qui tollit peccata mundi" (Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world), and, "Credo Domine" (Lord I believe), are words of faith from the disciples that we continue to profess to this day because we know that our Lord is truly present in the Eucharist.
The "Portrait of Our Lord" image you see here was created to offer faithful Catholics a reminder of the Real Presence of Jesus for the time when we are at home or at work and not in the chapel. Is a picture really worth a thousand words as the saying goes? This Portrait of our Eucharistic Lord Jesus, is an expression of what our eyes of faith might see when we look upon our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament.
Here is what a faithful adorer said recently about the "Portrait of Our Lord": “….thank you for the most precious picture of the Holy Eucharist. We hung it today above the crucifix in the living room. Its beauty is awesome. I feel a presence sitting in my rocker saying my prayers that I never felt before. I don't know how you did it, but it is captivating. We thank you for sharing the blessings of your faithful Eucharistic Adoration for 13 years at 5 AM. Going to daily Mass & Communion and spending time before the Blessed Sacrament are to me the most important part of my day and my life.”