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
The Resurrection of Our Lord
The liturgical acclamation: "We proclaim your death,
Lord Jesus" takes us back precisely to that moment; and with the proclamation of
His resurrection we embrace in the same act of veneration Christ risen and
glorified "at the right hand of the Father," as also the expectation of His
"coming in glory." Yet it is the voluntary emptying of Himself, accepted by the
Father and glorified with the resurrection, which, sacramentally celebrated
together with the resurrection brings us to adore the Redeemer who "became
obedient unto death, even death on a cross."
The Church and the world have a great need of
eucharistic worship. Jesus waits for us in this sacrament of love. Let us be
generous with our time in going to meet Him in adoration and in contemplation
that is full of faith and ready to make reparation for the great faults and
crimes of the world by our adoration never
cease.
Pope John Paul
II
Dominicae
Cenae
February 24,
1980
Christ's Resurrection is the
fulfillment of the promises both of the Old Testament and of Jesus himself
during his earthly life. The phrase "in accordance with the Scriptures"
indicates that Christ's Resurrection fulfilled these predictions.
(Catechism of the Catholic Church #652)
(Catechism of the Catholic Church #652)
The truth of Jesus' divinity is
confirmed by his Resurrection. He had said: "When you have lifted up the Son
of man, then you will know that I am he." The Resurrection of the crucified
one shows that he was truly "I AM", the Son of God and God himself. So
St. Paul could declare to the Jews: "What God promised to the fathers, this
he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus; as also it is written in
the second psalm, 'You are my Son, today I have begotten you.'" Christ's
Resurrection is closely linked to the Incarnation of God's Son, and is its
fulfillment in accordance with God's eternal plan.
(Catechism of the Catholic Church #653)
