Eucharistic Meditations

Article Sections

Contents

  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Three
  4. Four
  5. Five
  6. Six
  7. Seven
  8. Eight
  9. Nine
  10. Ten
  11. Eleven
  12. Twelve
  13. Thirteen
  14. Fourteen
  15. Fifteen
  16. Sixteen
  17. Seventeen
  18. Eighteen
  19. Nineteen
  20. Twenty
  21. Twenty One
  22. Twenty Two
  23. Twenty Three
  24. Twenty Four
  25. Twenty Five
  26. Twenty Six
  27. Twenty Seven
  28. Twenty Eight
  29. Twenty Nine
  30. Thirty
  31. Thirty One
  32. Thirty Two
  33. Thirty Three
  34. Thirty Four
  35. Thirty Five
  36. Thirty Six
  37. Thirty Seven
  38. As We Celebrate the Feast
  39. Thirty Nine
  40. Forty
  41. Forty One
  42. Forty Two
  43. Forty Three
  44. Forty Four
  45. Forty Five
  46. Forty Six
  47. Forty Seven
  48. Forty Eight
  49. Forty Nine
  50. Fifty

Eleven

  1. The outward grace of gold and jewels,
    Familiar bread and wine,
    The linen cloths and vestments bright,
    The simple, rich design
    Must not obscure the treachery,
    The loneliness and pain,
    That our Lord Jesus underwent
    That we might live again.
  2. The noble Eucharistic prayers,
    The organ and the choir,
    Combine in ritual unity
    To humble and inspire
    But let us not forget the thorns, the nails and the lance,
    The broken bones bereft of clothes
    Won in a game of chance.
  3. And when we kneel to take the host
    And drink His precious Blood
    Remembering with gratitude
    What He did for our good
    Remember, too, this Sacrament
    Was born of boundless love
    Which, kneeling, we return in hope
    And thus, its virtues prove.