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St. Mark Parish was blessed with a successful and prayerful 40 hours of devotion to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament this past weekend.

Today I complete with you the reflections on the parts of the Mass with the Concluding rites of the Mass.

Adore Him as Jesus has given everything for us. He suffered everything even to the point of shedding blood for our salvation. Come, let us adore.

The Eucharist is truly Jesus Christ really present to us today and this is an extraordinary truth. How should we come to Him? Let's explore some ways we can properly prepare our heart and soul for this truly awesome encounter.

The Eucharistic Prayer...its importance and purpose in the Liturgy of the Eucharist. This is the summit of the summit and climax of the entire Liturgy.

Saints are the best witness so today I would like to share with the wisdom of St. Peter Chrysologus on the truth that we too along with Jesus, are meant to offer ourselves to God in sacrifice at the Mass.

There is only one way to heaven and it comes from sacrifice, which ironically, is the one way we truly experience happiness, peace and joy even now.

Now that you have listened, it is time to respond. A faithful, convicted response is what is desired from us by God.

God has something to say to us...our life depends upon it...are we ready to listen?

The Book of Revelation is mysterious with strange and abstract imagery that does not seem to have much relevance to our lives. Yet in this time of pandemic perhaps it is truly revealing something important and critical for us.

Do you want to go to heaven? We are invited to the heavenly communion with God - into the very life of Trinitarian Communion at every Mass. The Mass makes heaven present to us and invites us in. What do you say - want to come?

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is the greatest prayer of the Church. What do we really know about it?

Celebrate and rejoice with St. Mark today as we honor and celebrate his triumph of faith!

We are perhaps more in tune with sacrifice in these challenging days. Yes it is challenging to accept these current difficulties of isolation, threat of sickness and death. Yet our willing acceptance is the way to save the world!

Jesus does not ration the gift of the Holy Spirit. John's Gospel brings us these consoling words of Jesus today to remind us that though we are physically isolated from the Sacraments, we are never spiritually isolated from the Holy Spirit beyond our will.

We all at different times in our lives experience aches and pains. During this pandemic any ache or pain brings the added concern of, "could this be the coronavirus?" Yet there is one ache that we have always had and one that no earthly doctor or medicine can cure. The ache for Jesus!

"My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?" We are an Easter people and we are in the Easter season so why does it feel like we are still on the cross with Jesus?

No confession and no communion, does this mean no Divine Mercy blessing?

Divine mercy experienced through the essential connection between the sacraments of Reconciliation and Holy Eucharist. We console our Savior when we come regularly to the sacrament of Reconciliation. Thus preparing us for a more intimate communion with Jesus in the Eucharist.

Love leads to resurrection because Love never dies!