Holiness is our common goal. It is everyone’s primary vocation. Holiness means trying to be like Jesus. It means being a “whole” person: striving for virtue, avoiding sin, and living a life of love. After the decision to follow Christ and seriously pursue holiness, your vocation is the most important decision in life.
Why Eucharistic Revival? It is because “ our world is hurting. We all need healing, yet many of us are separated from the source and summit of our faith in the celebration of the Eucharist. The National Eucharistic Revival is a movement to restore understanding and devotion to this great mystery by helping us renew our worship of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.”
Christòs anesti! – “Christ is risen; he is truly risen!” In this traditional proclamation of the Churches of the East, the word “truly” reminds us that our hope is not an illusion, but the truth! And that, in the wake of Easter, humanity’s journey, now marked by hope, advances all the more readily.
Perhaps, you can identify with Simon Peter. You have been “away” for a while, only looking from afar. You know that your heart beats for Jesus but for some reason, you decided to step back. But you are here again. You have returned. You want to be back in the loving presence and embrace of the Lord, and you vow not to let anything separate you from the love of Christ. WELCOME HOME. There is a reason why you are back to Church today and certainly, the Lord’s call is instrumental in that.