“I Myself am the bread of life. No one who comes to Me shall ever be hungry. No one who believes in Me shall ever thirst. Let Me solemnly assure you, if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. He who feeds on My flesh and drinks My blood has life eternal, and I will raise him up on the last day” Jn 6:35, 53-58. Saint Faustina, whose full name was St. Maria Faustina of the Most Blessed Sacrament, was remarkably devoted to the Eucharist. Her entire life and most treasured moments were centered on daily Mass and reception of Holy Communion. She tells us: “The most solemn moment of my life is the moment when I receive Holy Communion. I long for each Holy Communion, and for every Holy Communion I give thanks to the Most Holy Trinity” (1804). She acknowledges the greatness of His Real presence in the following words: “O Lord, You wanted to stay with us, and so You left us Yourself in the Sacrament of the Altar, and You opened wide Your mercy to us. There is no misery that could exhaust You; You have called us all to this fountain of love, to this spring of God’s compassion. Here is the tabernacle of Your mercy, here is the remedy for all our ills. To You, O living spring of mercy, all souls are drawn; some like deer, thirsting for Your love, others to wash the wound of their sins, and still others, exhausted by life, to draw strength. At the moment of Your death on the Cross, You bestowed upon us eternal life; allowing Your most holy side to be opened, You opened an inexhaustible spring of mercy for us, giving us Your dearest possession, the Blood and Water from Your Heart. Such is the omnipotence of Your mercy. From it all grace flows to us” (1747). 42
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